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Relativity (Walt Dickerson album)

Relativity
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Studio album by Walt Dickerson
Released 1962
Recorded January 16, 1962
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)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic 4/5 stars
Down Beat 4/5 stars

Relativity is the third album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson which was recorded in 1962 and released on the New Jazz label.

The Allmusic site awarded the album 4½ stars, stating "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".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."

All compositions by Walt Dickerson except as indicated


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