Recent hit (last 10 years) that sampled Blue Mitchell on BN -- name??

[Rooster_Ties]

I've done some searches, and maybe the discussion I know we had predates the Big O board (in which case, it might have been an old BNBB topic).

What was the pop (rap) tune from some 6 or 8 years ago that sampled some BN trumpeter (Blue Mitchell, I think). And somebody like Microsoft (or some huge mega-corperation) picked it up for a TV advertisement -- and as such, Blue's widow suddenly netted a few hundred dollars in royalties -- unexpectedly, of course. Maybe several hundred thousand (anybody know how much?)

I remember seeing an article or two about it in some on-line news sources (non-jazz related), but can't seem to find anything out it on-line for the life of me.

What was the tune?? Was it Blue?? Any links to any threads about it here?? -- or elsewhere??

Thanks!!

Edited February 19, 2008 by Rooster_Ties

[JSngry]

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&cli...amp;btnG=Search

[paul secor]

Good to read that the royalties came to much more than a few hundred dollars.

[ValerieB]

sadly, thelma mitchell is gone now too. i don't think they had any children either. both she and blue used to live across the street from me and my husband in west hollywood during the '70s. in fact, there's a big hotel now where their house used to be. thelma was the loveliest of women. and "fungi mama" was always one of my favorites!

something like this happened to me a few months ago but on a MUCH smaller scale. i have a tune from my deceased father which he was given when he worked for irving berlin as a song-plugger in the '30s. since my mother passed, i am used to getting very small checks but recently got a four figure one as apparently the tune was used on a mchale's navy episode which they must have re-run. it was a very nice and welcome surprise!

Edited February 20, 2008 by ValerieB

[chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez]

THAT IS AN AWESOME STORY!

[The Magnificent Goldberg]

Yes, it really makes you feel good.

MG

[paul secor]

sadly, thelma mitchell is gone now too. i don't think they had any children either. both she and blue used to live across the street from me and my husband in west hollywood during the '70s. in fact, there's a big hotel now where their house used to be. thelma was the loveliest of women. and "fungi mama" was always one of my favorites!

something like this happened to me a few months ago but on a MUCH smaller scale. i have a tune from my deceased father which he was given when he worked for irving berlin as a song-plugger in the '30s. since my mother passed, i am used to getting very small checks but recently got a four figure one as apparently the tune was used on a mchale's navy episode which they must have re-run. it was a very nice and welcome surprise!

Glad to see that some $ came your way too.