Blues in Trinity

1959 studio album by Dizzy Reece
Blues in Trinity
Studio album by
Dizzy Reece
ReleasedEarly June 1959[1]
RecordedAugust 24, 1958
StudioDecca Studios, London
GenreHard bop
Length47:21
LabelBlue Note
BLP 4006
ProducerTony Hall
Dizzy Reece chronology
Changing the Jazz at Buckingham Palace
(1956) 		Blues in Trinity
(1959) 		Star Bright
(1959)

Blues in Trinity is an album by Jamaican-born England-based jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece, recorded on August 24, 1958 and released on Blue Note the following year—his debut for the label.[2]

Background

Unusually for Blue Note releases of this time, Blues in Trinity was recorded in north London[3] rather than Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack Studio, at which the label recorded exclusively from 1953 onwards.[4]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "Although the band was thrown together, there's a definite spark to this combo, which interacts as if it had been playing together for a long time. Throughout it all, Reece steals the show with his robust playing, and that's why Blues in Trinity rises above the level of standard-issue hard bop and becomes something special."[5]

Richard Cook described the session as a fine Anglo-American collaboration, with Reece demonstrating 'outstanding' qualities as a soloist and 'overshadowing' Donald Byrd.[3] Cook also highlights Tubby Hayes as overshadowing Byrd with his 'quick and hearty' performance,[3] a sentiment supported by Hayes's biographer, Simon Spillett, who describes Hayes "as technically dazzling as Johnny Griffin and as full of heavyweight clout as [...] Sonny Rollins".[6]

Blues in Trinity is considered by some[7] to be a "bop classic" and among Reece's best work.[8][9]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated

Side 1

  1. "Blues in Trinity" – 6:45
  2. "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Gordon, Warren) – 3:04
  3. "Close-Up" – 10:38

Side 2

  1. "Shepherd's Serenade" – 6:36
  2. "Color Blind" – 6:02
  3. "'Round About Midnight" (Monk) – 4:46

1995 CD reissue bonus tracks

  2. "Eboo" – 4:02
  3. "Just a Penny" – 5:28

Personnel

Musicians

Technical personnel

References

  1. ^ Billboard June 15, 1959
  2. ^ Blue Note discography accessed September 28, 2010
  3. ^ a b c Cook, Richard (2004). Blue Note Records: The Biography. [Boston, MA]: Justin, Charles & Company. p. 131. ISBN 9781932112276. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  4. ^ Waring, Charles (2023). "Van Gelder Studio And The Blue Note Sound". uDiscoverMusic. No. November 2. uDiscoverMusic. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  5. ^ a b Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Blues in Trinity Review". AllMusic. AllMusic, Netaktion LLC. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  6. ^ Spillett, Simon (2021). "Tubby Hayes: How The Little Giant Conquered The Big Apple". JazzWise. No. October 18. MA Music, Leisure & Travel Ltd. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  7. ^ Waring, Charles (2019). "Under the radar". Record Collector. No. 498 - 30 September. Diamond Publishing. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  8. ^ Carr, Roy (2013). "Dizzy Reece: The Complete Recordings 1954-62". Jazzwise. No. October. MA Music, Leisure & Travel Ltd. Retrieved 5 January 2024.
  9. ^ Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard (2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums. London: Penguin. ISBN 9780141048314.
  10. ^ a b c "Dizzy Reece discography..." British modern jazz - from the 1940s onwards... Retrieved 5 March 2024.
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