''Walt Dickerson Plays Unity'' is an album led by vibraphonist and composer
Walt Dickerson recorded in 1964 and released on the
Audio Fidelity label.
Reception
The
Allmusic
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site awarded the album 4½ stars.
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DownBeat
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'' 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".
[J.A.T.]
Walt Dickerson Reviews
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Track listing
''All compositions by Walt Dickerson and Sidney Frey.''
# "Unity" - 16:23
# "High Moon" - 17:40
Personnel
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Walt Dickerson –
vibraphone
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*
Walter Davis, Jr. –
piano
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*
George Tucker –
bass
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*Edgar Bateman,
Andrew Cyrille
Andrew Charles Cyrille (born November 10, 1939) is an American avant-garde jazz drummer. Throughout his career, he has performed both as a leader and a sideman in the bands of Walt Dickerson and Cecil Taylor, among others. AllMusic biographer ...
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drums
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References
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1964 albums
Walt Dickerson albums
Audio Fidelity Records albums