Star Bright (Dizzy Reece album)

Star Bright is an album by Jamaican jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece recorded on November 19, 1959, shortly after his move to New York City, and released on Blue Note the following year.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
AllAboutJazz

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated

Side 1

"The Rake" – 6:06
"I'll Close My Eyes" (Kaye, Reid) – 5:57
"Groovesville" – 8:08

Side 2

"The Rebound" – 6:48
"I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 6:51
"A Variation on Monk" – 5:41

Personnel

Musicians

Dizzy Reece – trumpet
Hank Mobley – tenor saxophone
Wynton Kelly – piano
Paul Chambers – bass
Art Taylor – drums

Technical personnel

Alfred Lion – production
Rudy Van Gelder – recording engineer, mastering
Reid Miles – design
Francis Wolff – photography
Leonard Feather – liner notes

References

Blue Note discography accessed September 28, 2010
^ Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2010
Davis, Marc (2016). "Dizzy Reece: Dizzy Reece: Star Bright – 1959". AllAboutJazz. No. Jan. 18. All About Jazz & Jazz Near You. Retrieved 19 March 2024.

v t e Dizzy Reece
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Blues in Trinity (1958) Star Bright (1959) Comin' On! (1960) Soundin' Off (1960) Asia Minor (1962) From In to Out (1970) Blowin' Away (with Ted Curson, 1978) Manhattan Project (1978)
With others	Suite Sixteen (Victor Feldman, 1955) The Dizzy Gillespie Reunion Big Band (1968) A Day in Copenhagen (Dexter Gordon, 1969) Passing Ships (Andrew Hill, 1969) Round Midnight (Philly Joe Jones, 1969) Inward Fire (Clifford Jordan, 1977) Play What You Feel (Clifford Jordan, 1990) Down Through the Years (Clifford Jordan, 1991) Flight to Jordan (Duke Jordan, 1960) The Flip (Hank Mobley, 1969)

v t e Hank Mobley
Year(s) indicated are for the recording(s), not first release, except for the compilation section
As leader or co-leader	Newark 1953 (1953 ) Hank Mobley Quartet (1955) The Jazz Message of Hank Mobley (1956) Mobley's Message (Prestige, 1956) Mobley's 2nd Message (Prestige, 1956) Jazz Message No. 2 (Savoy, 1956) Hank Mobley Sextet (1956) Hank Mobley and His All Stars (1957) Hank Mobley Quintet (1957) Hank (1957) Hank Mobley (1957) Curtain Call (1957) Poppin' (1957) Peckin' Time (1958) Monday Night at Birdland (1958) Another Monday Night at Birdland (1959) Soul Station (1960) Roll Call (1960) Workout (1961) Another Workout (1961) No Room for Squares (1963) Straight No Filter (1963–65) The Turnaround! (1964) Dippin' (1965) A Caddy for Daddy (1965) A Slice of the Top (1966) Far Away Lands (1967) Third Season (1967) Hi Voltage (1967) Reach Out! (1968) The Flip (1969) Thinking of Home (1970) Breakthrough! (1972)
With others	At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 1 (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1955) At the Cafe Bohemia, Vol. 2 (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1955) The Jazz Messengers (Art Blakey, 1956) Originally (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1956 ) At the Jazz Corner of the World (Art Blakey/The Jazz Messengers, 1959) All Night Long (Kenny Burrell, 1956) K.B. Blues (1957 ) Byrd's Eye View (Donald Byrd, 1955) Byrd in Flight (Donald Byrd, 1960) A New Perspective (1963) Mustang! (Donald Byrd, 1966) Blackjack (Donald Byrd, 1967) Dial "S" for Sonny (Sonny Clark, 1957) My Conception (Sonny Clark, 1957) Someday My Prince Will Come (Miles Davis, 1961) In Person Friday and Saturday Nights at the Blackhawk, Complete (Miles Davis, 1961) Miles Davis at Carnegie Hall (1961) Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham, 1955) Whistle Stop (Kenny Dorham, 1961) This Is New (Kenny Drew, 1957) Undercurrent (Kenny Drew, 1960) Farmer's Market (Art Farmer, 1956) The Opener (Curtis Fuller, 1957) Sliding Easy (Curtis Fuller, 1959) Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954) Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954) Jazz Recital (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954–55) I Want to Hold Your Hand (Grant Green, 1965) A Blowin' Session (Johnny Griffin, 1957) My Point of View (Herbie Hancock, 1963) Informal Jazz (Elmo Hope, 1956) Goin' Up (Freddie Hubbard, 1960) Blue Spirits (Freddie Hubbard, 1965) The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1955) Together! (Elvin Jones and Philly Joe Jones, 1961) Midnight Walk (Elvin Jones, 1966) I Wanna Talk About You (Tete Montoliu, 1980) Introducing Lee Morgan (1956) Lee Morgan Sextet (1956) Cornbread (Lee Morgan, 1965) Charisma (1966) The Rajah (1966) Tenor Conclave (Prestige All Stars, 1957) Star Bright (Dizzy Reece, 1959) The Cool Voice of Rita Reys (1956) Good Move! (Freddie Roach 1963) The Max Roach Quartet featuring Hank Mobley (1953) Max Roach + 4 (1956) The Max Roach 4 Plays Charlie Parker (1957) MAX (Max Roach, 1958) Yasmina, a Black Woman (Archie Shepp, 1969) Poem for Malcolm (Archie Shepp, 1969) Horace Silver and the Jazz Messengers (1954–55) Silver's Blue (Horace Silver, 1956) 6 Pieces of Silver (Horace Silver, 1956–58) The Stylings of Silver (Horace Silver, 1957) A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume One (1957) A Date with Jimmy Smith Volume Two (1957) Julius Watkins Sextet (1955)
Compilations	The Complete Blue Note Hank Mobley Fifties Sessions (1998) The Feelin's Good (2013)
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