African Violet

African Violet
Studio album by Blue Mitchell
Released	1977
Recorded	1977
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:11
Label	Impulse!
Blue Mitchell chronology
Funktion Junction (1976) African Violet (1977) Mapenzi (1977)

African Violet is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell which features arrangements by McKinley Mitchell recorded and released on the Impulse! label in 1977.^[1]

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 3 stars.^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

1. "Mississippi Jump" (Larry Nash) – 6:38
2. "Ojos de Rojo" (Cedar Walton) – 4:04
3. "Sand Castles" (Dana Kaproff) – 6:08
4. "African Violet" (Steve Hulse) – 6:38
5. "As" (Stevie Wonder) – 6:28
6. "Square Business" (Walton) – 8:24
7. "Forget" (Don Sebesky) – 6:51

• Recorded at The Burbank Studios in Burbank, California in 1977.

Personnel

• Blue Mitchell – trumpet (tracks 1, 2, & 4-6), flugelhorn (tracks 3 & 7)
• Herman Riley (tracks 1 & 4), Harold Land (tracks 2, 3 & 5-7) – tenor saxophone
• Sonny Burke – electric piano (tracks 1 & 4-7), piano (tracks 2 & 3)
• McKinley Jackson (tracks 2, 4 & 7), Michael Boddicker (tracks 3, 5 & 6) – synthesizer
• Lee Ritenour – electric guitar (tracks 1-7), guitar (track 7)
• Scott Edwards – bass (track 1), electric bass (tracks 2-4 & 6)
• Chuck Domanico – electric bass (track 5), bass (track 7)
• James Gadson (tracks 1-4 & 6), Harold Mason (tracks 5 & 7) – drums
• Paulinho Da Costa – congas (tracks 1, 2, 4 & 6)
• Eddie "Bongo" Brown – congas, percussion (tracks 3, 5 & 7)
• Bob Zimmitti – marimba (track 7), percussion (tracks 5 & 7)
• Julia Tillman, Luther Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters – vocals (tracks 3 & 5)
• The Sid Sharp Strings (tracks 3 & 7)

References