''Summer Soft'' is an album by American trumpeter

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 ...

, recorded in 1977 and released on the Impulse! label in 1978.Blue Mitchell discography
accessed June 14, 2011 It was his final album.

Reception

In a review for

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, Scott Yanow wrote: "Although there are some fine players on this LP they are largely wasted on inferior material and commercial arrangements".Yanow, S
AllMusic Review
accessed June 14, 2011

Track listing

# "Try Not to Forget" ( Cedar Walton) – 7:20 # "Summer Soft" ( Stevie Wonder) – 5:55 # " A Day at the Mint" (Blue Mitchell) – 6:15 # "Love Has Made Me a Dreamer" (Mike Dosco,

Esmond Edwards Esmond Edwards (October 29, 1927 – January 20, 2007) was an American photographer, record producer, and recording engineer. He worked for the jazz label Prestige Records during the 1950s and early 1960s. He was originally hired by founder Bob ...

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, Paul Williams) – 4:37 # "30 Degrees to the Wind" (Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell) – 5:53 # "Funkthesizer" ( Eddie Harris) – 5:33 :*Recorded in

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in 1977.

Personnel

*Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1 & 3–7), flugelhorn (track 2), vocals (track 7) * Eddie Harris (track 7),

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 Cliffo ...

(tracks 1, 2 & 6), Herman Riley (track 3) –

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* Cedar Walton – piano (tracks 1, 2 & 6), electric piano (track 3) *

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– electric piano (track 2), piano (tracks 5 & 7) *

Richard Tee Richard Edward Tee (born Richard Edward Ten Ryk; November 24, 1943 – July 21, 1993) was an American pianist, studio musician, singer and arranger, who had several hundred studio credits and played on such notable hits as "In Your Eyes", " Sl ...

– keyboard (track 4) *

Michael Boddicker Michael Lehmann Boddicker (born January 19, 1953) is an American film composer and session musician, specializing in electronic music. He is a three times National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (N.A.R.A.S.) Most Valuable Player "Synthe ...

– synthesizer (tracks 1, 2, 5 & 6) *Mike Dosco, Lee Ritenour (track 4) – guitar *Scott Edwards – bass *

James Gadson James Gadson ( James Edward Gadson; born June 17, 1939) is an American drummer and session musician. Beginning his career in the late 1960s, Gadson has since become one of the most-recorded drummers in the history of R&B. He is also a singer and ...

– drums * Paulinho Da Costa – percussion *Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters – vocals (tracks 2, 4, 6 & 7)

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Albums produced by Esmond Edwards Blue Mitchell albums Impulse! Records albums