Blues in Trinity
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Blues in Trinity |
| type | Album |
| artist | Dizzy Reece |
| cover | Blues in Trinity.jpg |
| released | Early June 1959 |
| recorded | August 24, 1958 |
| studio | Decca Studios, London |
| genre | Hard bop |
| length | 47:21 |
| label | Blue Note |
| BLP 4006 | |
| producer | Tony Hall |
| chronology | Dizzy Reece |
| prev_title | Changing the Jazz at Buckingham Palace |
| prev_year | 1956 |
| next_title | Star Bright |
| next_year | 1959 |
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| name = Blues in Trinity | type = Album | artist = Dizzy Reece | cover = Blues in Trinity.jpg | alt = | released = Early June 1959 | recorded = August 24, 1958 | venue = | studio = Decca Studios, London | genre = Hard bop | length = 47:21 | label = Blue Note BLP 4006 | producer = Tony Hall | chronology = Dizzy Reece | prev_title = Changing the Jazz at Buckingham Palace | prev_year = 1956 | next_title = Star Bright | next_year = 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.
Background
Unusually for Blue Note releases of this time, Blues in Trinity was recorded in north London rather than Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack Studio, at which the label recorded exclusively from 1953 onwards.
Reception
| rev1 = AllMusic | rev1Score = 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."
Richard Cook described the session as a fine Anglo-American collaboration, with Reece demonstrating 'outstanding' qualities as a soloist and 'overshadowing' Donald Byrd. Cook also highlights Tubby Hayes as overshadowing Byrd with his 'quick and hearty' performance, 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".
Blues in Trinity is considered by some to be a "bop classic" and among Reece's best work.
Track listing
:All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated
Side 1
- "Blues in Trinity" – 6:45
- "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Gordon, Warren) – 3:04
- "Close-Up" – 10:38
Side 2
- "Shepherd's Serenade" – 6:36
- "Color Blind" – 6:02
- "'Round About Midnight" (Monk) – 4:46
1995 CD reissue bonus tracks
- "Eboo" – 4:02
- "Just a Penny" – 5:28
Personnel
Musicians
- Dizzy Reece (except "'Round About Midnight")
- Donald Byrd ("Close-Up", "Color Blind", "Eboo", "Just a Penny") – trumpet
- Tubby Hayes – tenor saxophone (except "I Had the Craziest Dream")
- Terry Shannon – piano
- Lloyd Thompson – bass
- Art Taylor – drums
Technical personnel
- Tony Hall – producer, liner notes
- Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer
- Reid Miles – design
- Bill Penny – photography
References
References
- [https://books.google.com/books?id=WiAEAAAAMBAJ&q=Holiday+for+Skins&pg=PA41 Billboard June 15, 1959]
- [http://www.jazzdisco.org/blue-note-records/catalog-4000-series/#blp-4006 Blue Note discography] accessed September 28, 2010
- (2023). "Van Gelder Studio And The Blue Note Sound". uDiscoverMusic.
- "Blues in Trinity Review". AllMusic, Netaktion LLC.
- (2004). "Blue Note Records: The Biography". Justin, Charles & Company.
- (2021). "Tubby Hayes: How The Little Giant Conquered The Big Apple". MA Music, Leisure & Travel Ltd.
- (2019). "Under the radar". Diamond Publishing.
- (2013). "Dizzy Reece: The Complete Recordings 1954-62". MA Music, Leisure & Travel Ltd.
- (2010). "The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums". Penguin.
- "Dizzy Reece discography...".
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