Stratosonic Nuances
1975 studio album by Blue Mitchell
Stratosonic Nuances | ||||
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Studio album by Blue Mitchell | ||||
Released | 1975 | |||
Recorded | 1975 | |||
Studio | RCA Studio A, Hollywood, CA | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 39:45 | |||
Label | RCA APL1-1109 | |||
Producer | Mike Lipskin | |||
Blue Mitchell chronology | ||||
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Stratosonic Nuances is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell released on the RCA label in 1975.[1][2]
Reception
The Allmusic review awarded the album 2 stars stating "one might have expected great things. Unfortunately, the music is quite commercial (obviously recorded with potential record sales in mind) and is sunk by dull and instantly dated arrangements".[3]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [3] |
Track listing
- "Satin Soul" (Barry White) - 7:20
- "Creepin'" (Stevie Wonder) - 12:01
- "Bump It" (Blue Mitchell) - 4:53
- "Nutty" (Thelonious Monk) - 8:56
- "Melody for Thelma" (Mitchell) - 6:55
Personnel
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet, flugelhorn
- Ralph Jones - flute, tenor saxophone
- Harold Land - tenor saxophone
- Terry Harrington - baritone saxophone
- Oscar Brashear - trumpet
- Gale Robinson - French horn
- George Bohanon - trombone
- Mike Anthony, David T. Walker - guitar
- Hampton Hawes - electric piano
- Clarence McDonald - electric piano, clavinet, synthesizer, arranger
- Cedar Walton - electric piano, synthesizer
- Tony Newton - electric bass
- James Gadson - drums
- Gary Coleman - percussion
- Wade Marcus - arranger and conductor
- Mike Lipskin - arranger
References
- v
- t
- e
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
leader
or
co-leader
- Big 6 (1958)
- Get Those Elephants Out'a Here (with Red and Whitey Mitchell, 1958)
- Out of the Blue (1959)
- Blue Soul (1959)
- Blue's Moods (1960)
- Smooth as the Wind (1960–61)
- A Sure Thing (1962)
- The Cup Bearers (1962)
- Step Lightly (1963)
- The Thing to Do (1964)
- Down with It! (1965)
- Bring It Home to Me (1966)
- Boss Horn (1966)
- Heads Up! (1967)
- Collision in Black (1968)
- Bantu Village (1969)
- Blue Mitchell/Soul Village (1971)
- Vital Blue (1971)
- Blues' Blues (1972)
- The Last Tango = Blues (1973)
- Graffiti Blues (1973)
- Many Shades of Blue (1974)
- Stratosonic Nuances (1975)
- Funktion Junction (1976)
- African Violet (1977)
- Mapenzi (1977)
- Stablemates (1977)
- Summer Soft (1977)
Lou
Donaldson
- Quartet/Quintet/Sextet (1952)
- The Time Is Right (1959)
- Mr. Shing-A-Ling (1967)
- Midnight Creeper (1968)
- Say It Loud! (1968)
- Everything I Play Is Funky (1970)
- Pretty Things (1970)
Philly
Joe
Jones
- Together! (with Elvin Jones, 1961)
- Drums Around the World (1959)
- Showcase (1959)
- Advance! (1978)
- Drum Song (1978)
Sam
Jones
- The Soul Society (1960)
- The Chant (1961)
- Down Home (1962)
- Something in Common (1974–77)
- Changes & Things (1977)
Jimmy
McGriff
- The Worm (1968)
- Step 1 (1968)
- A Thing to Come By (1969)
- Electric Funk (1969)
Horace
Silver
- Blowin' the Blues Away (1959)
- Finger Poppin' (1959)
- Horace-Scope (1960)
- Doin' the Thing (1961)
- The Tokyo Blues (1962)
- Silver's Serenade (1963)
- Song for My Father (1963–64)
Stanley
Turrentine
- A Chip off the Old Block (1963)
- In Memory Of (1964)
- Rough 'n' Tumble (1966)
- The Spoiler (1966)
- A Bluish Bag (1967)
- The Return of the Prodigal Son (1967)
- The Sugar Man (1971)
others
- Portrait of Cannonball (Cannonball Adderley, 1958)
- Back to the Tracks (Tina Brooks, 1960)
- Street Singer (Tina Brooks and Jackie McLean, 1960)
- My Kind of Jazz (Ray Charles, 1970)
- True Blue (Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon, 1976)
- Silver Blue (with Al Cohn and Dexter Gordon, 1976)
- Dolo! (Dolo Coker, 1976)
- California Hard (Dolo Coker, 1976)
- Junior's Cookin' (Junior Cook, 1961)
- Filthy! (Papa John Creach, 1972)
- Red's Good Groove (Red Garland, 1962)
- Green Is Beautiful (Grant Green, 1970)
- Soul Mist! (Richard "Groove" Holmes, 1966)
- Homecoming! (Elmo Hope, 1961)
- Montara (Bobby Hutcherson, 1975)
- The Soul Brotherhood (Charles Kynard, 1969)
- The Blue Yusef Lateef (Yusef Lateef, 1968)
- Rakin' and Scrapin' (Harold Mabern, 1968)
- Jazz Blues Fusion (John Mayall, 1971)
- Ten Years Are Gone (John Mayall, 1973)
- Les McCann Ltd. in New York (Les McCann, 1961)
- Can't Hide Love (Carmen McRae, 1976)
- Capuchin Swing (Jackie McLean, 1960)
- Jackie's Bag (Jackie McLean, 1960)
- Hi Voltage (Hank Mobley, 1967)
- Captain Buckles (David "Fathead" Newman, 1970)
- Opus De Don (Don Patterson, 1968)
- Oh Baby! (Big John Patton, 1965)
- Breezing (Sonny Red, 1960)
- Images (Sonny Red, 1961)
- Good Move! (Freddie Roach, 1963)
- Takin' Care of Business (Charlie Rouse, 1960)
- Open House (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Plain Talk (Jimmy Smith, 1960)
- Sonny Stitt & the Top Brass (Sonny Stitt, 1962)
- Soul Time (Bobby Timmons, 1960)
- Steppin' Out! (Harold Vick, 1963)
- The Caribbean Suite (Harold Vick, 1966)
- Spectrum (Cedar Walton, 1968)
- The Electric Boogaloo Song (Cedar Walton, 1969)
- Beyond Mobius (Cedar Walton, 1976)
- Money in the Pocket (Joe Zawinul, 1966)