Star Bright (Dizzy Reece album) explained

Star Bright
Type:	Album
Artist:	Dizzy Reece
Cover:	Star Bright (Dizzy Reece album).jpg
Released:	March 1960
Recorded:	November 19, 1959
Studio:	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs
Genre:	Hard bop
Length:	39:31
Label:	Blue Note BLP 4023
Producer:	Alfred Lion
Chronology:	Dizzy Reece
Prev Title:	Blues in Trinity
Prev Year:	1958
Next Title:	Comin' On!
Next Year:	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]

Reception

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

• Dizzy Reece – trumpet
• Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
• Wynton Kelly – piano
• Paul Chambers – bass
• Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

• Alfred Lion – production
• Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
• Reid Miles – design
• Francis Wolff – photography
• Leonard Feather – liner notes

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4000-series/#blp-4023 Blue Note discography
2. Allmusic Review