Blowin' Away (Dizzy Reece and Ted Curson album)

Blowin' Away
Studio album by
Released1978
RecordedJune 9, 1978
StudioBlue Rock, New York City
GenreJazz
LabelInterplay IP-7716
ProducerFred Norsworthy, Toshiya Taenaka
Ted Curson chronology
Jubilant Power
(1976)
Blowin' Away
(1978)
The Trio
(1978)
Dizzy Reece chronology
Manhattan Project
(1978)
Blowin' Away
(1978)

Blowin' Away is an album by trumpeters Dizzy Reece and Ted Curson, recorded in 1976 and released on the Interplay label.[1][2][3]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[5]
DownBeat

AllMusic's review by Scott Yanow stated, "It is a pity that Reece and Curson do not get to tangle on all of the numbers, but they do shoot off some fireworks (most notably on 'Walkin''); the playing by all of the veterans is up to par".[4]

DownBeat assigned the album 4.5 stars.[6] Brent Staples wrote, "Blowin' Away has all the elements of an old time cuttin’ session: familiar tunes, a strong rhythm section and two roosters in the same barnyard. Curson and Reece seem intent upon blowing each other out of the studio".[6]

Track listing

  1. "Stella by Starlight" (Victor Young, Ned Washington) - 6:13
  2. "All The Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 6:16
  3. "Bass Conclave" (Dizzy Reece) - 6:24
  4. "Moose the Mooche" (Charlie Parker) - 5:11
  5. "Marjo" (Ted Curson) - 6:50
  6. "Walkin'" (Richard Carpenter) - 8:48

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Dizzy Reece discography accessed February 27, 2015
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Ted Curson leader entry, accessed February 27, 2015
  3. ^ Interplay Records discography accessed May 9, 2017
  4. ^ a b Yanow, S., AllMusic Review accessed February 27, 2015
  5. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 167. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  6. ^ a b Staples, Brent (December 1979). "Record Reviews". DownBeat. 46 (18): 40.