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
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedMarch 13, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length36:25
LabelNew Jazz
Dizzy Reece chronology
Soundin' Off
(1960)
Asia Minor
(1962)
From In to Out
(1970)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Down Beat[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[4]

Reception

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Contemporaneous 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

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All compositions by Dizzy Reece except where noted.

  1. "The Shadow of Khan" – 5:31
  2. "The Story of Love" (Carlos Eleta Almarán) – 4:32
  3. "Yamask" – 5:40
  4. "Spiritus Parkus [Parker's Spirit]" (Cecil Payne) – 4:40
  5. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, DuBose Heyward) – 7:51
  6. "Ackmet" – 8:11

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige discography accessed April 24, 2024
  2. ^ Down Beat:Down Beat: January 3, 1963 Vol. 30, No. 1
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Asia Minor - Dizzy Reece". AllMusic. Netaktion. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 1199. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  5. ^ Voce, Steve (1963). "JJ 06/63: Dizzy Reece – Asia Minor". Jazz Journal. Jazz Journal. Retrieved 6 April 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 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.