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Born in Miami, trumpeter Blue Mitchell became known for his brilliant style, which blended blues and swing, but he was also completely at home in jazz, R&B, and funk. Mitchell was one of Blue Note's most popular sidemen and made a name for himself on a long list of albums by Lou Donaldson, Jimmy Smith, and Jackie McLean. As a member of the Horace Silver Quintet, he contributed to several albums that became timeless classics before he began recording albums as a leader for Blue Note. In 1965, Mitchell assembled the same dynamic quintet with which he had recorded “The Thing To Do”, his debut album as a leader, the previous year for “Down With It!” – tenor saxophonist Junior Cook and double bassist Gene Taylor, both also members of the Horace Silver Quintet, as well as two young musicians who still had brilliant careers ahead of them: 24-year-old Chick Corea on piano and 22-year-old Al Foster on drums. The band kicks off with “Hi-Heel Sneakers”, a lively boogaloo rhythm piece, while other highlights on the album include the rousing “March On Selma” and the beautiful ballad “Alone, Alone And Alone”.
As part of the extremely popular “Blue Note 85th Anniversary Reissue Series” Universal Music Japan presents the sonically impressive remastering of this jazz classic by the legendary Kevin Gray, who is also responsible for Blue Note US's analog reissues such as “Tone Poet” and “Classic Vinyl” – as a limited Japan only UHQCD with OBI stripe. The original recording session for “Down With It!” took place on July 14, 1965 at Rudy Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.
UHQCD
1. Hi-Heel Sneakers
2. Perception
3. Alone, Alone And Alone
4. March On Selma
5. One Shirt
6. Samba De Stacy