A Sense of Direction

A Sense of Direction
A Sense of Direction
Studio album by Walt Dickerson
Released	1961
Recorded	May 5, 1961
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	40:54
Label	New Jazz; NJLP 8268
Producer	Esmond Edwards
Walt Dickerson chronology

A Sense of Direction is an album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.^[1]^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[3]
Down Beat	^[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	^[5]

AllMusic reviewer Steve Huey stated: "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".^[3] DownBeat 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."^[6]

Track listing

All compositions by Walt Dickerson except as indicated

"Sense of Direction" - 6:00
"Ode to Boy" - 5:30
"Togetherness" - 3:00
"What's New?" (Johnny Burke, Bob Haggart) - 4:44
"Good Earth" - 3:33
"Why" - 4:48
"You Go to My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) - 8:19
"If I Should Lose You" (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) - 5:00

Personnel

Walt Dickerson – vibraphone
Austin Crowe – piano
Eustis Guillemet Jr. – bass
Edgar Bateman – drums

References

^ Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed March 27, 2015
^ Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
^ ^a ^b Huey, S., Allmusic Review, accessed March 27, 2015
^ Down Beat: Vol. 29, No. 23, September 28, 1961
^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
^ Weilding, P., Walt Dickerson Reviews Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2015

[1] Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed March 27, 2015

[2] Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015

[Allmusic-3] Huey, S., Allmusic Review, accessed March 27, 2015

[4] Down Beat: Vol. 29, No. 23, September 28, 1961

[Penguin-5] Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 372. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

[6] Weilding, P., Walt Dickerson Reviews Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2015

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