To My Queen is an album led by vibraphonist and composer Walt Dickerson recorded in 1962 and released on the New Jazz label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | September 21, 1962 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 32:31 | |||
| Label | New Jazz NJLP 8283 | |||
| Producer | Esmond Edwards | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |  [3] |
| Down Beat | [4] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [5] |
The Allmusic reviewer stated: "The whole album is swathed in a gauzy glow that speaks even more eloquently than its creator's conceptual ambition; this is music from the heart as well as the mind".[3] Down Beat reviewer Don Nelson wrote: "This tribute from Dickerson to his wife constitutes some of the finest jazz I have heard this year. It is necessary listening not only to those interested in the forward march of Walt Dickerson, but to those interested in the forward march of jazz".[6]
Track listing
edit- "To My Queen" (Walt Dickerson) - 17:32
- "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 11:05
- "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 3:54
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed March 27, 2015
- ^ Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
- ^ a b Huey, S., Allmusic Review, accessed March 27, 2015
- ^ Down Beat: Vol. 30, No. 32, December 19, 1963
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 372-3. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Nelson, D., Walt Dickerson Reviews Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2015