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Blue's Moods
Studio album by Blue Mitchell
Released	1960
Recorded	August 24 & 25, 1960
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:41
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Blue Mitchell chronology
Blue Soul (1959) Blue's Moods (1960) Smooth as the Wind (1960-61)

Blue's Moods is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1960 and released on the Riverside label.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
DownBeat

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "the trumpeter is typically distinctive, swinging and inventive within the hard bop genre". Frank Kofsky noted that Mitchell's style "reflects the attainment of a measure of self-assurance and restraint, hallmarks ... of the mature artist."

Track listing

All compositions by Blue Mitchell except as indicated

1. "I'll Close My Eyes" (Buddy Kaye, Billy Reid) - 5:56
2. "Avars" (Rocky Boyd) - 4:07
3. "Scrapple from the Apple" (Charlie Parker) - 4:00
4. "Kinda Vague" (Wynton Kelly, Blue Mitchell) - 6:28
5. "Sir John" - 6:06
6. "When I Fall in Love" (Edward Heyman, Victor Young) - 5:42
7. "Sweet Pumpkin" (Ronnell Bright) - 4:19
8. "I Wish I Knew" (Mack Gordon, Harry Warren) - 4:26

• Recorded in New York City on August 24 (tracks 5, 6 & 8) and August 25 (tracks 1-4 & 7), 1960.

Personnel

• Blue Mitchell - trumpet, cornet
• Wynton Kelly - piano
• Sam Jones - bass
• Roy Brooks - drums

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed October 25, 2010
2. ^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 25, 2010
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1009. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
4. ^ Kofsky, Frank (February 16, 1961). "In Review". DownBeat. p. 38.

• Riverside Records albums
• Blue Mitchell albums
• 1960 albums
• Albums produced by Orrin Keepnews