Down with It! is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell, recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.[2]

Down with It!
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 1966[1]
RecordedJuly 14, 1965
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length41:34
LabelBlue Note
BST 84214
ProducerAlfred Lion
Blue Mitchell chronology
The Thing to Do
(1964)
Down with It!
(1966)
Bring It Home to Me
(1966)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [4]

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 4 stars and stated "the record is so relaxed that it fails to generate much spark, but each the soloists have fine moments that makes the session worthwhile for jazz purists".[3]

Track listing

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  1. "Hi-Heel Sneakers" (Robert Higginbotham) – 8:23
  2. "Perception" (Chick Corea, Blue Mitchell) – 5:41
  3. "Alone, Alone, and Alone" (Terumasa Hino) – 7:45
  4. "March on Selma" (Mitchell) – 6:16
  5. "One Shirt" (William Boone) – 7:30
  6. "Samba de Stacy" (Boone) – 5:59

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Billboard Apr 9, 1966
  2. ^ Blue Note discography accessed October 20, 2010
  3. ^ a b Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed October 20, 2010
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1009. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
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