Walt Dickerson

vibraphone · 1928–2008 · Philadelphia

Vibraphonist from Philadelphia, graduated from Morgan State University in 1953, who appeared in New York in the early 1960s. His metallic tone and modal pieces set him apart from Lionel Hampton and Milt Jackson; he later recorded for SteepleChase.

Styles

• Hard bop
• Modal

Landmark tracks

• Time (1961)
• The Cry (1961)
• Infinite You (1961)

Sources

• Source

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