African Violet is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by McKinley Mitchell recorded in 1977 and released on the Impulse! label in 1978.
Track listing
- "Mississippi Jump" (Larry Nash);â 6:38
- "Ojos de Rojo" (Cedar Walton);â 4:04
- "Sand Castles" (Dana Kaproff);â 6:08
- "African Violet" (Steve Hulse);â 6:38
- "As" (Stevie Wonder);â 6:28
- "Square Business" (Cedar Walton);â 8:24
- "Forget" (Don Sebesky);â 6:51
- Recorded at The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California in 1977.
Personnel
- Blue Mitchell;â trumpet (tracks 1, 2, & 4âÂÂ6), flugelhorn (tracks 3 & 7)
- Herman Riley (tracks 1 & 4), Harold Land (tracks 2, 3 & 5âÂÂ7);â tenor saxophone
- Sonny Burke;â electric piano (tracks 1 & 4âÂÂ7), piano (tracks 2 & 3)
- McKinley Jackson (tracks 2, 4 & 7), Michael Boddicker (tracks 3, 5 & 6);â synthesizer
- Lee Ritenour;â electric guitar (tracks 1âÂÂ7), guitar (track 7)
- Scott Edwards;â bass (track 1), electric bass (tracks 2âÂÂ4 & 6)
- Chuck Domanico;â electric bass (track 5), bass (track 7)
- James Gadson (tracks 1âÂÂ4 & 6), Harold Mason (tracks 5 & 7);â drums
- Paulinho Da Costa;â congas (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
- Eddie "Bongo" Brown;â congas, percussion (tracks 3, 5 & 7)
- Bob Zimmitti;â marimba (track 7), percussion (tracks 5 & 7)
- Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Waters Willard, Oren Waters;â vocals (tracks 3 & 5)
- The Sid Sharp Strings (tracks 3 & 7)
References