Malcolm Mitchell (

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, 9 November 1926- Bognor Regis, 9 March 1998) was an English jazz guitarist and bandleader. His Mitchell Trio, with pianist Johnny Pearson and

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on bass, became well known supporting US jazzmen and singers touring in the UK but caught by the powerful local Musicians' Union ban on non-union foreign musicians. The Mitchell Trio played with acts including

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, Hoagy Carmichael and the singer

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IN 1948 Malcolm Mitchell became the first British musician to play with Duke Ellington and earn money for doing so.

Recordings

*Debut, album 1955

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Mitchell, Malcolm 1926 births 1998 deaths English guitarists English jazz musicians