Keith Moore "Red" Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992) was an American

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, composer, lyricist, and poet.

Biography

Mitchell was born in New York City. His younger brother,

Whitey Mitchell Gordon "Whitey" Mitchell (February 22, 1932 – January 16, 2009) was an American jazz bassist and television writer/producer. He was born in Hackensack, New Jersey. Life and career Mitchell was the brother of bassist Red Mitchell. He began on ...

, also became a jazz bassist. Mitchell was raised in

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by a father who was an engineer and loved music, and a mother who loved poetry. His first instruments were piano, alto saxophone, and clarinet. Although

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awarded him an engineering scholarship, by 1947 he was in the

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playing bass. The next year, he was in a jazz trio in New York City. Mitchell performed and/or recorded with

Mundell Lowe James Mundell Lowe (April 21, 1922 – December 2, 2017) was an American jazz guitarist who worked often in radio, television, and film, and as a session musician. He produced film and TV scores in the 1970s, such as the ''Billy Jack'' soundtrac ...

Chubby Jackson Greig Stewart "Chubby" Jackson (October 25, 1918 – October 1, 2003) was an American jazz double-bassist and band leader. Biography Born in New York City, Jackson began at the age of seventeen as a clarinetist, but quickly changed to bass in ...

Charlie Ventura Charlie Ventura (born Charles Venturo; December 2, 1916 – January 17, 1992) was an American tenor saxophonist and bandleader from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Career During the 1940s, Ventura played saxophone for the bands o ...

Woody Herman Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913 – October 29, 1987) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, singer, and big band leader. Leading groups called "The Herd", Herman came to prominence in the late 1930s and was active until his dea ...

Red Norvo Red Norvo (born Kenneth Norville; March 31, 1908 – April 6, 1999) was an American musician, one of jazz's early vibraphonists, known as "Mr. Swing". He helped establish the xylophone, marimba, and vibraphone as jazz instruments. His reco ...

Gerry Mulligan Gerald Joseph Mulligan (April 6, 1927 – January 20, 1996), also known as Jeru, was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, composer and arranger. Though primarily known as one of the leading jazz baritone saxophonists—playing the instrum ...

, and, after joining the

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scene in the early 1950s, with

André Previn André George Previn (; born Andreas Ludwig Priwin; April 6, 1929 – February 28, 2019) was a German-American pianist, composer, and conductor. His career had three major genres: Hollywood films, jazz, and classical music. In each he achieved ...

Shelly Manne Sheldon "Shelly" Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, s ...

Hampton Hawes Hampton Barnett Hawes Jr. (November 13, 1928 – May 22, 1977) was an American jazz pianist. He was the author of the memoir ''Raise Up Off Me'', which won the Deems-Taylor Award for music writing in 1975. Early life Hampton Hawes was born on N ...

Billie Holiday Billie Holiday (born Eleanora Fagan; April 7, 1915 – July 17, 1959) was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday had an innovative influence on jazz music and pop si ...

, Stan Seltzer,

Ornette Coleman Randolph Denard Ornette Coleman (March 9, 1930 – June 11, 2015) was an American jazz saxophonist, violinist, trumpeter, and composer known as a principal founder of the free jazz genre, a term derived from his 1960 album '' Free Jazz: A Colle ...

, and others such as

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. He also worked as a bassist in television and film studios around Los Angeles, occasionally appearing on screen. Mitchell also appeared in documentaries about

Tal Farlow Talmage Holt Farlow (June 7, 1921 – July 25, 1998) was an American jazz guitarist. He was nicknamed "Octopus" because of how his large, quick hands spread over the fretboard. As Steve Rochinski notes, "Of all the guitarists to emerge in th ...

and

Zoot Sims John Haley "Zoot" Sims (October 29, 1925 – March 23, 1985) was an American jazz saxophonist, playing mainly tenor but also alto (and, later, soprano) saxophone. He first gained attention in the "Four Brothers" sax section of Woody Herman's big ...

. Saxophonist

Harold Land Harold de Vance Land (December 18, 1928 – July 27, 2001) was an American hard bop and post-bop tenor saxophonist. Land developed his hard bop playing with the Max Roach/ Clifford Brown band into a personal, modern style, often rivalling Cliffor ...

and Mitchell founded and co-led a quintet in the early 1960s. Mitchell moved to

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in 1968. He won Sweden's Grammis Award in 1986 and again in 1991, for his recorded performances as a pianist, bassist, and vocalist, and for his compositions and poetic song lyrics. During this period, Mitchell performed and/or recorded with

Clark Terry Clark Virgil Terry Jr. (December 14, 1920 – February 21, 2015) was an American swing and bebop trumpeter, a pioneer of the flugelhorn in jazz, and a composer and educator. He played with Charlie Barnet (1947), Count Basie (1948–51), Duke ...

