Prestige · in the Kissa Kissa racks
A Sense Of Direction
| Recorded | May 5, 1961 |
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| Label | Prestige |
| Catalog | 8268 |
| Released | 1961 |
| Personnel | 4 credited players |
| Discogs | master 347655 |
The record
A trio-plus-vibes date that shows Dickerson pushing hard against the instrument's usual sparkle, favoring dense, searching lines over cocktail shimmer. Crowe, Guillemet, and Bateman keep pace with an alert, post-bop restlessness that marked Dickerson as one of the era's most exploratory vibraphonists.
Session personnel
- Eustis Guillemet Jr. — bass
- Edgar Bateman — drums
- Austin Crowe — piano
- Walt Dickerson — vibraphone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1961 | Prestige · 8268 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1961 | New Jazz · NJ 8268 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Alternative Labels · deep groove |
| 1963 | New Jazz · NJ 8268 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, No DG · RVG stamp |
| 1983 | Prestige — STEREO |
| 1992 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1794-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-1794-2 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Repress, Stereo |
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