Down With It
is a fairly standard
bop
and
soul-jazz
session from
Blue Mitchell
. Leading a quintet that features a young
Chick Corea
on piano, tenor saxophonist
Junior Cook
, bassist
Gene Taylor
, and drummer
Al Foster
,
Mitchell
creates a laid-back atmosphere which makes
R&B
covers like
"Hi-Heel Sneakers"
or the lite
bossa nova
of
"Samba De Stacy"
roll along nicely. Just as often, the record is so relaxed that it fails to generate much spark, but each the soloists have fine moments that makes the session worthwhile for
jazz
purists. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine