Happy Birthday Dizzy Reece who is 94 years old today! Born in Kingston, Jamaica, the trumpeter moved to London at age 17 & became a fixture of the Paris jazz scene before moving to NYC in 1959.
 
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Dizzy Reece’s “Star Bright” radiates hard bop brilliance! His trumpet soars alongside #HankMobley, #WyntonKelly, #PaulChambers and #ArtTaylor. A timeless @BlueNoteRecords.bsky.social treasure, now reissued with stunning clarity in the Classic Vinyl Series. #Jazz #BlueNote #DizzyReece #JazzSky

OUT NOW: Dizzy Reece "Blues In Trinity" Tone Poet Vinyl Edition: bluenote.lnk.to/DizzyReece-B...

When Donald Byrd & Art Taylor toured Europe in 1958 they went into the studio with the Jamaica-born, London-based trumpeter for a UK-US jazz summit featuring Tubby Hayes, Terry Shannon & Lloyd Thompson

Dizzy Reece, Blues In Trinity. 2025 Blue Note Tone Poet Series USA stereo reissue. Tremendous supporting cast and an interesting recording location for BN and RVG: Decca Studios in London (where Dizzy was based). #bluenote #tonepoetseries #dizzyreece #jazzonvinyl #dandagostino

#DizzyReece a Blues in Trinity. Příběh jamajského trumpetisty z londýnské scény, o kterém si hudebníci vyprávěli dřív, než ho objevila americká kritika. Blue Note, Tony Hall, Milesova historka a jedna deska, která se nevešla do zaběhlé mapy jazzu.
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Dizzy Reece:
🎵 Shepherd's Serenade

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Dizzy Reece:
🎵 I Had the Craziest Dream

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Paris Reunion Band au Festival d'Antibes, le 18 juillet 1985 :
#WoodyShaw, #DizzyReece (tp), #SlideHampton (tb), #JohnnyGriffin (ts), #NathanDavis (ts, ss), #KennyDrew (p), #JimmyWoode (b), #BillyBrooks (dr) + #LionelHampton (vib)

Trumpeter Dizzy Reece blends hard‑bop vigor with cinematic flair on “Original Jazz Movie Soundtracks, Vol. 4”—a vibrant, storytelling suite that turns film cues into swinging jazz gems.
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Dizzy Reece:
🎵 'Round About Midnight

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▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

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Dizzy Reece:
🎵 Colorblind

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▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify

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Dizzy Reece:
🎵 The Rake

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▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
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Dizzy Reece:
🎵 Achmet

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▶️ 🪄 Automagic 🔊 show 📻 playlist on Spotify
▶️ Track on #Spotify:

🔊 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC Radio 3's #RoundMidnight

Dizzy Reece:
🎵 Achmet

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🔊 #NowPlayingashtag/NowPlaying" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#NowPlaying on BBC Radio 3's #RoundMidnight

Dizzy Reece:
🎵 Blues In Trinity

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