| De Lawd's Blues | ||||
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| Released | 1980 | |||
| Recorded | June 26, 1980 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 48:39 | |||
| Label | Xanadu 182 | |||
| Producer | Don Schlitten | |||
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De Lawd's Blues is an album by saxophonist Billy Mitchell recorded in 1980 for Xanadu Records. [1] [2]
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow stated "Despite the mostly obscure material, the interpretations are purely straight-ahead, falling between bop and hard bop in style. The musicians all play up to par on Mitchell's third and final Xanadu album as a leader". [3]
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