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Star Bright is an album by Jamaican-born jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece , featuring performances recorded in 1959 shortly after his move to New York City and released on the Blue Note label.[ 1] So far, it has been released on CD only in Japan.
Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating Allmusic [ 2]
The Allmusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.[ 2]
Track listing
All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated
"The Rake" - 6:06
"I'll Close My Eyes " (Kaye , Reid ) - 5:57
"Groovesville" - 8:08
"The Rebound" - 6:48
"I Wished on the Moon " (Dorothy Parker , Ralph Rainger ) - 6:51
"A Variation on Monk" - 5:41
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader With others
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section
As leader or co-leader With others
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (Art Blakey /The Jazz Messengers , 1955)
At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1955)
The Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1956)
Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 [1982])
At the Jazz Corner of the World (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1959)
All Night Long (Kenny Burrell , 1956)
K.B. Blues (1957 [1979])
Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd , 1955)
Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960)
A New Perspective (1963)
Mustang! (Donald Byrd, 1966)
Blackjack (Donald Byrd, 1967)
Dial "S" for Sonny (Sonny Clark , 1957)
My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1957)
Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis , 1961)
In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Miles Davis, 1961)
Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955)
Whistle Stop (Kenny Dorham, 1961)
This Is New (Kenny Drew , 1957)
Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960)
Farmer's Market (Art Farmer , 1956)
The Opener (Curtis Fuller , 1957)
Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959)
Afro (Dizzy Gillespie , 1954)
Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Jazz Recital (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954–55)
I Want to Hold Your Hand (Grant Green , 1965)
A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin , 1957)
My Point of View (Herbie Hancock , 1963)
Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope , 1956)
Goin' Up (Freddie Hubbard , 1960)
Blue Spirits (Freddie Hubbard, 1965)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1955)
Together! (Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones , 1961)
Midnight Walk (Elvin Jones, 1966)
I Wanna Talk About You (Tete Montoliu , 1980)
Introducing Lee Morgan (1956)
Lee Morgan Sextet (1956)
Cornbread (Lee Morgan , 1965)
Charisma (1966)
The Rajah (1966)
Tenor Conclave (Prestige All Stars, 1957)
Star Bright (Dizzy Reece , 1959)
The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956)
Good Move! (Freddie Roach 1963)
The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953)
Max Roach + 4 (1956)
The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957)
MAX (Max Roach , 1958)
Yasmina, a Black Woman (Archie Shepp , 1969)
Poem for Malcolm (Archie Shepp, 1969)
Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55)
Silver's Blue (Horace Silver , 1956)
6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58)
The Stylings of Silver (Horace Silver, 1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957)
A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957)
Julius Watkins Sextet (1955)
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