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Persia My Dear

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Persia My Dear
Studio album by
Released1987
RecordedAugust 1, 1987
StudioCBS Studio, Tokyo, Japan
GenreJazz
Length50:45
LabelDIW
DIW-8015
ProducerEiji Nakayama
Richard Davis chronology
Tenderness
(1978)
Persia My Dear
(1987)
Live at Sweet Basil
(1990)

Persia My Dear is an album by bassist Richard Davis, pianist Sir Roland Hanna and drummer Frederick Waits recorded in Japan in 1987 and released on the Japanese DIW label.[1][2][3]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]

AllMusic reviewer Thom Jurek described Persia My Dear as "a sweet little session that features Davis in light of his brilliant arco skills as well as his deep, intricate melodic interplay".[4]

Track listing

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  1. "Manhattan Safari" (Roland Hanna) - 7:49
  2. "Southpark and Richard" (Hanna) - 6:02
  3. "Summer in Central Park" (Horace Silver) - 5:06
  4. "Brownie Speaks" (Clifford Brown) - 6:25
  5. "Persia My Dear" (Richard Davis) - 5:25
  6. "Strange Vibes" (Silver) - 11:04
  7. "Let Me Try" (Hanna) - 8:54

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Richard Davis discography accessed March 31, 2015
  2. ^ Jazzlists: Roland Hanna discography, accessed June 19, 2019
  3. ^ Selected Sir Roland Hanna Discography, accessed June 19, 2019
  4. ^ a b Jurek, T., Allmusic Review, accessed March 31, 2015
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 647. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.