Review by Rick Anderson
Originally issued in 1960 and subsequently reissued multiple times in a variety of formats, the trumpeter Dizzy Reece's fourth Blue Note outing as a leader is here presented in Super Audio CD format by the APO label. While it would have been nice to see a bit more material on a reissue like this (with at least a couple of alternate takes), the original program is densely packed with high-quality music and makes for a solidly satisfying listening experience on its own. The opening track, interestingly enough, is both a ballad and a standard: on "Ghost of a Chance" Reece plays with a buttery, burnished tone that coats the familiar melody in a golden haze like the quality of light at dusk. The sun rises again on the next track, a midtempo number titled "Once in a While," and the tempo ratchets up another notch on "Eb Pob," a rather undistinguished composition on the "I Got Rhythm" changes that is completely redeemed by the quality of the solos. "Yesterday" finds pianist Walter Bishop delivering a curiously lackadaisical solo, but he gets back in the groove on a wonderful version of "Our Love Is Here to Stay." The program ends with a nice, bouncy blues original titled "Blue Streak." Throughout the album, Reece digs into his bag of sonic tricks without ever doing anything that detracts from the music itself. Soundin' Off is a little bit uneven, but is never less than a solid pleasure to listen to.
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Reseña de Rick Anderson
Publicada originalmente en 1960 y posteriormente reeditada varias veces en una variedad de formatos, la cuarta salida de Blue Note del trompetista Dizzy Reece como líder se presenta aquí en formato de Súper CD de audio por el sello APO. Si bien hubiera sido bueno ver un poco más de material en una reedición como esta (con al menos un par de tomas alternativas), el programa original está densamente repleto de música de alta calidad y ofrece una experiencia auditiva sólidamente satisfactoria por sí sola. La pista de apertura, curiosamente, es tanto una balada como un estándar: en" Ghost of a Chance", Reece toca con un tono mantecoso y bruñido que recubre la melodía familiar en una bruma dorada como la calidad de la luz al atardecer. El sol vuelve a salir en la siguiente pista, un número de medio tiempo titulado "Once in a While", y el tempo sube otro escalón en "Eb Pob", una composición bastante poco distinguida sobre los cambios de "I Got Rhythm"que se redime por completo por la calidad de los solos. "Yesterday" encuentra al pianista Walter Bishop interpretando un solo curiosamente mediocre, pero vuelve al ritmo con una maravillosa versión de " Our Love Is Here to Stay."El programa termina con un original de blues agradable y animado titulado" Blue Streak."A lo largo del álbum, Reece se mete en su bolsa de trucos sónicos sin hacer nada que le reste valor a la música en sí. Soundin ' Off es un poco desigual, pero nunca es menos que un placer sólido de escuchar.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/soundin-off-mw0000368905
1 - A Ghost Of A Chance
Written-By – Crosby*, Washington*, Young - 5:04
2 - Once In A While
Written-By – Green*, Edwards - 7:54
3 - Eb Pob
Written-By – Navarro*, Parker - 7:27
4 - Yesterdays
Written-By – Kern*, Harbach - 7:44
5 - Our Love Is Here To Stay
Written-By – Gershwin - 7:08
6 - Blue Streak
Written-By – Reece - 6:21
Credits:
Bass – Doug Watkins
Design [Cover] – Reid Miles
Drums – Art Taylor
Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
Liner Notes – Ira Gitler
Photography By [Cover Photo] – Francis Wolff
Piano – Walter Bishop Jr. - Producer – Alfred Lion
Trumpet – Dizzy Reece
Recorded at the Van Gelder Studio, New Jersey on May 12, 1960.
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