Frank Mitchell (c.1945–c.1971) was a New York jazz tenor saxophonist who worked with

Art Blakey Arthur Blakey (October 11, 1919 – October 16, 1990) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. He was also known as Abdullah Ibn Buhaina after he converted to Islam for a short time in the late 1940s. Blakey made a name for himself in the 1 ...

and

Lee Morgan Edward Lee Morgan (July 10, 1938 – February 19, 1972) was an American jazz trumpeter and composer. One of the key hard bop musicians of the 1960s, Morgan came to prominence in his late teens, recording on John Coltrane's '' Blue Train'' (1 ...

before being murdered at the age of 27. Born in The Bronx and Graduated De Witt Clinton High School with Alumni Jerry Jemmott (Bassist), Mitchell's first professional work was at the age of 19, with Art Blakey, when he joined the New Jazz Messengers. The line-up, comprising Blakey, Mitchell,

Chuck Mangione Charles Frank Mangione ( ; born November 29, 1940) is an American flugelhorn player, voice actor, trumpeter and composer. He came to prominence as a member of Art Blakey's band in the 1960s, and later co-led the Jazz Brothers with his brother, ...

Keith Jarrett Keith Jarrett (born May 8, 1945) is an American jazz and classical music pianist and composer. Jarrett started his career with Art Blakey and later moved on to play with Charles Lloyd and Miles Davis. Since the early 1970s, he has also been a ...

, and Reggie Johnson,McMillan, Jeffery S. (2008) ''DelightfuLee: The Life and Music of Lee Morgan'', pp. 168–184. University of Michigan Press
At Google Books. Retrieved 28 July 2013.
Retrieved 10 August 2013. had a month-long residency at the

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in December 1965, before going on to

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in Hermosa Beach, California, where they recorded the live album, '' Buttercorn Lady'', at the beginning of 1966.Keith Jarrett's official website
Retrieved 28 July 2013. Mitchell briefly led his own band for a John Coltrane memorial concert shortly after Coltrane died, and then went on to become a member of a quintet led by Lee Morgan, with

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, a line-up that Jackie McLean sat in with for a Blue Note recording released in 1970. Mitchell was replaced by

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in summer 1969.

Discography

*1966: '' Buttercorn Lady'' – Art Blakey and the New Jazz Messengers (Limelight 82034) *1966: ''

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'' – Art Blakey (Limelight 86038) *1968: '' Grass Roots'' - Andrew Hill (Blue Note BST 84303) *1970: ''

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'' – Lee Morgan (Blue Note BST 84335)

References

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