The Cup Bearers | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1962 | |||
Recorded | August 28 & 30, 1962 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 43:28 | |||
Label | Riverside | |||
Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
Blue Mitchell chronology | ||||
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The Cup Bearers is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.[1]
Mitchell's group is the Horace Silver Quintet with Cedar Walton on piano in place of Silver.[2]
Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Down Beat | [2] |
Allmusic | [3] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The music swings hard, mostly avoids sounding like a Horace Silver group, and has particularly strong solos... excellent hard bop".[3]