A Sure Thing is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell with orchestra recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 26, 2010
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Trumpeter Blue Mitchell is well featured on this CD reissue with a nonet arranged by Jimmy Heath. The music is straightahead but, thanks to Heath's arrangements, sometimes unpredictable".Yanow, S. [ Allmusic Review] accessed October 26, 2010
Track listing "West Coast Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40 "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:48 "Blue on Blue" (Jimmy Heath) – 4:48 "A Sure Thing" (Jerome Kern, Ira Gershwin) – 4:34 "Hootie Blues" (Jay McShann) – 5:24 "Hip to It" (Blue Mitchell) – 5:00 "Gone With the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:57 Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on March 7 (tracks 2 & 5), March 8 (tracks 3 & 4), and March 28 (tracks 1, 6 & 7), 1962
Personnel Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (tracks 1–6) – trumpet Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, arrangement Jerome Richardson (tracks 1–6) – flute, alto saxophone Pepper Adams (tracks 2–5), Pat Patrick (tracks 1 & 6) – baritone saxophone Julius Watkins (tracks 1–6) – French horn Wynton Kelly – piano Sam Jones – bass Albert Heath – drums
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