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]

To My Queen
Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedSeptember 21, 1962
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
GenreJazz
Length32:31
LabelNew Jazz
NJLP 8283
ProducerEsmond Edwards
Walt Dickerson chronology
Relativity
(1962)
To My Queen
(1963)
Jazz Impressions of Lawrence of Arabia
(1963)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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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

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  1. "To My Queen" (Walt Dickerson) - 17:32
  2. "How Deep Is the Ocean?" (Irving Berlin) - 11:05
  3. "God Bless the Child" (Billie Holiday, Arthur Herzog, Jr.) - 3:54

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Prestige Records New Jazz catalogue discography accessed March 27, 2015
  2. ^ Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
  3. ^ a b Huey, S., Allmusic Review, accessed March 27, 2015
  4. ^ Down Beat: Vol. 30, No. 32, December 19, 1963
  5. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 372-3. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Nelson, D., Walt Dickerson Reviews Archived 2015-09-24 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 27, 2015