The Thing

Hard bop trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded "The Thing To Do" in 1964 for Blue Note, his first for the label as leader, accompanied by a young Chick Corea on piano at the very beginning of his professional career. Corea even contributes the album's closing number, Chick's Tune. Tenor saxophonist Junior Cook joins Mitchell on the front line, backed by bassist Gene Taylor and drummer Al Foster.

A great album of straight-ahead jazz, this new release features a program of wonderful acoustic jazz composed by John Perrine. John Perrine is Associate Professor, Coordinator of Jazz Studies and Department Chair at Cleveland State University. He has premiered works by Kari Juusela, Aaron Johnson, William Price, Greg D'Allesio and others. Perrine holds a DMA from Louisiana State University, a Masters in Jazz Pedagogy from Northwestern University, and a BME from Stetson University. He is a founding member of the Neo- Tessares Saxophone Quartet as well as the Red Stick Saxophone Quartet. Red Stick has won national prizes in the MTNA and Fischoff chamber music competitions.