Riverside session · in the studio
August 24 and 25, 1960
Blue Mitchell Quartet
In the room
- Blue Mitchell – trumpet · as Richard Blue Mitchell
Wynton Kelly – piano- Sam Jones – bass
Roy Brooks – drums
The takes
What the numbers mean
Riverside numbered the tunes it recorded in one running series; the take kept is the one that was issued.
| Matrix · take | Title | First out on |
|---|---|---|
| – | I'll Close My Eyes | RLP 336 |
| – | Avars | RLP 336 |
| – | Scrapple From The Apple | RLP 336 |
| – | Kinda Vague | RLP 336 |
| – | Sir John | RLP 336 |
| – | When I Fall In Love | RLP 336 |
| – | Sweet Pumpkin | RLP 336 |
| – | I Wish I Knew | RLP 336 |
8 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
3 of them 9 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | RLP 12-293 | Out Of The Blue | Blue Mitchell | 1959 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 12-294 | New Blue Horns | Various Artists | 1959 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 302 | Drums Around The World | Philly Joe Jones Big Band Sounds | 1959 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 304 | The Little Giant | Johnny Griffin | 1959 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 309 | Blue Soul | Blue Mitchell Sextet | 1959 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | BLP 4032 | Out Of The Blue | Sonny Red | 1960 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones, Roy Brooks |
 | RLP 358 | The Chant | Sam Jones Plus 10 | 1961 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 414 | A Sure Thing | Blue Mitchell And Orchestra | 1962 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 432 | Down Home | Sam Jones & Co. | 1962 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
2 of them 32 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MG 15046 | Paul Williams And His Hucklebuckers | Paul Williams - Wild Bill Moore Sextet | 1954 | Blue Mitchell, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 12-269 | Portrait Of Cannonball | Julian Adderley Quintet | 1958 | Blue Mitchell, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 12-273 | Big 6 | Blue Mitchell | 1958 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly |
 | RLP 12-277 | It's Magic | Abbey Lincoln | 1958 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 12-284 | Saxophone Revolt | Various Artists | 1958 | Blue Mitchell, Sam Jones |
 | MG-36141 | Newport '58 | Dinah Washington, Terry Gibbs, Max Roach, Don Elliott | 1958 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly |
 | RLP 301 | Much Brass | Nat Adderley Sextet | 1959 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 308 | Abbey Is Blue | Abbey Lincoln | 1959 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | BLP 4007 | Off To The Races | Donald Byrd | 1959 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 324 | The Soul Society | Sam Jones | 1960 | Blue Mitchell, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 327 | The Sound Of The Wide Open Spaces!!!! | James Clay & David "Fathead" Newman | 1960 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 330 | That's Right! | Nat Adderley And The Big Sax Section | 1960 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 334 | Soul Time | Bobby Timmons | 1960 | Blue Mitchell, Sam Jones |
 | BLP 4025 | The Time Is Right | Lou Donaldson | 1960 | Blue Mitchell, Sam Jones |
 | BLP 4042 | Horace-Scope | Horace Silver | 1960 | Blue Mitchell, Roy Brooks |
 | JLP 36 | Gettin' Together | Paul Gonsalves | 1961 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 352 | Devil May Care | Teri Thornton | 1961 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 377 | African Waltz | Cannonball Adderley And His Orchestra | 1961 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 388 | The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus | The Cannonball Adderley Quintet Plus | 1961 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | BLP 4076 | Doin' The Thing | Horace Silver | 1961 | Blue Mitchell, Roy Brooks |
| BLP 4325 | The Horace Silver Quintet · not on the site yet | The Horace Silver Quintet | 1961 | Blue Mitchell, Roy Brooks | |
 | JLP 58 | Junior's Cookin' | The Junior Cook Quintet Featuring Blue Mitchell | 1962 | Blue Mitchell, Roy Brooks |
 | JLP 84 | Recuerdo | Chuck Mangione Quintet | 1962 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 407 | Bags Meets Wes! | Milt Jackson And Wes Montgomery | 1962 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 411 | Letter From Home | The Voice Of Eddie Jefferson | 1962 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 416 | Cannonball Adderley Greatest Hits | Cannonball Adderley Quintet With Milt Jackson | 1962 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | RLP 439 | The Cup Bearers | Blue Mitchell | 1962 | Blue Mitchell, Roy Brooks |
 | PRLP 7222 | Soul Meeting | King Curtis With Nat Adderley And Wynton Kelly | 1962 | Wynton Kelly, Sam Jones |
 | JLP 87 | Red's Good Groove | Red Garland Quintet | 1963 | Blue Mitchell, Sam Jones |
 | BLP 4131 | Silver's Serenade | The Horace Silver Quintet | 1963 | Blue Mitchell, Roy Brooks |
 | LP 1428 | Together! | Philly Joe Jones & Elvin Jones | 1964 | Blue Mitchell, Wynton Kelly |
 | BLP 4185 | Song For My Father | Horace Silver | 1964 | Blue Mitchell, Roy Brooks |