Step Lightly is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell featuring his first session recorded for the Blue Note label in 1963 but not released until 1980.[1]

Step Lightly
Studio album by
Released1980
RecordedAugust 13, 1963
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreJazz
Length38:14
LabelBlue Note
LT 1082/BST 84142
ProducerAlfred Lion
Blue Mitchell chronology
The Cup Bearers
(1962)
Step Lightly
(1980)
The Thing to Do
(1964)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "music is consistently excellent... Worth searching for".[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Mamacita" (Joe Henderson) - 5:49
  2. "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules Lemare, Harry Tobias) - 7:45
  3. "Andrea" (Roger Boykin) - 5:16
  4. "Step Lightly" (Henderson) - 8:32
  5. "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 6:46
  6. "Bluesville" (Sonny Red) - 4:07

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed October 27, 2010
  2. ^ a b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed October 27, 2010