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Billy Mitchell Featuring Bobby Hutcherson

Billy Mitchell

Billy Mitchell Featuring Bobby Hutcherson cover
RecordedOct 29-30, 1962
LabelTRIP
Released1962
Personnel7 credited players
Discogsmaster 535652

The record

This septet date pairs Mitchell's Basie-schooled horn with a young Bobby Hutcherson, still years from his Blue Note breakthrough on vibes. Organ, trumpet, and reeds swap blues-soaked turns across an unhurried early-'60s session with plenty of room to stretch.

Session personnel

  • Herman Wright — bass
  • Otis Finch — drums
  • Clarence Anderson — organ
  • Billy Wallace — piano
  • Billy Mitchell — saxophone [tenor]
  • Dave Burns — trumpet
  • Bobby Hutcherson — vibraphone

Contemporary reception

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