Impressions of a Patch of Blue
| Impressions of a Patch of Blue | ||||
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| Studio album by Walt Dickerson Quartet and Sun Ra | ||||
| Released | 1966 | |||
| Recorded | 1965 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 35:21 | |||
| Label | MGM | |||
| Producer | Tom Wilson | |||
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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. 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.