Life Rays is an album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson, bassist Sirone, and drummer Andrew Cyrille. Dickerson's final release, it was recorded in Italy in 1982 for the Soul Note label.[1][2][3]
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| Released | 1982 | |||
| Recorded | February 4–5, 1982 | |||
| Studio | Barigozzi Studios, Milan, Italy | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 45:45 | |||
| Label | Soul Note SN 121 028 | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
AllMusic gave the album 3 stars.[4]
The authors of the Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "In the dynamic company of Sirone and Cyrille, Walt emerges as a particular kind of modernist, a radical-conservative... Dickerson seems to be striking harder than usual, Cyrille is faultless and the music has a strongly percussive quality. Sirone is magnificent whenever soloing..."[5]
Writing for JazzTimes, Duck Baker commented that Dickerson's "conception of melodic/percussive development is really his own. He may at times sound impressionistic, as when he creates such long shimmering lines that they cease to be heard as lines and become a sonic waterfall, but it’s not just a pretty thing." Regarding Sirone and Cyrille, he stated: "The context calls for the utmost in understatement and controlled passion, and even staunch fans of these two may be surprised at how well they answer the call."[6]
Track listing
editAll compositions by Walt Dickerson except where noted.
- "No Ordinary Man" – 9:02
- "Good Relationship" – 13:37
- "Life Rays" – 4:42
- "It Ain't Necessarily So" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 18:06
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Soul Note Records main series discography accessed March 29, 2017
- ^ Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 29, 2017
- ^ CAM Jazz accessed March 29, 2017
- ^ a b AllMusic listing accessed March 29, 2017
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 373. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Baker, Duck (May 1, 1998). "Walt Dickerson/Sirone/Andrew Cyrille: Life Rays". Jazz Times. Retrieved March 25, 2022.