A Sense of Direction is an album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson recorded in 1961 and released on the New Jazz label.Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed March 27, 2015Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
Reception
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".Huey, S., Allmusic Review, accessed March 27, 2015 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."Weilding, P., Walt Dickerson Reviews , accessed March 27, 2015
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
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