BLUE MITCHELL - Step Lightly (1963-2015) RM / BLUE NOTE MASTERWORKS / SHM-CD / FLAC (tracks+.cue), lossless

Trumpeter Blue Mitchell's Blue Note debut went unissued for 17 years, only coming out on this 1980 LP (not yet reissued on CD). The set must have been lost in the shuffle, for the music is consistently excellent. Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Joe Henderson, altoist Leo Wright, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Gene Taylor, and drummer Roy Brooks perform four originals and obscurities, plus lyrical versions of "Sweet and Lovely" and "Cry Me a River." Worth searching for. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist:
1 Mamacita 5:46
Joe Henderson
2 Sweet and Lovely 7:44
Gus Arnheim / Jules LeMare (Chas. N. Daniels) / Harry Tobias
3 Andrea 5:13
Roger Boykin
4 Step Lightly 8:33
Joe Henderson
5 Cry Me a River 6:45
Arthur Hamilton
6 Bluesville 4:07
Sylvester Kyner
Credits:
Alto Saxophone – Leo Wright
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Roy Brooks
Engineer – Rudy Van Gelder
Piano – Herbie Hancock
Tenor Saxophone – Joe Henderson
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell