Star Bright (Dizzy Reece album)

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]

Star Bright
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 1960
RecordedNovember 19, 1959
StudioVan Gelder Studio
Englewood Cliffs
GenreHard bop
Length39:31
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4023
ProducerAlfred Lion
Dizzy Reece chronology
Blues in Trinity
(1958)
Star Bright
(1960)
Comin' On!
(1960)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
AllAboutJazz     [3]

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

Track listing edit

All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated

Side 1 edit

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

Side 2 edit

  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 edit

Musicians edit

Technical personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Blue Note discography accessed September 28, 2010
  2. ^ a b 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.