Blue Mitchell – Down With It !
The Blue Mitchell Quintet:
- Trumpet - Blue Mitchell [click here to see more vinyl featuring Blue Mitchell]
- Piano - Chick Corea [click here to see more vinyl featuring Chick Corea]
- Bass - Gene Taylor
- Drums - Aloysius Foster
- Tenor, saxophone - Junior Cook
Written by Robert Higginbotham (A1), Chick Corea (A2), Blue Mitchell (A2, B1), Terumasa Hino (A3), William Boone (B2-B3)
1 LP, Gatefold jacket printed by Stoughton Printing Co.
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Record Technology Incorporated
Label : Blue Note Tone Poet
Original Label : Blue Note
Recorded on July 14, 1965 at Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Engineered by Rudy Van Gelder
Original sessions produced by Alfred Lion
Reissue produced by Joe Harley
Mastered by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Audio
Design and photography by Reid Miles
Liner Notes by Phyl Garland
Originally released in 1966
Reissued in February 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
- Hi-Heel Sneakers
- Perception
- Alone, Alone And Alone
Side B:
- March On Selma
- One Shirt
- Samba De Stacy
Reviews :
"Down With It is a fairly standard bop and soul-jazz session from Blue Mitchell. Leading a quintet that features a young Chick Corea on piano, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook, bassist Gene Taylor, and drummer Al Foster, Mitchell creates a laid-back atmosphere which makes R&B covers like "Hi-Heel Sneakers" or the lite bossa nova of "Samba De Stacy" roll along nicely. Just as often, the record is so relaxed that it fails to generate much spark, but each the soloists have fine moments that makes the session worthwhile for jazz purists." AllMusic Review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine.
Ratings:
Discogs : 4.55 / 5 ; AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings : 3 / 5