ASNL77 Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 Hi everybody.I haven't got anything by Dizzy Reece in my Blue Note collection and I don't really know where to start.Does any of you own Blues in Trinity? If yes what do you think of it and what do you think of his other sessions? Thanks for your help!!! Quote
Late Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 This one is probably the best bet to start with. Blues in Trinity is a solid hardbop date with Tubby Hayes in typical fine form. Soundin' Off, in my opinion, is the one to have, however. Others will tout the OJC as well. It's a fine session. Quote
Chuck Nessa Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 If you are at all interested, get the Mosaic Select. Not a poor track in the bunch and cheaper than searching out the single discs. Quote
ASNL77 Posted October 30, 2004 Author Report Posted October 30, 2004 (edited) This one is probably the best bet to start with. Blues in Trinity is a solid hardbop date with Tubby Hayes in typical fine form. Soundin' Off, in my opinion, is the one to have, however. Others will tout the OJC as well. It's a fine session. Thanks for the link.I have just been listening to 'once in a while'.It sounds pretty good.I will certainly go for the Mosaic collection if it is still ......... available.thanks again Edited October 30, 2004 by ASNL77 Quote
DrJ Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 Yes, should be available and yes, you should get it. The Selects are really quite a bargain when one is dealing with a musician of Reece's caliber. If you were ever going to go for just one Reece Blue Note though, my strong bias would be for COMIN' ON - out as a Connoisseur edition and unissued at the time of recording, but NOT for any quality concerns let me tell you. I really love all his Blue Notes but that one is a tour de force, with remarkable compositions and contributions by the supporting cast as well as the usual Reece trumpet mastery. Quote
wesbed Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 I ordered my Dizzy Mosaic last night. It will be my first Dizzy Reece too. Quote
Rooster_Ties Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 Get the Select, without a doubt. Every one of the four albums (five sessions) is great!!! As others have said, COMIN' ON is the best of the bunch (IMHO). Amazingly it sat in the vaults until the late 1990's, never having been released before then. I'm still shocked!! How does a date (two dates, actually) -- as great as COMIN' ON -- stay locked up for that long??? Quote
B. Goren. Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 Without any doubt, it is recommended to get the Mosaic select set. In addition, everyone who likes the music and the playing of Dizzy Reece, must have also Asia Minor. This is one of his best recordings and since he recorded it for Prestige, it is not part of the Mosaic set. Quote
connoisseur series500 Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 I never warmed up to Dizzy Reece. Had the Mosaic Select and sold it off. I bought back "Comin' On," so that would be the one session that stays in my collection. Quote
sidewinder Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 'Star Bright' is very highly recommended but on CD format the Mosaic Select is definitely the way to go. Check out also Dizzy's fine work on Andrew Hill's 'Passing Ships' and also the great 1960s date with Dexter Gordon 'A Day In Copenhagen' (issued by MPS/SABA). Quote
JohnS Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 The Blue Notes first certainly. If you like them then Dizzy's UK recordings on Tempo, reissued on Jasmine, are well worth a listen. Quote
Shrdlu Posted October 30, 2004 Report Posted October 30, 2004 ASNL, I recommend the TOCJs of "Star Bright" and "Soundin' Off". The Select series would be the way to go if they were well remastered, but McMaster has a monopoly. Quote
ASNL77 Posted October 31, 2004 Author Report Posted October 31, 2004 (edited) Thanks to all of you for your precious help.I have just ordered the Mosaic set.The three tunes I listened on the Mosaic records link were very convincing.As it 'only' costs $39 it won't count as a Christmas treat and I have got some money left to spend on my Xmas present.Thanks again!!!!!! Edited October 31, 2004 by ASNL77 Quote
cool_blue Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 (edited) Any overlap with the Mosaic Select set and Star Brite ? Edited October 31, 2004 by cool_blue Quote
Dan Gould Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 Any overlap with the Mosaic Select set and Star Brite ? The Mosaic Select consists of all of his Blue Note albums, so Star Bright is contained in its entirety. Quote
BruceH Posted October 31, 2004 Report Posted October 31, 2004 Reece's work on Duke Jordan's album Flight To Jordan is also highly recommended. Quote
ralphie_boy Posted November 1, 2004 Report Posted November 1, 2004 This one is probably the best bet to start with. Blues in Trinity is a solid hardbop date with Tubby Hayes in typical fine form. Soundin' Off, in my opinion, is the one to have, however. Others will tout the OJC as well. It's a fine session. I agree - Soundin' Off is terriffic! Quote
DrJ Posted November 2, 2004 Report Posted November 2, 2004 I love turning people on to unjustly obscure jazz...my wife's stepdad was up last weekend and I played COMIN' ON for him and he flipped, especially over the killer version of "Tenderly." He's a big jazz trumpet fan and I just knew he'd love Reece. Now he's lookin' for it - and here I had already got it for him for Christmas and was just checking to make sure he'd like it (didn't tell him that of course)! Hope he doesn't find it, probably pretty safe as he's not an on-line shopper and it's long out of the stores around here. Quote
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