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dream garden

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​George's latest release
Dream Garden features Mitchell’s world-class jazz trio playing original songs ​and swing standards.
​© 2012 Libran Music BMI
$10 USD


Just a note, but want you to know we (Brent and I) think your CD is really good. I particularly like the way you played “Dedicated to You.”  Very feelingful and lovely.  

Donna Fischer, clarefischer.com
November 2012

​I was just about to email you to thank you for sending your CD. I really enjoyed listening to it. Very swinging, beautifully played by all, and very well recorded!

Andy Laverne, Jazz pianist/composer
January 16, 2013

ballads

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​​George Mitchell's only solo piano CD. Ballads is a superb collection of ​jazz standards.

© 2006 Libran Music BMI
$10 USD


        "If you treasure the standard American songbook, you'll want to check out George Mitchell's new solo piano CD Ballads. You'll find a recital-quality George...who gets to the heart of 10 evergreens, examining their timeless melody lines with lovely harmonies. A few surprises include Where are You, a Jimmy McHugh sleeper that Frank Sinatra had much success with, and Billy Stayhorn's Lush Life, a song so difficult, not many musicians want to tackle it. Melody lovers, Ballads is going to make you very happy."

George Fendel, Jazzscene
September 2006


play zone

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​Play Zone
includes original compositions in Mitchell’s distinctive styling, and showcases many of Portland’s best jazz artists.

© 2003 OA2 Records
$10 USD


    “Play Zone is an extraordinarily fine recording by George Mitchell’s band.  I only wish the group was working regularly so folks could enjoy it at will.”        — The Skanner  

    "To describe this album in a word: CRISP. Every phrasing, whether it's coming from the bright piano, the thumping upright bass, the buoyant guitar or the shuffling drums, sharply mingles with the collective, ensemble sound in such a clear, refined way that it almost suggests a grid, if not for the equally."     — CDbaby.com

      "This is an excellent selection of originals and standards by some fine players from Portland. Mitchell plays piano (think Bill Evans into Herbie) and B-3 organ (think Larry Young, Jr.) accompanied by guitar (not bad) and a good rhythm section."  — Cansoon, CD Baby review

perspectives

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​Perspectives
features all original songs in the classic jazz quartet.

© 1997 Libran Music BMI
$10 USD


   "In the world of jazz pianists, George Mitchell
is not just another pretty face. The sticky swamp
of New Age piano styles has made "pretty"
a dirty word in jazz circles these days. So naturally, Mitchell feels a little defensive about his beautiful touch, his lyrical approach and the pretty melodies on his first CD, Perspectives.
   But the 39-year-old keyboard player and composer
has worked with classic mainstream jazz stars such as Sonny Stitt and Jon Hendricks, as well as pop diva
Diana Ross, so Mitchell knows ​what cooks.
And it's beauty he seeks."

— ​Lynn Darroch, Special writer, The Oregonian
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