Lee Konitz Leon Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American composer and alto saxophonist. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's association with the cool jazz ...

Herb Ellis Mitchell Herbert Ellis (August 4, 1921 – March 28, 2010), known professionally as Herb Ellis, was an American jazz guitarist. During the 1950s, he was in a trio with pianist Oscar Peterson. Biography Born in Farmersville, Texas, and raised ...

, Jim Hall,

Joe Pass Joe Pass (born Joseph Anthony Jacobi Passalaqua; January 13, 1929 – May 23, 1994) was an American jazz guitarist. Pass is well known for his work stemming from numerous collaborations with pianist Oscar Peterson and vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, an ...

Kenny Barron Kenny Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist, who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Biography Born in Philadel ...

Hank Jones Henry Jones Jr. (July 31, 1918 – May 16, 2010) was an American jazz pianist, bandleader, arranger, and composer. Critics and musicians described Jones as eloquent, lyrical, and impeccable. In 1989, The National Endowment for the Arts honored ...

Ben Webster Benjamin Francis Webster (March 27, 1909 – September 20, 1973) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. Career Early life and career A native of Kansas City, Missouri, he studied violin, learned how to play blues on the piano from ...

Bill Mays William Allen Mays (born February 5, 1944), known professionally as Bill Mays, is an American jazz pianist from Sacramento, California. Biography Mays came from a musical family and at the age of 15 became interested in jazz at an Earl Hines ...

Warne Marsh Warne Marion Marsh (October 26, 1927 – December 18, 1987) was an American tenor saxophonist. Born in Los Angeles, his playing first came to prominence in the 1950s as a protégé of pianist Lennie Tristano and earned attention in the 1970s as ...

Jimmy Rowles James George Hunter (August 19, 1918 – May 28, 1996), known professionally as Jimmy Rowles (sometimes spelled Jimmie Rowles), was an American jazz pianist, vocalist, and composer. As a bandleader and accompanist, he explored multiple styles in ...

Phil Woods Philip Wells Woods (November 2, 1931 – September 29, 2015) was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, bandleader, and composer. Biography Woods was born in Springfield, Massachusetts. After inheriting a saxophone at age 12, he began ...

Roger Kellaway Roger Kellaway (born November 1, 1939) is an American composer, arranger and jazz pianist. Life and career Kellaway was born in Waban, Massachusetts, United States. He is an alumnus of the New England Conservatory. Kellaway has composed commissio ...

, Putte Wickman and others. He frequently collaborated in duos, most notably with pianist Kellaway after the mid-1980s. The Swedish government awarded Mitchell the

Illis quorum ''Illis quorum'' (''Illis quorum meruere labores'') (English: "For Those Whose Labors Have Deserved It"), is a gold medal awarded for outstanding contributions to Swedish culture, science or society. The award was introduced in 1784 by King Gust ...

in 1992. Returning to the United States in early 1992, Mitchell settled in

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, where he died of a stroke at age 65 on November 8, 1992. A collection of his poetry was published posthumously. His widow is preparing a biography.

Technique and playing style

Mitchell used standard tuning during the 1950s and for the first half of the 1960s, and produced sound similar to his professional jazz bass peers. However, "in 1966 he switched to cello tuning on his bass (C-G-D-A, an octave below the cello, instead of the standard E-A-D-G). At the same time, he began adjusting the tone controls of his amplifier to create a soft, unfocused sound in the lowest notes and to emphasize the upper harmonics in higher notes. The result was an airy tone quality that sounded gentle, not muscular. This airy tone and his frequent habit of strumming the strings with his right thumb contributed greatly to his unusual style."

