Impressions of a Patch of Blue
1966 studio album by Walt Dickerson Quartet and Sun Ra
Impressions of a Patch of Blue | ||||
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Studio album by Walt Dickerson Quartet and Sun Ra | ||||
Released | 1966 | |||
Recorded | 1965 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 35:21 | |||
Label | MGM | |||
Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
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Impressions of a Patch of Blue is a 1966 album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson with keyboardist Sun Ra in a rare appearance as a sideman. It is based on themes from Jerry Goldsmith's score for the film A Patch of Blue (1965) starring Sidney Poitier.[1] Sun Ra plays the harpsichord, an instrument rarely used in a jazz setting. It is the last album Dickerson recorded before his decade long sabbatical from jazz before his comeback in the mid-1970s.
Track listing
- "A Patch of Blue (Part 1)"
- "A Patch of Blue (Part 2)"
- "Bacon & Eggs"
- "High Hopes"
- "Alone in the Dark (Part 1)"
- "Alone in the Dark (Part 2)"
- "Selina's Fantasy"
- "Thataway"
Personnel
- Walt Dickerson – vibraphone
- Sun Ra – piano, harpsichord, celeste
- Bob Cunningham – bass
- Roger Blank – drums
References
- ^ "'A Patch of Blue': Sight and Sound". The New Yorker. January 30, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
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Years indicated are for the recording(s), not release.
- This Is Walt Dickerson! (1961)
- A Sense of Direction (1961)
- Relativity (1962)
- To My Queen (1962)
- Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia (1963)
- Walt Dickerson Plays Unity (1964)
- Impressions of a Patch of Blue (1965)
- Tell Us Only the Beautiful Things (1974)
- Peace (1975)
- Walt Dickerson 1976 (1976)
- Serendipity (1976)
- Shades of Love (1977)
- To My Queen Revisited (1978)
- To My Son (1978)
- Life Rays (1982)
- Divine Gemini (with Richard Davis, 1977)
- Tenderness (with Richard Davis, 1977)
- Vision (with Sun Ra, 1978)
- Landscape with Open Door (with Pierre Dørge, 1978)
- I Hear You John (with Jimmi Johnsun, 1978)
- Sounds from Rikers Island (Elmo Hope, 1963)