Keith Moore "Red" Mitchell (September 20, 1927 – November 8, 1992)[1] was an American jazz double-bassist, composer, lyricist, and poet.

Mitchell performed and/or recorded with Mundell Lowe, Chubby Jackson, Charlie Ventura, Woody Herman, Red Norvo, Gerry Mulligan, and, after joining the West Coast jazz scene in the early 1950s, with André Previn, Shelly Manne, Hampton Hawes, Billie Holiday, Stan Seltzer, Ornette Coleman, and others such as Mahalia Jackson.

[3] He won Sweden's Grammis Award in 1986 and again in 1991, for his recorded performances as a pianist, bassist, and vocalist, and for his compositions and poetic song lyrics.

During this period, Mitchell performed and/or recorded with Clark Terry, Lee Konitz, Herb Ellis, Jim Hall, Joe Pass, Kenny Barron, Hank Jones, Ben Webster, Bill Mays, Warne Marsh, Jimmy Rowles, Phil Woods, Roger Kellaway, Putte Wickman and others.

"[6] With Mose Allison With Gene Ammons With Frankie Avalon With Chet Baker With Louis Bellson With Paul Bley With Bob Brookmeyer With Red Callender With Buddy Collette With Tony Crombie With Bobby Darin With Maynard Ferguson With Tommy Flanagan With Jimmy Giuffre With Jim Hall With Herbie Harper With Hampton Hawes With Paul Horn With Billie Holiday With Stan Kenton With Barney Kessel With Karin Krog With Johnny Mandel With Shelly Manne With Warne Marsh With Gil Mellé With Jack Montrose With Gerry Mulligan With Bill Perkins and Richie Kamuca With André Previn With Della Reese With Shorty Rogers With Dick Rosmini With Pete Rugolo With George Russell With Bud Shank With Zoot Sims With Frank Sinatra With Pierre Strom With Clark Terry With Cal Tjader With Ben Webster With Magni Wentzel With Joe Sample