A Sense of Direction
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| Studio album by Walt Dickerson | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | May 5, 1961 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey |
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| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:54 | |||
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New Jazz NJLP 8268 |
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| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Down Beat | |
A Sense of Direction is the second album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.
AllMusic awarded the album 4½ stars with its review by Steve Huey stating, "If it's a shade less challenging and inventive than This Is Walt Dickerson!, A Sense of Direction compensates by making Dickerson's innovations more accessible and inviting".Down Beat reviewer Pete Welding wrote "if it is only slightly less adventurous than his initial recording, it is still an ardent collection -- primarily of ballads -- treated with unflagging invention and restrain ...Were it not for the slight conventionality of some of the numbers, the rating would have been five stars."
All compositions by Walt Dickerson except as indicated
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