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Dizzy Reece – Soundin’ Off

Soundin’ Off is an album by Jamaican-born jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece recorded on May 12, 1960 and released on Blue Note later that year.

HAPPY 95TH BIRTHDAY TO DIZZY REECE (BORN 5 JANUARY 1931)

Dizzy Reece – Star Bright

Star Brightis a seminal hard bop album by Jamaican jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece, recorded on November 19, 1959. Released in 1960 by Blue Note Records, it marked Reece’s second leader session for the label and his first after moving to New York City

Track Listing:

The album consists of six tracks, featuring four original compositions by Reece and two standards: 

"The Rake" (Reece) – A swaggering blues piece and the album's lead single.

"I'll Close My Eyes" (Reid/Kaye) – A standard showcasing Reece’s melodic delivery.

"Groovesville" (Reece) – A sprightly hard bop number.

"The Rebound" (Reece) – A high-energy track with strong rhythmic velocity from Kelly.

"I Wished on the Moon" (Parker/Rainger) – A standard with a bouncy, sophisticated style.

"A Variation on Monk" (Reece) – A blues-infused tribute inspired by Thelonious Monk. 

Personnel and Style:

The album features a quintessential hard bop quintet comprising some of the genre's most respected musicians: 

Dizzy Reece: Trumpet

Hank Mobley: Tenor Saxophone

Wynton Kelly: Piano

Paul Chambers: Bass

Art Taylor: Drums 

Critics often highlight the synergy between Reece and Mobley, noting Reece's "fat" and soulful tone alongside Mobley's inventive and confident solos.

Legacy and Reissues:

Dizzy Reece – Blues in Trinity

Rare Jazz finds this week at eil.com

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Bitches Brew first UK pressing

Duke Ellington, Polish Pressing

Dizzy Reece Quartet BBC Jazz Club Acetate from 1958

Arman Ratip rare 1970 UK LP, part of the highly collectible ‘Lansdowne Jazz’ series.

Dick’s Picks: Dizzy Reece Quartet/The Jazz Couriers Monster Rare 1958 BBC Jazz Club Acetate

Dick’s Picks: After last week’s disco shenanigans our resident ‘vinyl guru’ has reached back further into the past and uncovered this rarer-than-rare Dizzy Reece/Jazz Couriers/Tubby Hayes BBC Jazz club acetate, needless to say, you don’t see many of these….

What’s an acetate?

Acetates are a type of phonograph/gramophone record, in common use from the late 1930’s thorough to the late 1950’s,…