Relativity

by Walt Dickerson

Relativity cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: November 1962
  • Label: New Jazz
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 34:56
  • Community rating: 3.63/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing his innovative approach to the vibraphone, 'Relativity' finds Walt Dickerson utilizing shorter mallets to achieve a distinctively sharp, staccato tone. The album bridges post-bop complexities with elements of cool jazz, creating an angular, highly intellectual atmosphere that eschews the typical blues-drenched approach of the instrument. It cements Dickerson's reputation as a quiet, avant-garde visionary of the early 60s.

Genres

Tracklist

  1. Relativity (5:25)
  2. It Ain't Necessarily So (4:31)
  3. I Can't Get Started (5:09)
  4. Stepping Out (2:08)
  5. The Unknown (4:02)
  6. Sugar Lump (6:10)
  7. Autumn in New York (7:29)

Credits

  • Walt Dickerson - primary artist, vibraphone, written-by
  • Ahmed Abdul-Malik - bass
  • Andrew Cyrille - drums
  • Austin Crowe - piano
  • Esmond Edwards - supervised by
  • George Gershwin - written-by
  • Vernon Duke - written-by

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