Asia Minor is an album by Jamaican-born jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece featuring performances recorded in 1962 and originally released on the New Jazz label.[1]
| Asia Minor | ||||
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| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | March 13, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 36:25 | |||
| Label | New Jazz | |||
| Dizzy Reece chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Down Beat |   [2] |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [4] |
Reception
editContemporaneous reviews of Asia Minor were positive, with the Jazz Journal describing it as "modern jazz at a high level".[5] Critical reflections of the album since its release have often concluded that it was Reece's finest session of the period[6] and a "masterpiece".[7] A review by Scott Yanow for AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "The solos tend to be concise but quite meaningful, and, overall, this hard bop but occasionally surprising session is quite memorable".[3]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Dizzy Reece except where noted.
- "The Shadow of Khan" – 5:31
- "The Story of Love" (Carlos Eleta Almarán) – 4:32
- "Yamask" – 5:40
- "Spiritus Parkus [Parker's Spirit]" (Cecil Payne) – 4:40
- "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 7:51
- "Ackmet" – 8:11
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Prestige discography accessed April 24, 2024
- ^ Down Beat:Down Beat: January 3, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 1
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Asia Minor - Dizzy Reece". AllMusic. Netaktion. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1199. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Voce, Steve (1963). "JJ 06/63: Dizzy Reece – Asia Minor". Jazz Journal. Jazz Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
- ^ Morton, Brian; Cook, Richard (2010). The Penguin Jazz Guide: The History of the Music in the 1000 Best Albums. London: Penguin UK. ISBN 9780141048314. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Hovan, C. Andrew (2004). "Dizzy Reece: Mosaic Select 11: Dizzy Reece". AllAboutJazz. No. 27 July. All About Jazz & Jazz Near You. Retrieved 24 April 2024.