1978 studio album by Blue Mitchell
Summer Soft is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1977 and released on the Impulse! label in 1978.[1]
Reception [ ]
In a two-starred review for Allmusic , Scott Yanow said "Although there are some fine players on this LP they are largely wasted on inferior material and commercial arrangements".[2]
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [2]
Track listing [ ]
"Try Not to Forget" (Cedar Walton ) – 7:20
"Summer Soft" (Stevie Wonder ) – 5:55
" A Day at the Mint" (Blue Mitchell) – 6:15
"Love Has Made Me a Dreamer" (Mike Dosco, Esmond Edwards) – 4:50
"Evergreen " (Barbra Streisand , Paul Williams ) – 4:37
"30 Degrees to the Wind" (Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell) – 5:53
"Funkthesizer" (Eddie Harris ) – 5:33
Recorded in Los Angeles, California in 1977.
Personnel [ ]
Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1 & 3–7), flugelhorn (track 2), vocals (track 7)
Eddie Harris (track 7), Harold Land (tracks 1, 2 & 6), Herman Riley (track 3) – tenor saxophone
Cedar Walton – piano (tracks 1, 2 & 6), electric piano (track 3)
Bobby Lyle – electric piano (track 2), piano (tracks 5 & 7)
Richard Tee – keyboard (track 4)
Michael Boddicker – synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6)
Mike Dosco, Lee Ritenour (track 4) – guitar
Scott Edwards – bass
James Gadson – drums
Paulinho Da Costa – percussion
Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)
References [ ]
show Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader WithLou 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)
WithPhilly Joe Jones WithSam Jones
The Soul Society (1960)
The Chant (1961)
Down Home (1962)
Something in Common (1974–77)
Changes & Things (1977)
WithJimmy McGriff
The Worm (1968)
Step 1 (1968)
A Thing to Come By (1969)
Electric Funk (1969)
WithHorace Silver WithStanley 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)
With 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)
show Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader As sideman withArt Blakey & The Jazz Messengers WithArt Farmer (or where stated),Benny Golson &The Jazztet
Take a Number from 1 to 10 (Golson, 1960–61)
The Jazztet and John Lewis (The Jazztet, 1960–61)
Big City Sounds (The Jazztet, 1961)
The Jazztet at Birdhouse (The Jazztet, 1961)
The Time and the Place (1967)
The Art Farmer Quintet Plays the Great Jazz Hits (1967)
Homecoming (1971)
Yesterday's Thoughts (1975)
To Duke with Love (1975)
The Summer Knows (1976)
Art Farmer Quintet at Boomers (1976)
Voices All (The Jazztet, 1982)
WithEddie Harris WithBilly Higgins WithMilt Jackson WithEtta James
Mystery Lady: Songs of Billie Holiday (1994)
Time After Time (1995)
12 Songs of Christmas (1998)
Blue Gardenia (2000–1)
WithClifford Jordan
Spellbound (1960)
Starting Time (1961)
Bearcat (1962)
These are My Roots: Clifford Jordan Plays Leadbelly (1965)
Glass Bead Games (1973)
Half Note (1974)
Night of the Mark VII (aka, The Highest Mountain , Muse, 1975)
On Stage Vol. 1 (1975)
On Stage Vol. 2 (1975)
On Stage Vol. 3 (1975)
Firm Roots (1975)
The Highest Mountain (SteepleChase, 1975)
WithBlue Mitchell WithHouston Person
Chocomotive (1967)
Trust in Me (1967)
Blue Odyssey (1968)
Broken Windows, Empty Hallways (1972)
The Big Horn (1976)
Very Personal (1980)
Naturally (2012)
With others
God Bless Jug and Sonny (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt , 1973)
Left Bank Encores (Gene Ammons & Sonny Stitt, 1973)
Something for Lester (Ray Brown , 1977)
Slow Drag (Donald Byrd , 1967)
The Almoravid (Joe Chambers , 1971–73)
Somethin's Cookin' (Junior Cook , 1981)
Broken Shadows (Ornette Coleman , 1971–72)
Katumbo (Dance) (Johnny Coles, 1971)
Giant Steps (John Coltrane , 1959)
Up, Up and Away (Sonny Criss , 1967)
The Beat Goes On! (Sonny Criss, 1968)
This Is the Moment! (Kenny Dorham , 1958)
Blue Spring (Kenny Dorham & Cannonball Adderley , 1959)
It's All Right! (Teddy Edwards , 1967)
Soul Trombone (Curtis Fuller , 1961)
Smokin' (Curtis Fuller, 1972)
Tangerine (Dexter Gordon , 1972)
Generation (Dexter Gordon, 1972)
Bush Dance (Johnny Griffin , 1978)
Roots (Slide Hampton , 1985)
The Quota (Jimmy Heath , 1961)
Triple Threat (Jimmy Heath, 1962)
Mode for Joe (Joe Henderson , 1966)
Hub Cap (Freddie Hubbard , 1961)
Here to Stay (Freddie Hubbard, 1962)
The Body & the Soul (Freddie Hubbard,1963)
Bolivia (Freddie Hubbard, 1991)
Highway One (Bobby Hutcherson , 1978)
Farewell Keystone (Bobby Hutcherson, 1982)
Really Livin' (J.J. Johnson , 1959)
J.J. Inc. (J.J. Johnson, 1960)
Save Your Love for Me (Etta Jones , 1986)
Advance! (Philly Joe Jones , 1978)
Drum Song (Philly Joe Jones, 1978)
Seven Minds (Sam Jones , 1974)
Something in Common (Sam Jones, 1974–77)
First Class Kloss! (Eric Kloss , 1967)
Abbey Is Blue (Abbey Lincoln , 1959)
Strings! (Pat Martino , 1967)
From This Moment On! (Charles McPherson , 1968)
Horizons (Charles McPherson, 1968)
Caramba! (Lee Morgan , 1968)
The Sixth Sense (Lee Morgan, 1968)
The Mode (Sonny Red , 1961)
Sonny Red (1971)
Setting Standards (Woody Shaw , 1983)
For Losers (Archie Shepp , 1968–69)
Kwanza (Archie Shepp, 1968–69)
Now Is the Time (Idrees Sulieman , 1976)
Goodbye Yesterday (Lucky Thompson , 1972)
Concert: Friday the 13th - Cook County Jail (Lucky Thompson, 1972)
I Offer You (Lucky Thompson, 1973)
Another Story (Stanley Turrentine , 1969)
Up Front (David Williams , 1986)
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