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Released
  
1961

Smooth as the Wind (1960-61)
  
A Sure Thing (1962)

Release date
  
1961

Label
  
Hallmark Records

Length
  
40:27

Artist
  
Blue Mitchell

Producer
  
Orrin Keepnews

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
December 27, 1960 and March 29 & 30, 1961

Similar
  
Blue Mitchell albums, Jazz albums

Blue mitchell orchestra smooth as the wind


Smooth as the Wind is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell with strings and brass recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 and released on the Riverside label.

Contents

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Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Trumpeter Blue Mitchell is in excellent form on this very interesting session... The arrangements (seven by Tadd Dameron and three from Benny Golson) are generally quite stimulating, inspiring the trumpeter to come up with many fresh melodic solos... By varying tempos and moods, Dameron and Golson helped create one of the better soloist-with-strings jazz dates".

Track listing

  1. "Smooth as the Wind" (Tadd Dameron) - 5:10
  2. "But Beautiful" (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) - 3:35
  3. "The Best Things in Life Are Free (Brown, DeSylva, Henderson) 3:18
  4. "Peace" (Horace Silver) - 3:53
  5. "For Heaven's Sake" (Elise Bretton, Sherman Edwards, Donald Meyer) - 3:32
  6. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) - 3:22
  7. "A Blue Time" (Dameron) - 4:52
  8. "Strollin'" (Silver) - 3:16
  9. "For All We Know" (J. Fred Coots, Sam M. Lewis) - 3:21
  10. "I'm a Fool to Want You" (Joel Herron, Frank Sinatra, Jack Wolf) - 3:37
  • Recorded in New York City on December 27, 1960 (tracks 4-6 & 8), and March 29 & 30, 1961 (tracks 1-3, 7, 9 & 10).

    • Personnel

  • Blue Mitchell, Burt Collins, Bernie Glow, Clark Terry - trumpet
  • Jimmy Cleveland (tracks 1-3, 7, 9 & 10), Urbie Green (tracks 1-3, 7, 9 & 10), Julian Priester (tracks 4-6 & 8), Britt Woodman (tracks 4-6 & 8) - trombone
  • Willie Ruff - French horn
  • Tommy Flanagan - piano
  • Tommy Williams - bass
  • Philly Joe Jones (tracks 4-6 & 8), Charlie Persip (tracks 1-3, 7, 9 & 10) - drums
  • Tadd Dameron, Benny Golson - arrangement
  • Unidentified strings: Harry Lookofsky - concertmaster

    • Songs

    1Smooth as the Wind5:13
    2But Beautiful3:37
    3The Best Things in Life Are Free3:19

    References

    Smooth as the Wind Wikipedia
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