Summer Soft

Summer Soft
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1978
Recorded1977
GenreJazz
Length40:23
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Blue Mitchell chronology
Stablemates
(1977)
Summer Soft
(1978)

Summer Soft is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell, recorded in 1977 and released on the Impulse! label in 1978.[1] It was his final album.[2]

Reception

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In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "Although there are some fine players on this LP they are largely wasted on inferior material and commercial arrangements".[3]

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Try Not to Forget" (Cedar Walton) – 7:20
  2. "Summer Soft" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:55
  3. " A Day at the Mint" (Blue Mitchell) – 6:15
  4. "Love Has Made Me a Dreamer" (Mike Dosco, Esmond Edwards) – 4:50
  5. "Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams) – 4:37
  6. "30 Degrees to the Wind" (Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell) – 5:53
  7. "Funkthesizer" (Eddie Harris) – 5:33

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed June 14, 2011
  2. ^ Fraser, C. Gerald (24 May 1979). "Blue Mitchell, 49, Jazzman, Dies; A Trumpeter With Horace Silver". The New York Times. p. D21.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 14, 2011