Step Lightly
title: "Step Lightly" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["blue-note-records-albums", "blue-mitchell-albums", "1980-albums", "albums-recorded-at-van-gelder-studio", "albums-produced-by-alfred-lion"] topic_path: "arts/music" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Step_Lightly" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Step Lightly |
| type | Album |
| artist | Blue Mitchell |
| cover | Step Lightly.jpg |
| released | 1980 |
| recorded | August 13, 1963 |
| studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ |
| genre | Jazz |
| length | 38:14 |
| label | Blue Note |
| LT 1082/BST 84142 | |
| producer | Alfred Lion |
| chronology | Blue Mitchell |
| prev_title | The Cup Bearers |
| prev_year | 1962 |
| next_title | The Thing to Do |
| next_year | 1964 |
| :: |
| name = Step Lightly | type = Album | artist = Blue Mitchell | cover = Step Lightly.jpg | alt = | released = 1980 | recorded = August 13, 1963 | venue = | studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ | genre = Jazz | length = 38:14 | label = Blue Note LT 1082/BST 84142 | producer = Alfred Lion | chronology = Blue Mitchell | prev_title = The Cup Bearers | prev_year = 1962 | next_title = The Thing to Do | next_year = 1964
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.
Reception
| rev1 = Allmusic | rev1Score = The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "music is consistently excellent... Worth searching for".
Track listing
- "Mamacita" (Joe Henderson) - 5:49
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules Lemare, Harry Tobias) - 7:45
- "Andrea" (Roger Boykin) - 5:16
- "Step Lightly" (Joe Henderson) - 8:32
- "Cry Me a River" (Arthur Hamilton) - 6:46
- "Bluesville" (Sonny Red) - 4:07
Personnel
- Blue Mitchell - trumpet
- Leo Wright - alto saxophone
- Joe Henderson - tenor saxophone
- Herbie Hancock - piano
- Gene Taylor - bass
- Roy Brooks - drums
References
References
- [http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Leaders/MitchellBlue-ldr.php Blue Mitchell discography] accessed October 27, 2010
- Yanow, S. [{{AllMusic
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