The Last Tango = Blues Explained

The Last Tango = Blues
Type:	Album
Artist:	Blue Mitchell
Cover:	The Last Tango = Blues.jpg
Released:	March 7, 1973
Recorded:	1972
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	27:39
Label:	Mainstream
Producer:	Bob Shad
Chronology:	Blue Mitchell
Prev Title:	Blues' Blues
Prev Year:	1972
Next Title:	Graffiti Blues
Next Year:	1973

The Last Tango = Blues is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1972 and released on the Mainstream label in 1973.^[1]

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."^[2]

Track listing

1. "Soul Turn Around" (Walter Bishop, Jr.) - 4:20
2. "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 2:53
3. "The Message" (Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio) - 3:20
4. "Steal the Feel" (Richard Fritz) - 4:15
5. "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) - 2:42
6. "One for Russ" (Alf Clausen) - 4:15
7. "Peace" (Horace Silver) - 2:50
8. "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

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MitchellBlue-ldr.php Blue Mitchell discography
2. Ankeney, J. AllmMsic Review. Retrieved June 17, 2010.