Soundin' Off Explained

Soundin' Off
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dizzy Reece
Cover:	Soundin' Off.jpg
Released:	Mid October 1960^[1]
Recorded:	May 12, 1960
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	41:50
Label:	Blue Note BLP 4033
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Dizzy Reece
Prev Title:	Comin' On!
Prev Year:	1960
Next Title:	Asia Minor
Next Year:	1962

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.^[2]

Reception

The AllMusic review by Rick Anderson says, "Throughout the album, Reece digs into his bag of sonic tricks without ever doing anything that detracts from the music itself. Soundin' Off is a little bit uneven, but is never less than a solid pleasure to listen to."^[3]

Track listing

Side 1

1. "A Ghost of a Chance" (Bing Crosby, Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 5:06
2. "Once in a While" (Michael Edwards, Bud Green) – 7:30
3. "Eb Pob" (Dizzy Reece) – 7:46

Side 2

1. "Yesterdays" (Otto Harbach, Jerome Kern) – 7:11
2. "Our Love Is Here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:21
3. "Blue Streak" (Dizzy Reece) – 7:56

Personnel

Musicians

• Dizzy Reece – trumpet
• Walter Bishop Jr. – piano
• Doug Watkins – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – producer
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
• Reid Miles – cover design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Ira Gitler – liner notes

Notes and References

1. https://books.google.com/books?id=ix4EAAAAMBAJ&q=Blakey&pg=PA76 Billboard Oct 10, 1960
2. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4000-series/#blp-4033 Blue Note discography
3. Rick Anderson, Review Allmusic; accessed September 28, 2010