Category Archives: Hard Bop

“Sir John”- Blue Mitchell (1959)

Richard Allen “Blue” Mitchell was on the planet from 1930 to 1979. He was an American jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and funk trumpet player. If I can still count, he had 27 albums as a leader, and a bunch more … Continue reading

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“Serenity” – Joe Henderson (1964)

Once the British Invasion took hold, times were tough for all sorts of competing genre, not the least of which was jazz. So, what was happening in jazz after the Beatles made their debut on the Ed Sullivan show and … Continue reading

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