Summer Soft is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell, recorded in 1977 and released on the Impulse! label in 1978.[1] It was his final album.[2]

Summer Soft
Studio album by
ReleasedFebruary 22, 1978
Recorded1977
GenreJazz
Length40:23
LabelImpulse!
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Blue Mitchell chronology
Stablemates
(1977)
Summer Soft
(1978)

Reception

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In a review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow wrote: "Although there are some fine players on this LP they are largely wasted on inferior material and commercial arrangements".[3]

Professional ratings
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AllMusic     [3]

Track listing

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  1. "Try Not to Forget" (Cedar Walton) – 7:20
  2. "Summer Soft" (Stevie Wonder) – 5:55
  3. " A Day at the Mint" (Blue Mitchell) – 6:15
  4. "Love Has Made Me a Dreamer" (Mike Dosco, Esmond Edwards) – 4:50
  5. "Evergreen" (Barbra Streisand, Paul Williams) – 4:37
  6. "30 Degrees to the Wind" (Cedar Walton, Susan Brickell) – 5:53
  7. "Funkthesizer" (Eddie Harris) – 5:33

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Blue Mitchell discography accessed June 14, 2011
  2. ^ Fraser, C. Gerald (24 May 1979). "Blue Mitchell, 49, Jazzman, Dies; A Trumpeter With Horace Silver". The New York Times. p. D21.
  3. ^ a b Yanow, S. AllMusic Review accessed June 14, 2011