Relativity (Walt Dickerson album)

1962 studio album by Walt Dickerson

Relativity

Studio album by

Walt Dickerson

Released| 1962
Recorded| January 16, 1962
Studio| Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre| Jazz
Length| 34:24
Label| New Jazz
NJLP 8275
Producer| Esmond Edwards
Walt Dickerson chronology
| A Sense of Direction
(1961)  | Relativity
(1962)  | To My Queen
(1962)

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Relativity is an album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson which was recorded in 1962 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [3]
Down Beat| [4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|  [5]

The Allmusic reviewer stated: "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".[3] Down Beat reviewer Don DeMichael wrote: "This third Dickerson album, like the first two, offers excitement, emotional experience, and music of high quality. ...this is a very good album and is heartily recommended for the sometime electrifying emotion Dickerson is able to generate."[6]

## Track listing

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All compositions by Walt Dickerson except where noted

1. "Relativity" - 5:20
2. "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:25
3. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, I. Gershwin) - 5:05
4. "Steppin' Out" - 2:05
5. "The Unknown" - 3:59
6. "Sugar Lump" - 6:05
7. "Autumn in New York" (Duke) - 7:25

## Personnel

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* Walt Dickerson – vibraphone
* Austin Crowe – piano
* Ahmed Abdul-Malik – bass
* Andrew Cyrille – drums

## References

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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. ^ Down Beat: February 14, 1963
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

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Walt Dickerson

Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.

As leader|

* This Is Walt Dickerson! (1961)
* A Sense of Direction (1961)
* Relativity (1962)
* To My Queen (1962)
* Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
* Walt Dickerson Plays Unity (1964)
* Impressions of a Patch of Blue (1965)
* Tell Us Only the Beautiful Things (1974)
* Peace (1975)
* Walt Dickerson 1976 (1976)
* Serendipity (1976)
* Shades of Love (1977)
* To My Queen Revisited (1978)
* To My Son (1978)
* Life Rays (1982)

As co-leader|

* Divine Gemini (with Richard Davis, 1977)
* Tenderness (with Richard Davis, 1977)
* Vision (with Sun Ra, 1978)
* Landscape with Open Door (with Pierre Dørge, 1978)
* I Hear You John (with Jimmi Johnsun, 1978)

Arranger|

* Sounds from Rikers Island (Elmo Hope, 1963)

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