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.^[1]

Star Bright
Studio album by Dizzy Reece
Released	March 1960
Recorded	November 19, 1959
Studio	Van Gelder Studio Englewood Cliffs
Genre	Hard bop
Length	39:31
Label	Blue Note BLP 4023
Producer	Alfred Lion
Dizzy Reece chronology
Blues in Trinity (1958) Star Bright (1960) Comin' On! (1960)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
AllAboutJazz	[3]

The AllMusic review awarded the album 4½ stars.^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated

Side 1

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

Side 2

1. "The Rebound" – 6:48
2. "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 6:51
3. "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