BLUE MITCHELL - The Cup Bearers (1963-1993) RM / FLAC (image+.cue), lossless

Trumpeter Blue Mitchell and four-fifths of the Horace Silver Quintet (with Cedar Walton in Silver's place) perform a variety of superior songs on The Cup Bearers, including Walton's "Turquoise," Tom McIntosh's "Cup Bearers," Thad Jones' "Tiger Lily," and a couple of standards. The music swings hard, mostly avoids sounding like a Horace Silver group, and has particularly strong solos from Mitchell, tenor saxophonist Junior Cook and Walton. Excellent hard bop. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist
1    Turquoise     5:03
Cedar Walton
2    Why Do I Love You?    5:28
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern
3    Dingbat Blues    5:41
Charles Davis
4    Capers    6:04
Tom McIntosh
5    Cup Bearers 6:15    
Tom McIntosh
6    How Deep Is The Ocean?    6:43
Irving Berlin
7    Tiger Lily    8:31
Thad Jones
Credits
Bass – Gene Taylor
Drums – Roy Brooks
Piano – Cedar Walton
Tenor Saxophone – Junior Cook
Trumpet – Blue Mitchell