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Blue Mitchell

real name Richard Allen Mitchell

American trumpet player

Miami, United States · 1930-03-13 – 1979-05-21

Blue Mitchell is credited on 1,819 releases across 368 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1952–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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1,819

Credits

368

Albums

8

Decades active

432

In collections

Biography

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American jazz trumpet player, composer, band leader
Born March 13, 1930 in Miami, Florida, died May 21, 1979 in Los Angeles, California

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Credited work

1,819 releases · 368 albums · active 1952–2026

  • Performance · 2,496
  • Other credits · 105

Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Plaza Sound Studios · Electric Lady Studios · Van Gelder Studio, Hackensack, New Jersey

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