Monday 26 April 2010

Blue Mitchell - Collision In Black (1973)

01.Collision In Black
02.Deeper In Black
03.Jo Ju Ja
04.Blue on Black
05.Swahili Suite
06.Monkin' Around
07.Keep Your Nose Clean
08.I Ain't Jivin'
09.Digging in the Dirt
10.Who Dun It?
11.Kick It
12.Keep Your Soul Together.

Blue Mitchell - Trumpet, Horn
Paul Humphrey - Drums
Dee Ervin - Organ, Percussion
Monk Higgins - Organ, Piano, Arranger, Sax (Tenor)
John Cyr - Percussion
Jim Horn - Flute
Jack Redmond - Trombone
Al Vescovo - Guitar
Ernie Watts - Flute
Bob West - Bass
Dick Hyde - Trombone
Miles Grayson - Percussion, Piano
Jack Remond - Trombone
Anthony Ortego - Sax (Tenor).
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More great Blue Mitchell for Blue Note, and another album that has him paired with the funky genius of Monk Higgins! Higgins lays down some tight short soulful backing, and Blue solos over the top in a way that's super-funky, with a hard-wailing sound that he never seems to reach in his straighter albums for Blue Note. The whole thing's a great jam, and includes many tasty cuts, like "Deeper In Black", "Jo Ju Ja", "Blue On Black", "Monkin Around", and "Keep Your Soul".

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