The Cup Bearers

The Cup Bearers is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.^[1]

The Cup Bearers
Studio album by Blue Mitchell
Released	1962
Recorded	August 28 & 30, 1962
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:28
Label	Riverside
Producer	Orrin Keepnews
Blue Mitchell chronology
A Sure Thing (1962) The Cup Bearers (1962) Step Lightly (1963)

Mitchell's group is the Horace Silver Quintet with Cedar Walton on piano in place of Silver.^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
Allmusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "The music swings hard, mostly avoids sounding like a Horace Silver group, and has particularly strong solos... excellent hard bop".^[3]

Track listing

1. "Turquoise" (Cedar Walton) - 5:03
2. "Why Do I Love You?" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 5:28
3. "Dingbat Blues" (Charles Davis) - 5:41
4. "Capers" (Tom McIntosh) - 6:04
5. "The Cup Bearers" (McIntosh) - 6:15
6. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 6:43
7. "Tiger Lily" (Thad Jones) - 8:31

• Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on August 28 & 30, 1962

Personnel

• Blue Mitchell - trumpet
• Junior Cook - tenor saxophone
• Cedar Walton - piano
• Gene Taylor - bass
• Roy Brooks - drums