Released 1962 Relativity
(1962) To My Queen
(1962) Release date 1962 Label New Jazz Records | Length 34:24 Artist Walt Dickerson Producer Esmond Edwards Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded January 16, 1962
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey Similar A Sense of Direction, To My Queen, Impressions of a Patch of Blue, Tenderness, Divine Gemini | ||
Relativity is the third album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson which was recorded in 1962 and released on the New Jazz label.
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Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars, stating "If there is a flaw with Relativity, it's that it doesn't have quite the same spark of revelation as Dickerson's first two albums; critics were beginning to identify his brief note clusters and stop-start phrasing as stylistic trademarks, and aside from the duet with Abdul-Malik, the record doesn't really push Dickerson's sound into new territory. Still, taken independently of context, Relativity is another fine recording and one of the better pieces of Dickerson's underappreciated legacy". Down Beat reviewer Don DeMichael wrote "This third Dickerson album, like the first two, offers excitement, emotional experience, and music of high quality. ...this is a very good album and is heartily recommended for the sometime electrifying emotion Dickerson is able to generate."
Track listing
All compositions by Walt Dickerson except as indicated
- "Relativity" - 5:20
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:25
- "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, I. Gershwin) - 5:05
- "Steppin' Out" - 2:05
- "The Unknown" - 3:59
- "Sugar Lump" - 6:05
- "Autumn in New York" (Duke) - 7:25
Personnel
Songs
1Relativity5:30
2It Ain't Necessarily So4:36
3I Can't Get Started5:13