Tuesday, 30 December 2008

Walt Dickerson Trio : Serendipity 1976




Walt Dickerson
Serendipity. Recorded live at the Player's Palace, Philadelphia.
Steeplechase Records, 11th August 1976.

Picked up this gem for peanuts a couple of months ago, and what a find.
Awesome stuff from '76, with Walt playing with Rudy McDaniels on Bass, and Edgar Bateman on Drums.

The atmosphere on this recording appears close, tight and compact.
A great example of what this blog is all about.

Taken from the liner notes by Chris Sheridan;

This is not easy, avuncular music. These are living, breathing creations, pulsating with everyday emotion: tranquility rubs shoulders with excitement: violence with wit: melancholy with joy. The forces that motor this music sometimes disquise the easy grip Walt has both on the vibraharp's tradition and it's future. This in turn, may suggest that Walt's work is "difficult", but, be not dismayed, it passes the ultimate test, in that it yealds up more of itself with every successive replying.


Side one
1: My Prayer
2: Magnificent Glimps


Side two
3: Serendipity
4: This way, Please


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18 comments:

  1. katonah30 December 2008 at 05:08

    http://www.mediafire.com/?mn4cnmiu32k

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  2. klf30 December 2008 at 06:01

    Happy New Year and thanks for your blog! waiting for spring here in pennsylvania

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  3. writerguy30 December 2008 at 08:26

    Thanks for this! I bought this one back in the 70s for the bass player. Rudy McDaniel changed his name shortly after this to Jamaaladeen Tacuma! Great recording.

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  4. il angelo30 December 2008 at 09:24

    Happy New Year, dishy thing here.

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  5. blackclassical30 December 2008 at 12:25

    special!

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  6. les31 December 2008 at 09:44

    Thank you Katonah! I discovered WD through the blogasphere over a year ago and he's quickly become one of my favorite vibes players. That's an interesting note about Rudy's new(er) name. Thanks writerguy.

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  7. Igor31 December 2008 at 11:41

    Happy New Year and thanks for great music.

    In return one of the greatest musicians today.

    Jameel Moondoc Quintet
    Nostalgia In Times Square

    http://rapidshare.com/files/178290452/Nostalgia.part1.rar
    http://rapidshare.com/files/178295725/Nostalgia.part2.rar

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  8. katonah31 December 2008 at 12:46

    thanks for all the generous comments everyone.

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  9. johnv31 December 2008 at 14:44

    Magnificent, thanks Katonah and Happy New Year!

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  10. Simon6663 January 2009 at 02:58

    Thanks for this one katonah!

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  11. Slidewell3 January 2009 at 07:28

    Looking forward to hearing this one! Thanks much for the post!

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  12. pcvphunk12 January 2009 at 02:33

    Great recordings, I am highly thankful!!!

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  13. orleyfarm12 January 2009 at 12:02

    Thank you!

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  14. taro nombei14 January 2009 at 09:07

    hi katonah
    sounds totally appetizing...
    unfortunately the link don't seem to be working. wonder if you could check.
    best from Tokyo
    tn

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  15. taro nombei14 January 2009 at 09:10

    sorry, no, I think it's a mediafire problem...
    I'll try again later.
    cheers

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  16. thoth14 January 2009 at 11:31

    everything on the moondoc bonus download in these comments sounds slightly out of tune. i like it. it adds an air of subtle madness to the proceedings.

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  17. Remiller416 March 2009 at 06:47

    Thank you for this wonderful Walt Dickerson music. This one should not be forgotten.

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  18. Chistochel19 October 2012 at 01:33

    There's a dog barking at 06:10 and then people talking on "magnificent glimpse" :)

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