The Cup Bearers
The Cup Bearers is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | August 28 & 30, 1962 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:28 | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Mitchell's group is the Horace Silver Quintet with Cedar Walton on piano in place of Silver.[2]
Reception
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| Down Beat |    [2] |
| Allmusic | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The music swings hard, mostly avoids sounding like a Horace Silver group, and has particularly strong solos... excellent hard bop".[3]
Track listing
- "Turquoise" (Cedar Walton) - 5:03
- "Why Do I Love You?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:28
- "Dingbat Blues" (Charles Davis) - 5:41
- "Capers" (Tom McIntosh) - 6:04
- "The Cup Bearers" (McIntosh) - 6:15
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 6:43
- "Tiger Lily" (Thad Jones) - 8:31
- Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on August 28 & 30, 1962
Personnel
References
- Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 26, 2010
- Down Beat: April 11, 1963 vol. 30, no. 9
- Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2010
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