Persia My Dear

Studio album by Richard Davis, Sir Roland Hanna and Frederick Waits

Released

1987

Recorded

August 1, 1987
CBS Studio Tokyo, Japan

Genre

Jazz

Length

50:45

Label

DIW
DIW-8015

Producer

Eiji 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 1977 and released on the Japanese DIW label.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 3½ stars calling it "a sweet little session that features Davis in light of his brilliant arco skills as well as his deep, intricate melodic interplay".^[2]

Track listing

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

Personnel

References

↑ Richard Davis discography accessed March 31, 2015
1 2 Jurek, T., Allmusic Review, accessed March 31, 2015

Richard Davis

Studio albums	Heavy Sounds [with Elvin Jones] (1967) Muses for Richard Davis (1969) The Philosophy of the Spiritual (1971) Dealin' (1973) Fancy Free (1977) Divine Gemini [with Walt Dickerson] (1977) Harvest (1979) Way Out West (1980) Tenderness [with Walt Dickerson] (1985) Persia My Dear (1987)

Live albums	Epistrophy & Now's the Time (1972) As One (1975)

Creative Construction Company	Creative Construction Company (1975) Creative Construction Company Vol. II (1976)

Related	Discography

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