Released 1978 Length 61:34 Artists Sun Ra, Walt Dickerson Producer Walt Dickerson Genre Jazz | Recorded July 11, 1978 Visions
(1978) Lanquidity
(1978) Release date 1978 Label SteepleChase Records | |
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Studio C.I. Recording Studio, NYC Visions
(1978) Landscape with Open Door
(1978) Similar Walt Dickerson albums, Jazz albums | ||
Sun ra walt dickerson astro from visions lp
Visions is a duet album issued on LP format credited to Walt Dickerson (with Sun Ra) and later reissued on CD credited to Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson.
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Reception
In his review for AllMusic, Stewart Mason stated "Visions matches Walt Dickerson's cool vibes with Sun Ra's idiosyncratic piano in a way that shows both men's contrasting styles to surprisingly cohesive effect. ... Fans of Sun Ra's outer space mythology and chanting lyrics will have to look elsewhere for their fun, but fans of Ra's exceptionally gifted and distinctive free jazz piano playing should be fascinated. Dickerson, one of the few jazz vibraphonists to have little audible debt to Lionel Hampton, also plays with his characteristic exploratory but controlled style".
Track listing
All compositions by Walt Dickerson.
- "Astro" – 7:50
- "Utopia" – 8:10
- "Visions" – 2.50
- "Constructive Neutrons" – 10:10
- "Space Dance" – 8:10
- "Light Years" – 15:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
- "Prophesy" – 9:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
Songs
1Astro7:50
2Utopia8:10
3Visions2:50