Star Bright (Dizzy Reece album)

Star Bright
Studio album by Dizzy Reece
Released	March 1960
Recorded	November 19, 1959 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Jazz
Length	39:31
Label	Blue Note BST 84023
Producer	Alfred Lion
Dizzy Reece chronology
Blues in Trinity (1958)Blues in Trinity1958 Star Bright (1959) Comin' On! (1960)Comin' On!1960

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

1. "The Rake" - 6:06
2. "I'll Close My Eyes" (Kaye, Reid) - 5:57
3. "Groovesville" - 8:08
4. "The Rebound" - 6:48
5. "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) - 6:51
6. "A Variation on Monk" - 5:41

Personnel

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

References