Persia My Dear

1987 studio album by Richard Davis, Sir Roland Hanna and Frederick Waits

Persia My Dear

Studio album by

Richard Davis, Sir Roland Hanna and Frederick Waits

Released

1987

Recorded

August 1, 1987

Studio

CBS Studio, Tokyo, Japan

Genre

Jazz

Length

50:45

Label

DIW
DIW-8015

Producer

Eiji Nakayama

Richard Davis chronology

Tenderness
(1978)

Persia My Dear
(1987)

Live at Sweet Basil
(1990)

Persia My Dear is an album by bassist Richard Davis, pianist Sir Roland Hanna and drummer Frederick Waits recorded in Japan in 1987 and released on the Japanese DIW label.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek described Persia My Dear as "a sweet little session that features Davis in light of his brilliant arco skills as well as his deep, intricate melodic interplay".^[4]

Track listing

"Manhattan Safari" (Roland Hanna) - 7:49
"Southpark and Richard" (Hanna) - 6:02
"Summer in Central Park" (Horace Silver) - 5:06
"Brownie Speaks" (Clifford Brown) - 6:25
"Persia My Dear" (Richard Davis) - 5:25
"Strange Vibes" (Silver) - 11:04
"Let Me Try" (Hanna) - 8:54

Personnel

Richard Davis - bass
Sir Roland Hanna - piano
Frederick Wait - drums

References

^ Richard Davis discography accessed March 31, 2015
^ Jazzlists: Roland Hanna discography, accessed June 19, 2019
^ Selected Sir Roland Hanna Discography, accessed June 19, 2019
^ ^a ^b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review, accessed March 31, 2015
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.