Blues in Trinity

Blues in Trinity is an album by Jamaican-born English-based jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece, featuring performances recorded in 1958. It was his first album for the Blue Note label.[2]

Blues in Trinity
Studio album by Dizzy Reece
Released	Early June 1959[1]
Recorded	August 24, 1958 Decca Studios, London
Genre	Jazz
Length	47:21
Label	Blue Note BST 84006
Producer	Tony Hall
Dizzy Reece chronology
Changing the Jazz at Buckingham Palace (1956) Blues in Trinity (1959) Star Bright (1959)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4½ stars and the review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine stated, "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".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated

1. "Blues in Trinity" - 6:45
2. "I Had the Craziest Dream" (Gordon, Warren) - 3:04
3. "Close-Up" - 10:38
4. "Shepherd's Serenade" - 6:36
5. "Color Blind" - 6:02
6. "'Round About Midnight" (Monk) - 4:46

Bonus tracks on 1995 CD reissue:

7. "Eboo" - 4:02
8. "Just a Penny" - 5:28

Personnel

• Dizzy Reece - trumpet (tracks 1-5, 7, 8)
• Donald Byrd - trumpet (tracks 3, 5, 7, 8)
• Tubby Hayes - tenor saxophone (tracks 1, 3-8)
• Terry Shannon - piano
• Lloyd Thompson - bass
• Art Taylor - drums

References

1. Billboard June 15, 1959
2. Blue Note discography accessed September 28, 2010
3. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed September 28, 2010