The Last Tango = Blues is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1972 and released on the Mainstream label in 1973.Blue Mitchell discography. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
Reception The AllMusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The Last Tango = Blues translates the direct, soulful hard bop approach of Blue Mitchell's cult-classic Blue Note sessions into the funk-inspired grammar of mid-Seventies mainstream jazz... the performances are strictly next-level, complete with some of Mitchell's most fiery trumpet."Ankeney, J. AllmMsic Review. Retrieved June 17, 2010.
Track listing "Soul Turn Around" (Walter Bishop, Jr.) - 4:20 "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 2:53 "The Message" (Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio) - 3:20 "Steal the Feel" (Richard Fritz) - 4:15 "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) - 2:42 "One for Russ" (Alf Clausen) - 4:15 "Peace" (Horace Silver) - 2:50 "P.T. Blues" (Blue Mitchell) - 3:04 Recorded in Los Angeles, California, in 1972.
Personnel Blue Mitchell - trumpet Jackie Kelso, Bill Perkins - flute, tenor saxophone David Angel - clarinet, alto saxophone Steve Kravitz - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone Herman Riley - tenor saxophone David T. Walker - guitar Charles Kynard - organ Darrell Clayborn, Chuck Rainey - electric bass Raymond Pounds - drums King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes - percussion Dick Fritz - arranger
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