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The Cup Bearers

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The Cup Bearers
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedAugust 28 & 30, 1962
GenreJazz
Length43:28
LabelRiverside
ProducerOrrin Keepnews
Blue Mitchell chronology
A Sure Thing
(1962)
The Cup Bearers
(1962)
Step Lightly
(1963)

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]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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]

Track listing

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  1. "Turquoise" (Cedar Walton) - 5:03
  2. "Why Do I Love You?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:28
  3. "Dingbat Blues" (Charles Davis) - 5:41
  4. "Capers" (Tom McIntosh) - 6:04
  5. "The Cup Bearers" (McIntosh) - 6:15
  6. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 6:43
  7. "Tiger Lily" (Thad Jones) - 8:31
  • Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on August 28 & 30, 1962

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 26, 2010
  2. ^ a b Down Beat: April 11, 1963 vol. 30, no. 9
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 26, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1009. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.