This Is Walt Dickerson!

This Is Walt Dickerson!
Studio album by
Walt Dickerson
Released1961
RecordedMarch 7, 1961
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length37:58
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8254
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Walt Dickerson chronology
This Is Walt Dickerson!
(1961) 		A Sense of Direction
(1961)

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.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
DownBeat[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [5]

The AllMusic reviewer stated: "A striking debut, This Is Walt Dickerson! sets the stage for continued excellence, but also proves that Dickerson's talent was already fully formed."[3] DownBeat 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."[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Walt Dickerson

  1. "Time" - 6:29
  2. "Elizabeth" - 5:07
  3. "The Cry" - 7:01
  4. "Death and Taxes" - 6:06
  5. "Evelyn" - 6:14
  6. "Infinite You" - 7:01

Personnel

References

  1. ^ Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed March 27, 2015
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
  3. ^ a b Huey, S., Allmusic Review, accessed March 27, 2015
  4. ^ DownBeat: Vol. 28, No. 20, September 28, 1961
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ DeMichael, D., Walt Dickerson Reviews Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2015