''Visions'' is a
duet
A duet is a musical composition for two performers in which the performers have equal importance to the piece, often a composition involving two singers or two pianists. It differs from a harmony, as the performers take turns performing a solo ...
album issued on LP format credited to
Walt Dickerson
Walter Roland Dickerson (April 16, 1928 – May 15, 2008) was an American jazz vibraphone player, most associated with the post-bop idiom.
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Walt Dickerson graduated from Morgan State U ...
(with
Sun Ra
Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific out ...
) and later reissued on CD credited to Sun Ra and Walt Dickerson.
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accessed March 29, 2017
Reception
In his review for AllMusic
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, Stewart Mason stated "''Visions'' matches Walt Dickerson's cool vibes with Sun Ra's idiosyncratic piano in a way that shows both men's contrasting styles to surprisingly cohesive effect. ... Fans of Sun Ra's outer space mythology and chanting lyrics will have to look elsewhere for their fun, but fans of Ra's exceptionally gifted and distinctive free jazz piano playing should be fascinated. Dickerson, one of the few jazz vibraphonists to have little audible debt to Lionel Hampton, also plays with his characteristic exploratory but controlled style".
Track listing
All compositions by Walt Dickerson.
#"Astro" – 7:50
#"Utopia" – 8:10
#"Visions" – 2.50
#"Constructive Neutrons" – 10:10
#"Space Dance" – 8:10
# "Light Years" – 15:18 Bonus track on CD reissue
# "Prophesy" – 9:06 Bonus track on CD reissue
Personnel
*Walt Dickerson
Walter Roland Dickerson (April 16, 1928 – May 15, 2008) was an American jazz vibraphone player, most associated with the post-bop idiom.
Biography
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, Walt Dickerson graduated from Morgan State U ...
: Vibraphone
*Sun Ra
Le Sony'r Ra (born Herman Poole Blount, May 22, 1914 – May 30, 1993), better known as Sun Ra, was an American jazz composer, bandleader, piano and synthesizer player, and poet known for his experimental music, "cosmic" philosophy, prolific out ...
: Piano
See also
*Sun Ra discography
The Sun Ra discography is one of the largest discographies in music history. Jazz keyboardist, bandleader and composer Sun Ra recorded dozens of singles and over one hundred full-length albums, comprising well over 1,000 songs, and making him one o ...
References
External links
Extensive Sun Ra Discography
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1978 albums
Sun Ra albums
SteepleChase Records albums
Walt Dickerson albums