Discography

As leader/co-leader

* ''Happy Minors'' (

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, 1955) 10" LP with

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and

* ''Red Mitchell'' (Bethlehem, 1956) * ''

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'' (

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, 1957) * '' Get Those Elephants Out'a Here'' (MetroJazz, 1958) with

Blue Mitchell Richard Allen "Blue" Mitchell (March 13, 1930 – May 21, 1979) was an American trumpeter and composer who worked in jazz, rhythm and blues, soul, rock and funk. He recorded albums as leader and sideman for Riverside, Mainstream Records, and Blu ...

and

*'' Rejoice! ''(

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, 1961) * '' Hear Ye!'' (

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, 1962) by the Red Mitchell-

Quintet * '' One Long String'' (

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, 1969) * ''Bästisar!'' (Artist, 1973) with Evabritt Strandberg * ''Two Way Conversation'' (

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, 1974) with

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* '' I Concentrate on You: A Tribute to Cole Porter'' (

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, 1974) with

* ''Chocolate Cadillac'' with

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, Nisse Sandstrom, Rune Carlsson,

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, 1976 * ''But Three's a Crowd'' (Bluebell, 1977) with

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* ''Blues for a Crushed Soul'' (Sonet, 1978) * ''Jim Hall/Red Mitchell'' (

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, 1978) with Jim Hall * ''Valse Hot: Sweet Basil 1978'' (

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released 2016) with Jim Hall * ''Scairport Blues'' (Yupiteru, 1978) * ''Red'n Me'' ( All Life, 1979) with

* ''What I Am'' (Caprice, 1979) * ''Bass Club'' (Paddle Wheel, 1980) with

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and

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* ''

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'' (Phontastic, 1980) with

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* ''Empathy'' (Gryphon, 1980) with

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* ''Three for All'' (

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, 1981) with

and Tommy Flanagan * ''When I'm Singing'', (1982, Enja) * ''Simple Isn't Easy'', 1983 * ''Home Suite'', 1985 * ''To Duke and Basie'' (Enja, 1986) with

*'' The Red Barron Duo'' (Storyville, 1986 988 with

* '' Duo'' with

( Timeless, 1987) * ''Fifty/Fifty'' (Stash Records, 1987) with

* ''Jive at Five'' (Enja, 1988) with Clark Terry * ''Alone Together'' (Dragon, 1988) with

* ''Mitchell's Talking'' with

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, 1989 * ''Blaus'' with Jan Johannsson, 1992 * ''Life's a Take'' (Concord Jazz, 1993 oncord Duo Series, Vol. 1; recorded 1992 with

* ''Evolution'' with Lars Jansson, Joakim Milder, 1995 * ''Live in Stockholm'' with

, Joakim Milder, 1995 * ''Red Mitchell-Warne Marsh Big Two, Vol. 2'' with

, 1998 * ''Live at Port Townsend'' with

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, (1992), 2005

As sideman

With

*'' Live in Europe 1954'' (Blue Note, 1990s) With

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*'' I've Been Doin' Some Thinkin''' (Atlantic, 1968) With

Gene Ammons Eugene "Jug" Ammons (April 14, 1925 – August 6, 1974), also known as "The Boss", was an American jazz tenor saxophonist. The son of boogie-woogie pianist Albert Ammons, Gene Ammons is remembered for his accessible music, steeped in soul and ...

*'' Gene Ammons in Sweden'' (Enja, 1973

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With

Chet Baker Chesney Henry "Chet" Baker Jr. (December 23, 1929 – May 13, 1988) was an American jazz trumpeter and vocalist. He is known for major innovations in cool jazz that led him to be nicknamed the "Prince of Cool". Baker earned much attention and ...

*''

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, 1955) With

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, 1957) With

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*'' Live at Sweet Basil'' (

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, 1988) With

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'' (MetroJazz, 1958) With

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*'' Jazz Loves Paris'' ( Specialty, 1958) *''

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'' (Mercury, 1959) With

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*Rockin' with the Rockets – 1958 ('' Columbia'' (UK:33S1108) (10") - (Red Morris, Jimmy Currie, ''

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'', Clyde Ray (vocals) With

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, 1955) With

*'' Super-Session'' (Enja, 1980) with

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With

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*'' 7 Pieces'' (Verve, 1959) *''

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'' (Verve, 1959) With Jim Hall *''

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'' (Pacific Jazz, 1957) *''Good Friday Blues'' (Pacific Jazz, 1960) as The Modest Jazz Trio With

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*''Five Brothers'' (Tampa, 1955) With

*'' Hampton Hawes Trio'' (

, 1955) *'' This Is Hampton Hawes'' (Contemporary, 1956) *'' Everybody Likes Hampton Hawes'' (Contemporary, 1956) * '' All Night Session! Vol. 1'' (Contemporary, 1956

