Walt Dickerson Plays Unity Explained

Walt Dickerson Plays Unity
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Walt Dickerson
Cover:	Walt Dickerson Plays Unity.jpg
Released:	1964
Recorded:	March 5, 1964 New York City
Genre:	Jazz
Length:	34:03
Label:	Audio Fidelity AFSD 6131
Producer:	Herman D. Gimbel
Chronology:	Walt Dickerson
Prev Title:	Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Impressions of a Patch of Blue
Next Year:	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

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".^[4]

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

Notes and References

1. Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
2. http://library.syr.edu/digital/afdd/HOME.HTM Audio Fidelity Records discography
3. http://www.allmusic.com/album/unity-mw0001881836 Allmusic listing
4. J.A.T., Walt Dickerson Reviews, accessed March 27, 2015