| Smooth as the Wind | ||||
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| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | December 27, 1960 and March 29 & 30, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:27 | |||
| Label | Riverside | |||
| Producer | Orrin Keepnews | |||
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Smooth as the Wind is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell with strings and brass recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 and released on the Riverside label. [1]
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Trumpeter Blue Mitchell is in excellent form on this very interesting session... The arrangements (seven by Tadd Dameron and three from Benny Golson) are generally quite stimulating, inspiring the trumpeter to come up with many fresh melodic solos... By varying tempos and moods, Dameron and Golson helped create one of the better soloist-with-strings jazz dates". [2]
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