Artist's albums
Shades Of Love
1997 · single
Shades of Love
1997 · album
To My Son
1996 · album
Landscape with Open Door
1996 · album
To My Queen (Reissue)
1996 · album
I Hear You John
1995 · album
Peace
1994 · single
Peace
1994 · album
Serendipity
1993 · album
Tenderness
1993 · single
Tenderness
1993 · album
A Sense Of Direction
1991 · album
Divine Gemini
1989 · album
Visions
1988 · album
To My Queen Revisited
1987 · album
Life Rays
1982 · album
Walt Dickerson 1976
1976 · album
Tell Us Only Beautiful Things
1975 · album
Relativity / To My Queen
2012 · album
Vibes in Motion
2011 · album
Vibes in Motion
1968 · album
Unity
1964 · album
Impressions of a Patch of Blue
1966 · album
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Biography
Walt Dickerson made an impact when he first emerged in the early '60s -- he won the Down Beat Critic's Poll as New Star in 1962 -- but as the years passed he became much less visible. Dickerson graduated from Morgan State College in 1953. After serving in the Army from 1953-1955, he settled in California, where he led a band that included Andrew Cyrille and Andrew Hill. In his early-'60s heyday, Dickerson played the clubs on the New York scene. He worked with Sun Ra, recording Impressions of a Patch of Blue in 1965. Shortly thereafter, Dickerson retired from performing for nearly a decade and returning in 1975. In the years 1977-1978, he made the bulk of his recordings for the Steeplechase label, which included duos with Sun Ra, guitarist Pierre Dørge, and bassist Richard Davis. Also in 1978, Dickerson recorded in a quartet with pianist Albert Dailey. Dickerson was one of the few vibists to exhibit an awareness of free jazz techniques, though he was manifestly conversant in the language of post-bop. Although not heard as a leader on disc after 1982, Dickerson subsequently performed around his native Philadelphia; he died in Willow Grove, PA, of cardiac arrest in May 2008. ~ Chris Kelsey, Rovi