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==Capitol Records==
February 11th, 1967, two days before his album is to be released, [[Billboard Magazine]] announces his Los Angeles concert debut will take place on March 1st, at the [[Century Plaza]] as a trio with [[Joe Bellardino]] on percussion, and [[Eddie Kahn]] on bass. <ref name="Los Angeles concert debut">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DCkEAAAAMBAJ | title=Billboard Magazine, Feb 11th 1967 Page 50 | work=Billboard Magazine| accessdate=7 July 2024}}</ref>
According to the Schenectady Gazette newspaper of March 7, 1967, Mitchell was playing in the Albany-Troy, New York, area before being signed to Capitol. The Capitol Disc Jockey Album (February 1967) described him a "young pianist whose style and talent have already made him an East Coast Legend." According to Joe X Price writing for Variety Magazine: "Without a doubt, this Rubin is the most electrifying pianist I've ever heard! I predict his spellbinding piano sound will start a nationwide craze. Wherever he's played, they've dubbed him 'the Remarkable Rubin.' After hearing this album, I can understand why. This guy is fantastic."▼
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On June 18, 1967, he made his National television debut on [[the Ed Sullivan Show]]. On 1969 Mitchell appeared on the "Here's To Veterans" Radio Show episode 1084, where he discussed his time stationed in Korea.
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