''Manhattan Project'' is an album by Jamaican-born jazz trumpeter

Dizzy Reece Alphonso Son "Dizzy" Reece (born 5 January 1931) is a Jamaican-born hard bop jazz trumpeter. Reece is among a group of jazz musicians born in Jamaica which includes Bertie King, Joe Harriott, Roland Alphonso, Wilton Gaynair, Sonny Bradshaw, s ...

featuring performances recorded in 1978 and released on the

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label. In 2015,

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included this recording in ''The Complete Bee Hive Sessions'' (Mosaic MD12-261), a 12-CD box set.

Reception

The

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review by

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awarded the album 4½ stars stating "Hopefully, this highly enjoyable Bee Hive LP will someday be rediscovered and reissued on CD".Yanow, S. Allmusic Reviewaccessed September 29, 2010

Track listing

:''All compositions by Dizzy Reece except as indicated'' # "Con Man" - 8:55 # "Manhattan Walk" - 7:59 # "Yule On The Hudson" - 9:05 # " Woody 'n' You" ( Dizzy Gillespie) - 13:20 # "One For Trane" (

Mickey Bass Lee Odiss Bass III (May 2, 1943 – February 3, 2022), better known as Mickey Bass, was an American bassist, composer, arranger, and music educator. He played with Chico Freeman, John Hicks, and Kiane Zawadi. Bass was a Pittsburgh bassist who wo ...

) - 7:57 :*Recorded at Blue Rock Studio, N.Y.C. on January 17, 1978.

Personnel

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Clifford Jordan Clifford Laconia Jordan (September 2, 1931 – March 27, 1993) was an American jazz tenor saxophone player. While in Chicago, he performed with Max Roach, Sonny Stitt, and some rhythm and blues groups. He moved to New York City in 1957, after ...

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* Charles Davis - tenor saxophone *

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References

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