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Impressions of a Patch of Blue
Studio album by
Walt Dickerson Quartet and Sun Ra
Released1966
Recorded1965
GenreJazz
Length35:21
LabelMGM
ProducerTom Wilson
Walt Dickerson chronology
Walt Dickerson Plays Unity
(1964) 		Impressions of a Patch of Blue
(1966) 		Tell Us Only the Beautiful Things
(1974)
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Impressions of a Patch of Blue is a 1966 album by vibraphonist Walt Dickerson with keyboardist Sun Ra in a rare appearance as a sideman. It is based on themes from Jerry Goldsmith's score for the film A Patch of Blue (1965) starring Sidney Poitier.[1] Sun Ra plays the harpsichord, an instrument rarely used in a jazz setting. It is the last album Dickerson recorded before his decade long sabbatical from jazz before his comeback in the mid-1970s.

Track listing

  1. "A Patch of Blue (Part 1)"
  2. "A Patch of Blue (Part 2)"
  3. "Bacon & Eggs"
  4. "High Hopes"
  5. "Alone in the Dark (Part 1)"
  6. "Alone in the Dark (Part 2)"
  7. "Selina's Fantasy"
  8. "Thataway"

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References

  1. ^ "'A Patch of Blue': Sight and Sound". The New Yorker. January 30, 2009. Retrieved April 30, 2021.
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