A Sure Thing
# A Sure Thing

A Sure Thing is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell with orchestra recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.

## Reception

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic | |
| Down Beat | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars and stated "Trumpeter Blue Mitchell is well featured on this CD reissue with a nonet arranged by Jimmy Heath. The music is straightahead but, thanks to Heath's arrangements, sometimes unpredictable".

## Track listing

* "West Coast Blues" (Wes Montgomery) – 5:40
* "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:48
* "Blue on Blue" (Jimmy Heath) – 4:48
* "A Sure Thing" (Gershwin, Jerome Kern) – 4:34
* "Hootie Blues" (Jay McShann) – 5:24
* "Hip to It" (Blue Mitchell) – 5:00
* "Gone With the Wind" (Herb Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 5:57
* Recorded at Plaza Sound Studios in New York City on March 7 (tracks 2 & 5), March 8 (tracks 3 & 4), and March 28 (tracks 1, 6 & 7), 1962

## Personnel

* Blue Mitchell, Clark Terry (tracks 1-6) – trumpet
* Jimmy Heath – tenor saxophone, arrangement
* Jerome Richardson (tracks 1-6) – flute, alto saxophone
* Pepper Adams (tracks 2-5), Pat Patrick (tracks 1 & 6) – baritone saxophone
* Julius Watkins (tracks 1-6) – French horn
* Wynton Kelly – piano
* Sam Jones – bass
* Albert Heath – drums
