Tenderness (Walt Dickerson and Richard Davis album)

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Tenderness
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Studio album by
Released1985
RecordedFebruary 9, 1977
StudioC.I. Recording Studio, NYC
Genre Jazz
Length35:16
Label SteepleChase
SCS 1213
Producer Nils Winther
Walt Dickerson chronology
Divine Gemini
(1977)
Tenderness
(1985)
Shades of Love
(1977)
Richard Davis chronology
Divine Gemini
(1977)
Tenderness
(1977)
Persia My Dear
(1987)

Tenderness is an album of duets by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson and bassist Richard Davis recorded in 1977 for the SteepleChase label but not released until 1985. [1] [2]

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Allmusic reviewer Scott Yanow said "Although the music is often complex and a touch esoteric, the attractive sound of the intimate duo makes the performances much more accessible than they would normally be". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Walt Dickerson

  1. "Tenderness" - 9:40
  2. "Divine Gemini" - 3:39
  3. "So Thoughtful" - 4:47
  4. "The Road Must Bend" - 9:02
  5. "Play Son Play" - 8:08

Personnel

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References

  1. SteepleChase Records discography accessed March 16, 2015
  2. Fitzgerald, M., Walt Dickerson discography accessed March 27, 2015
  3. 1 2 Yanow, S., Allmusic Review accessed March 30, 2015
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 373. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.