{"product_id":"199957337526","title":"MITCHELL,BILLY – THIS IS BILLY MITCHELL (VERVE VAULT SERIES) - LP •","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUPC: 199957337526 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLabel: VERVE \u003cbr\u003eFormat: LP\u003cbr\u003eRelease Date: November 13, 2026\u003cbr\u003eIn stock items ship within 48 hours\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTenor saxophonist Billy Mitchell had already turned heads as a key member of Dizzy Gillespie's big band and Count Basie's orchestra in the mid-'50s before stepping out for the first time as a bandleader on 1962's \u003cem\u003eThis Is Billy Mitchell\u003c\/em\u003e. Here, he leads a sextet reflective of both his Detroit roots (with fellow natives \u003cstrong\u003eHerman Wright\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eOtis Finch\u003c\/strong\u003e on bass and drums) and his attractive hard bop credentials (\u003cstrong\u003eBilly Wallace\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eClarence \"Sleepy\" Anderson\u003c\/strong\u003e on piano and organ, trumpeter \u003cstrong\u003eDave Burns\u003c\/strong\u003e and rising vibraphonist \u003cstrong\u003eBobby Hutcherson\u003c\/strong\u003e). Together, they deliver a program that combines modern jazz sophistication with soulful drive, from burning opener \"J\u0026amp;B\" to the lush balladry of \"Sophisticated Lady.\" \u003cem\u003eThis Is Billy Mitchell\u003c\/em\u003e remains his signature album as a leader, embodying the consistency, warmth and unerring swing that made him a key figure in the Detroit-to-New York pipeline of postwar jazz.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Verve Vault series is all-analog, cut from the original master tapes by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound and pressed on 180-gram vinyl.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBilly Mitchell\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eHerman Wright\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eOtis Finch\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eClarence \"Sleepy\" Anderson\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eorgan\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBilly Walace\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eDave Burns\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003etrumpet\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eBobby Hutcherson\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003evibraphone\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"selections\"\u003e\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTRACK LIST:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide 1:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJ \u0026amp; B\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSophisticated Lady\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYou Turned the Tables on Me\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePassionova\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eSide 2:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTamra\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAutomation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Waiting\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSiam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e","brand":"VERVE","offers":[{"title":"LP","offer_id":67908094984291,"sku":"199957337526","price":25.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/2553\/7123\/files\/image_329727b9-d3fa-430d-ae44-d3a76d20e9ce.png?v=1794532747","url":"https:\/\/lunchboxrecords.com\/products\/199957337526","provider":"Lunchbox Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}