Bill Dixon in Italy Volume Two

Bill Dixon in Italy Volume Two
Studio album by Bill Dixon
Released	1981
Recorded	June 11–13, 1980
Studio	Barigozzi Studios, Milano
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:10
Label	Soul Note SN 1011
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Considerations 1972–1976 (1981) Bill Dixon in Italy Volume Two (1981) Bill Dixon 1982 (1982)

Bill Dixon in Italy Volume Two is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon, recorded in Milan in 1980 and released on the Italian Soul Note label. ^[1] The album resulted after producer Giovanni Bonandrini was so impressed by Dixon's sextet he requested them to record two albums instead of the single one that was planned. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[4]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[5]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[6]

In his review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn stated: "A rare date from a distinctive trumpeter whose approach, clarity of tone, and directness set him apart in the '60s." ^[3]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings noted that the album is "very much in the [Cecil] Taylor line," and wrote: "Dixon doesn't feature himself that prominently, preferring to spread much of the higher voicing round the three-trumpet front line." ^[4]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Dixon

1. "Sketch/Firenze" - 14:54
2. "Summer Song Two: Evening" - 7:30
3. "Summer Song Three: Aurorea/Daybreak" - 3:20
4. "Dusk" - 2:36
5. "Dance Piece: Places/For Jack and Barbara/Autumn Sequences from a Paris Diary" - 12:50

Personnel

• Bill Dixon - trumpet, piano
• Arthur Brooks, Stephen Haynes - trumpet
• Stephen Horenstein - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Alan Silva - bass
• Freddie Waits - drums

References

1. Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 16, 2014
2. Young, B., Dixonia: A Bio-discography of Bill Dixon, Greenwood, 1998, p 246
3. Wynn, Ron. Bill Dixon - In Italy, Vol. 2: Review at AllMusic . Retrieved November 18, 2014.
4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.
5. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide . USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp.  62. ISBN   0-394-72643-X.
6. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 244.