A Sense of Direction
Appearance
A Sense of Direction | ||||
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Released | 1961 | |||
Recorded | May 5, 1961 | |||
Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 40:54 | |||
Label | New Jazz NJLP 8268 | |||
Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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A Sense of Direction is an album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]
Reception
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AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey stated: "If it's a shade less challenging and inventive than This Is Walt Dickerson!, A Sense of Direction compensates by making Dickerson's innovations more accessible and inviting".[3] DownBeat reviewer Pete Welding wrote: "if it is only slightly less adventurous than his initial recording, it is still an ardent collection -- primarily of ballads -- treated with unflagging invention and restrain ...Were it not for the slight conventionality of some of the numbers, the rating would have been five stars."[6]
Track listing
[edit]All compositions by Walt Dickerson except as indicated
- "Sense of Direction" - 6:00
- "Ode to Boy" - 5:30
- "Togetherness" - 3:00
- "What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 4:44
- "Good Earth" - 3:33
- "Why" - 4:48
- "You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 8:19
- "If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 5:00
Personnel
[edit]- Walt Dickerson - vibraphone
- Austin Crowe – piano
- Eustis Guillemet Jr. – bass
- Edgar Bateman – drums
References
[edit]- ^ Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed March 27, 2015
- ^ Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
- ^ a b Huey, S., Allmusic Review, accessed March 27, 2015
- ^ Down Beat: Vol. 29, No. 23, September 28, 1961
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Weilding, P., Walt Dickerson Reviews Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2015