| Blues in Trinity | ||||
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| Released | Early June 1959[1] | |||
| Recorded | August 24, 1958 | |||
| Studio | Decca Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Hard bop | |||
| Length | 47:21 | |||
| Label | Blue Note BLP 4006 | |||
| Producer | Tony Hall | |||
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Blues in Trinity is an album by Jamaican-born England-based jazz trumpeter Dizzy Reece, recorded on August 24, 1958 and released on Blue Note the following year—his debut for the label.[2]
Unusually for Blue Note releases of this time, Blues in Trinity was recorded in north London[3] rather than Rudy Van Gelder's Hackensack Studio, at which the label recorded exclusively from 1953 onwards.[4]
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| AllMusic |   [5] |
The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine states, "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."[5]
Richard Cook described the session as a fine Anglo-American collaboration, with Reece demonstrating 'outstanding' qualities as a soloist and 'overshadowing' Donald Byrd.[3] Cook also highlights Tubby Hayes as overshadowing Byrd with his 'quick and hearty' performance,[3] a sentiment supported by Hayes's biographer, Simon Spillett, who describes Hayes "as technically dazzling as Johnny Griffin and as full of heavyweight clout as [...] Sonny Rollins".[6]
Blues in Trinity is considered by some[7] to be a "bop classic" and among Reece's best work.[8][9]
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