Asia Minor (album)

Asia Minor
Studio album by Dizzy Reece
Released	1962
Recorded	March 13, 1962
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	36:25
Label	New Jazz
Dizzy Reece chronology
Soundin' Off (1960)Soundin' Off1960 Asia Minor (1962) From In to Out (1970)From In to Out1970

Asia Minor is an album by Jamaican-born jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece featuring performances recorded in 1962 and originally released on the New Jazz label.^[1]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Down Beat	[2]
Allmusic	[3]

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "The solos tend to be concise but quite meaningful, and, overall, this hard bop but occasionally surprising session is quite memorable".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Reece except where noted.

1. "The Shadow of Khan" – 5:31
2. "The Story of Love" (Carlos Eleta Almarán) – 4:32
3. "Yamask" – 5:40
4. "Spiritus Parkus [Parker's Spirit]" (Cecil Payne) – 4:40
5. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 7:51
6. "Ackmet" – 8:11

Personnel

• Dizzy Reece – trumpet
• Joe Farrell – tenor saxophone, flute
• Cecil Payne – baritone saxophone
• Hank Jones – piano
• Ron Carter – bass
• Charlie Persip – drums

References