Star Bright (Dizzy Reece album)

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Star Bright
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Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1960
RecordedNovember 19, 1959
Studio Van Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs
Genre Hard bop
Length39:31
Label Blue Note
BLP 4023
Producer Alfred Lion
Dizzy Reece chronology
Blues in Trinity
(1958)
Star Bright
(1960)
Comin' On!
(1960)

Star Bright is an album by Jamaican jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece recorded on November 19, 1959, shortly after his move to New York City, and released on Blue Note the following year. [1]

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Reception

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The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars. [2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated

Side 1

  1. "The Rake" – 6:06
  2. "I'll Close My Eyes" (Kaye, Reid) – 5:57
  3. "Groovesville" – 8:08

Side 2

  1. "The Rebound" – 6:48
  2. "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 6:51
  3. "A Variation on Monk" – 5:41

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

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References

  1. Blue Note discography accessed September 28, 2010
  2. 1 2 Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2010
  3. Davis, Marc (2016). "Dizzy Reece: Dizzy Reece: Star Bright – 1959". AllAboutJazz. No. Jan. 18. All About Jazz & Jazz Near You. Retrieved 19 March 2024.