The Thing To Do
by Blue Mitchell
- Type: Album
- Released: 1965
- Label: Blue Note
- Country: United States
- Length: 38:52
- Community rating: 4.1/5 from 5 ratings
Artists on this release: Junior Cook, Chick Corea, Al Foster, Gene Taylor
Album Notes & Community Reviews
The title track is a soulful, hard-swinging piece that exemplifies the high-energy sound of Blue Mitchell's mid-60s quintet. The performance is particularly notable for featuring a young Chick Corea on piano, whose bright, percussive, and harmonically advanced style adds a modern fire to the proceedings. Mitchell's own solo is a perfect example of his trumpet playing: bluesy, lyrical, and technically assured. It's a classic example of the evolving hard bop sound at Blue Note.
Genres
Descriptors: soulful, bluesy, rhythmic, melodic, funky
Tracklist
- Fungii Mama (7:49)
- Mona's Mood (5:17)
- The Thing to Do (7:12)
- Step Lightly (9:35)
- Chick's Tune (8:59)
Credits
- Blue Mitchell - primary artist, trumpet, written-by
- Gene Taylor - bass
- Reid Miles - design [cover]
- Al Foster - drums
- Rudy Van Gelder - lacquer cut by, recorded by
- Ira Gitler - liner notes
- Francis Wolff - photography by [cover photo]
- Chick Corea - piano, written-by
- Alfred Lion - producer
- Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Heath - written-by
- Joe Henderson - written-by