Walter Dickerson ♠ Amazing Jazz Vibraphone ♠ Relativity (1962 LP Full Album)

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Relativity is the third album led by great vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson which was recorded in 1962 and released on the New Jazz label.. "Largely continuing the blueprint of A Sense of Direction, Relativity finds Walt Dickerson mixing standards with adventurous yet upbeat originals. This time around, though, there's a subtext to Dickerson's standards selection: all three -- "It Ain't Necessarily So," "I Can't Get Started," and "Autumn in New York" -- had been previously recorded by Milt Jackson, which invited explicit comparisons and gave Dickerson a chance to show off how distinctive and pioneering his Coltrane-influenced approach to vibes really was. As for his originals, Dickerson is once again in a good mood, offering bursts of up-tempo energy in "Steppin' Out" and the title track, as well as a playfully swinging tribute to his eight-year-old sister titled "Sugar Lump." On the more cerebral side, there's a free-form dialogue with bassist Ahmed Abdul-Malik, "The Unknown," which features some of Dickerson's freest playing. If there is a flaw with Relativity, it's that it doesn't have quite the same spark of revelation as Dickerson's first two albums; critics were beginning to identify his brief note clusters and stop-start phrasing as stylistic trademarks, and aside from the duet with Abdul-Malik, the record doesn't really push Dickerson's sound into new territory. Still, taken independently of context, Relativity is another fine recording and one of the better pieces of Dickerson's underappreciated legacy." by Steve Huey BIO From Wikipedia: Walter Roland Dickerson (April 16, 1928 in Philadelphia – May 15, 2008) was an American jazz vibraphone player, most associated with the post-bop idiom. Dickerson graduated from Morgan State University in 1953 and after two years in the Army he settled in California. There he started to gain attention by leading a group with Andrew Hill and Andrew Cyrille, but it was his later period in New York City when he gained some further notice. For the Prestige label he recorded four albums. In 1962 Down Beat named him the best new artist. From 1965 to 1975 he took a break from jazz, but later he worked again with Andrew Hill and Sun Ra. After 1975 he recorded several albums for the Danish Steeplechase label. He died in May 2008 from a cardiac arrest. 1 Relativity 0:00 2 It Ain't Necessarily So 5:26 3 I Can't Get Started 9:57 4 Stepping Out 15:08 5 The Unknown 17:17 6 Sugar Lump 21:19 7 Autumn In New York 27:16 Personnel Walt Dickerson - vibraphone Austin Crowe – piano Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass Andrew Cyrille – drums Recorded in Englewood Cliffs, NJ; January 16, 1962. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use." I do not own the rights to this material. Copyright infringement is not intended. If you are the owner of the copyright and want to remove the music sent mail to retobaaa (at) gmail (dot) .com Thanks! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------ SUSCRIBE --------------------------- ------------------------------ SUSCRIBE --------------------------- ------------------------------ SUSCRIBE ---------------------------