Trumpeter Blue Mitchell's 1964 Blue Note debut, *The Thing To Do*, showcased his soulful, swinging trumpet sound on a varied program of hard bop, ballads, and calypso performed by an exceptional quintet with Junior Cook, Chick Corea, Gene Taylor, and Al Foster. Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series stereo all-analog, mastered from the original tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl.