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The Thing to Do (album)

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Released
  
June 1965

The Thing to Do (1964)
  
Down with It! (1965)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
40:18

Artist
  
Blue Mitchell

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
July 30, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
Blue Mitchell albums, Jazz albums

The Thing to Do is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 5 stars and stated "The record is prime Blue Note hard bop, containing inventive tunes, meaningful solos, and an enthusiastic but tight feel. Highly recommended".

Track listing

  1. "Fungii Mama" (Mitchell) - 7:49
  2. "Mona's Mood" (Heath) - 5:18
  3. "The Thing to Do" (Heath) - 7:08
  4. "Step Lightly" (Henderson) - 10:27
  5. "Chick's Tune" (Corea) - 9:36

Personnel

  • Blue Mitchell - trumpet
  • Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
  • Chick Corea - piano
  • Gene Taylor - bass
  • Al Foster - drums
  • Songs

    1Fungii Mama7:48
    2Mona's Mood5:17
    3The Thing to Do7:06

    References

    The Thing to Do (album) Wikipedia