Big 6 (album)

Big 6
Studio album by Blue Mitchell
Released 1958
Recorded July 2 & 3, 1958
Genre Jazz
Length 42:56
Label Riverside
Producer Orrin Keepnews
Blue Mitchell chronology
Big 6
(1958)		 Out of the Blue
(1959)

Big 6 is the debut album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1958 and released on the Riverside label.[1] It contains the first recording of Benny Golson's jazz standard "Blues March".[2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated "Mitchell is heard in excellent form in an all-star sextet".[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Blue Mitchell, except where noted.

No.TitleLength
1."Blues March" (Benny Golson)10:23
2."Big Six" (William Boone Jr.)6:42
3."There Will Never Be Another You" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren)4:59
4."Brother 'Ball"7:21
5."Jamph" (Curtis Fuller)3:46
6."Sir John"8:05
7."Promenade" (Boone)1:40
  • Recorded in New York City on July 2 & 3, 1958.

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Riverside Records discography accessed October 25, 2010
  2. 1 2 3 Yanow, Scott "Blue Mitchell: Big 6". AllMusic. Retrieved December 21, 2013.
  3. ↑ Blumenthal, Bob (2004) In The Complete Argo/Mercury Art Farmer/Benny Golson/Jazztet Sessions [CD liner notes]. p. 3. Mosaic.
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