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* '' All Night Session! Vol. 2'' (Contemporary, 1956

* '' All Night Session! Vol. 3'' (Contemporary, 1956

*''

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'' (Contemporary, 1958) *''The Seance (album), The Seance'' (Contemporary, 1966 [1969]) *''I'm All Smiles (Hampton Hawes album), I'm All Smiles'' (Contemporary, 1966 [1973]) With Paul Horn (musician), Paul Horn *''House of Horn'' (Dot Records, Dot, 1957) *''Plenty of Horn (Paul Horn album), Plenty of Horn'' (Dot, 1958) With Stan Kenton *''Kenton with Voices'' (Capitol Records, Capitol, 1957) *''Lush Interlude'' (Capitol, 1958) *''Sophisticated Approach'' (Capitol, 1961) With

*''Kessel Plays Standards'' (Contemporary, 1955) *''To Swing or Not to Swing'' (Contemporary, 1955) *''Easy Like'' (Contemporary, 1956) With

*''I Remember You...'' (Spotlite Records, Spotlite, 1981) with

With Johnny Mandel *''I Want to Live!#Musical score, I Want to Live'' (United Artists Records, United Artists, 1958) With

*''Bells Are Ringing (Shelly Manne album), Bells Are Ringing'' (Contemporary, 1958) With

*''Music for Prancing'' (Mode, 1957) With Gil Mellé *''The Complete Blue Note Fifties Sessions, Gil Mellé Quintet/Sextet'' (Blue Note, 1953) With Jack Montrose *''Arranged/Played/Composed by Jack Montrose'' (Atlantic, 1955) With

*''Paris Concert (Gerry Mulligan album), Paris Concert'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) *''California Concerts'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) *''I Want to Live!#Musical score, I Want to Live'' (United Artists, 1958) With Bill Perkins (saxophonist), Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca *''Tenors Head-On'' (Liberty Records, Liberty, 1957) With

*''Pal Joey (André Previn album), Pal Joey'' (Contemporary, 1957) * ''Gigi (André Previn album), Gigi'' (Contemporary, 1958) *''King Size! (André Previn album), King Size!'' (Contemporary, 1959) * ''West Side Story (1959 album), West Side Story'' (Contemporary, 1959) *The Subterraneans#Musical score and soundtrack, ''The Subterraneans'' (Soundtrack) (MGM Records, MGM, 1960) *''André Previn and J. J. Johnson'' ( Columbia, 1961) with J.J. Johnson *''Sessions, Live'' (Calliope, 1978) recorded 1956–57 *''A Different Kind of Blues'' (Angel Records, Angel, 1980) with Itzhak Perlman *''It's a Breeze'' (Angel, 1981) with Itzhak Perlman With Shorty Rogers *''Shorty Rogers Plays Richard Rodgers'' (RCA Victor, 1957) *''An Invisible Orchard'' (RCA Victor, 1961 [1997]) *''The Fourth Dimension in Sound'' (Warner Bros., 1961) With Dick Rosmini *''Adventures for 12-String, 6-String and Banjo'' (Elektra Records, Elektra, 1964) With Pete Rugolo *''The Music from Richard Diamond'' (EmArcy, 1959) *''10 Trombones Like 2 Pianos'' (Mercury, 1960) *''Thriller (U.S. TV series)#Musical score and soundtrack, The Original Music of Thriller'' (Time, 1961) *''10 Saxophones and 2 Basses'' (Mercury, 1961) With George Russell (composer), George Russell *''Electronic Sonata for Souls Loved by Nature'' (Flying Dutchman Records, Flying Dutchman, 1969) With Bud Shank *''Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers - Bill Perkins'' (Pacific Jazz, 1955) With

*''In a Sentimental Mood'' (Sonet, 1985) With Pierre Strom *''Rallarvisor'' (YTF Records, 1973) With

*''Out of Nowhere'' (Bingow, 1978) *''Brahms Lullabye'' (Bingow, 1978) *''Funk Dumplin's'' (Matrix, 1978) With Cal Tjader *''West Side Story (Cal Tjader album), West Side Story'' (Fantasy, 1960) *''The Prophet'' (Verve, 1968) With

*''Ben Webster at the Renaissance'' (Contemporary, 1960) With Magni Wentzel *''New York Nights'' (Gemini Records, Gemini, 1992) *’’’With Joe Sample’’’ *’’Fancy Dance’’ (

, 1969)

References

External links

*
Red Mitchell at EMusic
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