Asia Minor

by Dizzy Reece

Overview

This is one of trumpeter Dizzy Reece's finest recordings, a well-planned sextet date (reissued on CD) with baritonist Cecil Payne, Joe Farrell on tenor and flute, pianist Hank Jones, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Charlie Persip that is on the level of a Blue Note album. Reece (who contributed three diverse originals) performs mostly minor-toned songs that seem to really inspire the musicians. The solos tend to be concise but quite meaningful, and, overall, this hard bop but occasionally surprising session is quite memorable. Strange that Reece would not get another opportunity to lead a record date until 1970. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	10/18/2024
Label:	Honeypie
UPC:	7298594208992
Rank:	158234

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Dizzy Reece   Primary Artist,Trumpet
Charlie Persip   Guest Artist,Drums
Ron Carter   Guest Artist,Bass
Hank Jones   Guest Artist,Piano
Joe Farrell   Guest Artist,Flute,Sax (Tenor)
Cecil Payne   Guest Artist,Brass,Sax (Baritone)

Technical Credits

Rudy Van Gelder   Engineer
Cecil Payne   Composer
Don Schlitten   Design,Photography
George Thorn   Composer
Jules Colomby   Supervisor
Dizzy Reece   Composer
Carlos Eleta Almaran   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
DuBose Heyward   Composer