Down with It! explained

Down with It!
Type:	Album
Artist:	The Blue Mitchell Quintet
Cover:	Down with It!.jpg
Released:	April 1966^[1]
Recorded:	July 14, 1965
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:34
Label:	Blue Note BST 84214
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Blue Mitchell
Prev Title:	The Thing to Do
Prev Year:	1964
Next Title:	Bring It Home to Me
Next Year:	1966

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

Reception

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

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

• Blue Mitchell – trumpet
• Junior Cook – tenor saxophone
• Chick Corea – piano
• Gene Taylor – bass
• Al Foster – drums

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=IkUEAAAAMBAJ&dq=Blue+Mitchell+Down+With+It+4214&pg=PA42 Billboard Apr 9, 1966
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/discography-1965-1966/#650714 Blue Note discography
3. Erlewine, S. T. [{{AllMusic|class=album|id=down-with-it-r144002|pure_url=yes}} Allmusic Review] accessed October 20, 2010