The Last Tango = Blues
# The Last Tango = Blues

The Last Tango = Blues is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell recorded in 1972 and released on the Mainstream label in 1973.

## Reception

The Allmusic review by Jason Ankeny awarded the album 4 stars, stating: "The Last Tango = Blues translates the direct, soulful hard bop approach of Blue Mitchell's cult-classic Blue Note sessions into the funk-inspired grammar of mid-Seventies mainstream jazz... the performances are strictly next-level, complete with some of Mitchell's most fiery trumpet."

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## Track listing

* "Soul Turn Around" (Walter Bishop, Jr.) - 4:20
* "Killing Me Softly With His Song" (Charles Fox, Norman Gimbel) - 2:53
* "The Message" (Patrick Patterson, Steve Scipio) - 3:20
* "Steal the Feel" (Richard Fritz) - 4:15
* "Last Tango in Paris" (Gato Barbieri) - 2:42
* "One for Russ" (Alf Clausen) - 4:15
* "Peace" (Horace Silver) - 2:50
* "P.T. Blues" (Blue Mitchell) - 3:04

   * Recorded in Los Angeles, California, in 1972.

## Personnel

* Blue Mitchell - trumpet
* Jackie Kelso, Bill Perkins - flute, tenor saxophone
* David Angel - clarinet, alto saxophone
* Steve Kravitz - bass clarinet, baritone saxophone
* Herman Riley - tenor saxophone
* David T. Walker - guitar
* Charles Kynard - organ
* Darrell Clayborn, Chuck Rainey - electric bass
* Raymond Pounds - drums
* King Errisson, Paul Humphrey, Chino Valdes - percussion
* Dick Fritz - arranger
