Walt Dickerson Plays Unity

1964 studio album by Walt Dickerson
Walt Dickerson Plays Unity
Studio album by
Walt Dickerson
Released1964
RecordedMarch 5, 1964
New York City
GenreJazz
Length34:03
LabelAudio Fidelity
AFSD 6131
ProducerHerman D. Gimbel
Walt Dickerson chronology
Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia
(1963) 		Walt Dickerson Plays Unity
(1964) 		Impressions of a Patch of Blue
(1966)

Walt Dickerson Plays Unity is an album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson recorded in 1964 and released on the Audio Fidelity label.[1][2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Down Beat[4]

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars.[3] The DownBeat reviewer stated: "Unity is a brooding, darkly moody excursion into tonal and rhythmic (both drummers play simultaneously) impressionism. The trouble is that it never gets beyond the immediate impressionistic moment into a larger design above and beyond the performances".[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Walt Dickerson and Sidney Frey.

  1. "Unity" - 16:23
  2. "High Moon" - 17:40

Personnel

  • Walt Dickerson - vibraphone
  • Walter Davis, Jr. – piano
  • George Tucker – bass
  • Edgar Bateman, Andrew Cyrille – drums

References

  1. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
  2. ^ Audio Fidelity Records discography accessed March 27, 2015
  3. ^ a b Allmusic listing, accessed March 27, 2015
  4. ^ Down Beat: Vol. 30, No. 32, December 19, 1963
  5. ^ J.A.T., Walt Dickerson Reviews, accessed March 27, 2015
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