Released 1961 Artist Walt Dickerson Producer Esmond Edwards Genre Jazz | Length 37:58 Release date 1961 Label Original Jazz Classics | |
Recorded March 7, 1961
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey This Is Walt Dickerson!
(1961) A Sense of Direction
(1961) Similar A Sense of Direction, To My Queen, Relativity, Impressions of a Patch of Blue, Tenderness | ||
This Is Walt Dickerson! is the debut album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.
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Reception
The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars, stating "A striking debut, This Is Walt Dickerson! sets the stage for continued excellence, but also proves that Dickerson's talent was already fully formed. ". Down Beat reviewer Don DeMichael wrote "Dickerson plays the whole instrument, not just part of it. But more important than his approach to the instrument is Dickerson's approach to music. The challenge he throws at himself and the listener outweighs other considerations one might have... what he offers in this album is far above the usual. ...This album is experience-giving and provocative."
Track listing
All compositions by Walt Dickerson
- "Time" - 6:29
- "Elizabeth" - 5:07
- "The Cry" - 7:01
- "Death and Taxes" - 6:06
- "Evelyn" - 6:14
- "Infinite You" - 7:01
Personnel
Songs
1Time6:34
2Elizabeth5:10
3The Cry7:03