Bring It Home to Me explained

Bring It Home to Me
Type:	Album
Artist:	Blue Mitchell
Cover:	Bring It Home to Me.jpg
Released:	March 15, 1967^[1]
Recorded:	January 6, 1966
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	38:14
Label:	Blue Note BST 84228
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Blue Mitchell
Prev Title:	Down with It!
Prev Year:	1965
Next Title:	Boss Horn
Next Year:	1966

Bring It Home to Me is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1966 and released on the Blue Note label.^[2] The albums features mainly blues. An exception is "Portrait of Jennie" (incorrectly titled "Portrait of Jenny" on the album), a ballad originally written for the movie Portrait of Jennie (1948).

Reception

The Allmusic review awarded the album 4 stars.^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Blue Mitchell except where noted

1. "Bring It Home to Me" (Jimmy Heath) - 7:58
2. "Blues 3 for 1" - 6:04
3. "Port Rico Rock" (Tom McIntosh) - 6:34
4. "Gingerbread Boy" (Heath) - 6:36
5. "Portrait of Jenny" (Gordon Burdge, J. Russell Robinson) - 5:39
6. "Blue's Theme" - 5:23

Personnel

• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
• Harold Mabern - piano
• Gene Taylor - bass
• Billy Higgins - drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=CykEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Blue+Mitchell+4228&pg=PA43 Billboard Mar 4, 1967
2. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MitchellBlue-ldr.php Blue Mitchell discography
3. Allmusic Review