| Life Rays | |
| Type: | Album |
| Artist: | Walt Dickerson, Sirone, Andrew Cyrille |
| Cover: | Life Rays.jpg |
| Released: | 1982 |
| Recorded: | February 4–5, 1982 |
| Studio: | Barigozzi Studios, Milan, Italy |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Length: | 45:45 |
| Label: | Soul Note SN 121 028 |
| Producer: | Giovanni Bonandrini |
| Chronology: | Walt Dickerson |
| Prev Title: | To My Son |
| Prev Year: | 1978 |
Life Rays is an album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson, bassist Sirone, and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Dickerson's final release, it was recorded in Italy in 1982 for the Soul Note label.[1] [2] [3]
AllMusic gave the album 3 stars.[4]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "In the dynamic company of Sirone and Cyrille, Walt emerges as a particular kind of modernist, a radical-conservative... Dickerson seems to be striking harder than usual, Cyrille is faultless and the music has a strongly percussive quality. Sirone is magnificent whenever soloing..."
Writing for JazzTimes, Duck Baker commented that Dickerson's "conception of melodic/percussive development is really his own. He may at times sound impressionistic, as when he creates such long shimmering lines that they cease to be heard as lines and become a sonic waterfall, but it’s not just a pretty thing." Regarding Sirone and Cyrille, he stated: "The context calls for the utmost in understatement and controlled passion, and even staunch fans of these two may be surprised at how well they answer the call."[5]
All compositions by Walt Dickerson except where noted.