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RoJaC
- Robert's Jazz Corner
by Robert Stubenrauch (rstubenr@iicm.edu)
This discography - though it appears to be quite short - is complete.
The recorded output of Dixon is surprisingly small, taking into
consideration the significance of his work. Dixon himself seems to lay
more stress on the process of making music; consequently, his main
activity until recently was teaching, as he has little interest in
presenting preserved music.
The albums are listed in chronological order of recording. Thanks to
Bill Dixon, Johann Haidenbauer, and Bill Hery for their contributions.
Please email any comments, critique, additions, corrections etc. to
rstubenr@iicm.edu
October 9, 2002
Overview
1 A.SHEPP - B.DIXON Archie Shepp/Bill Dixon Quartet Savoy 1962
2 A.SHEPP / B.DIXON Winter Song Savoy 3/64
3 CECIL TAYLOR Conquistador Blue Note 10/66
4 BILL DIXON Intents and Purposes RCA 10/66-2/67
5 MARZETTE WATTS The Marzette Watts Ensemble Savoy 1969
6 BILL DIXON Bill Dixon 1982 Edizioni Ferrari 1970/73
7 BILL DIXON Collection Cadence Jazz 1970-76
8 BILL DIXON Considerations 1 Fore 1972-76
9 BILL DIXON Considerations 2 Fore 1972/75
10 F.KOGLMANN/B.DIXON Opium / For Franz Pipe Records 8/76
11 Verona Jazz Nettle 6/80
12 BILL DIXON In Italy Vol. 1 Soul Note 6/80
13 BILL DIXON In Italy Vol. 2 Soul Note 6/80
14 BILL DIXON November 1981 Soul Note 11/81
15 BILL DIXON Thoughts Soul Note 5/85
16 BILL DIXON Son Of Sysiphus Soul Note 6/88
17 BILL DIXON Vade Mecum Soul Note 8/93
18 BILL DIXON Vade Mecum II Soul Note 8/93
19 TONY OXLEY The Enchanted Messenger Soul Note 1994
20 B.DIXON/T.OXLEY Papyrus Vol.1 Soul Note 6/98
21 B.DIXON/T.OXLEY Papyrus Vol.2 Soul Note 6/98
22 BILL DIXON Berlin Abbozzi FMP 11/99
23 BILL DIXON Odyssey Archive Edition 1970-92
23 TAYLOR/DIXON/OXLEY C.Taylor - B. Dixon - T. Oxley Victo 5/02
Detailed Discography
1: "ARCHIE SHEPP - BILL DIXON Quartet"
Savoy MG 12178 (Lp)
BYG 529101 (LP, France) entitled "Peace"
1) Trio (Bill Dixon)
2) Quartet (Bill Dixon)
3) Somewhere (Leonard Bernstein)
4) Peace (Ornette Coleman)
Archie Shepp: ts
Bill Dixon: tp
Don Moore: b (1-3)
Paul Cohen: dr (1-3)
Reggie Workman: b (4)
Howard McRae: dr (4)
rec. Oct 1962
2: ARCHIE SHEPP Quintet / BILL DIXON Septet
Savoy MG-12184 (LP, 1964)
BYG 529 100 (LP, France, late 60s or early 70s) entitled "Consequences"
Savoy / Atlantic 93008-2 (CD, 2001, USA)
Winter Song 1964 (Dixon) (total 14:41)
1) Section I, Letters A,B,C,D ( 1:30)
2) Section II, Letter E ( :47)
3) Section IIII, Letter F ( 9:17)
4) Section IV, Letter G ( :47)
5) Section V, Letter H played three times ( 1:49)
6) Coda ( :29)
7) The 12th December (Dixon) ( 3:13)
8) Alternate take Section III, "F" from Winter Song 1964 ( 7:18)
9) Alternate study of Section III, "F" from Winter Song 1964 ( 9:38)
Bill Dixon: tp
Ken McIntyre: as, oboe
George Barrow: ts
Howard Johnson: tuba, bs
David Izenzon,
Hal Dodson: b
Howard McRae: dr
rec. probably March 4, 1964
Tracks 8) and 9) have been first released on the CD reissue.
Remarks: the other side of the LP resp. the rest of the CD (3 tracks) is Archie Shepp without Dixon.
The titles of the tracks have been exchanged on all LP releases.
The LP has also been released as part of the 2LP set "New Music: Second Wave" (Savoy SJL 2235, 1979)
3: CECIL TAYLOR "Conquistador"
Blue Note BST 84260
1) Conquistador (C.Taylor) (18:00)
2) With (Exit) (C.Taylor) (19:30)
3) With (Exit) (alternate take) (C.Taylor) (17:23)
Cecil Taylor: p
Jimmy Lyons: as
Bill Dixon: tp
Alan Silva: b
Andrew Cyrille: dr
rec. Oct 6, 1966
Note: track 3 is only available on the CD
4: BILL DIXON "Intents And Purposes"
subtitled "The Jazz Artistry of Bill Dixon"
RCA Victor LSP3844 (LP, 1966)
RCA 6022 (LP, Japan, 1972)
RCA FXL1-7331 (LP, France, 1976, Black And White Series Vol. 173)
1) Metamorphoses 1962-1966 (Dixon) (13:20)
2) Nightfall Pieces I (Dixon) ( 3:47)
3) Voices (Dixon) (12:08)
4) Nightfall Pieces II (Dixon) ( 2:25)
on 1 (rec. Oct 10, 1966):
Bill Dixon: tp, flh
Jimmy Cheatham: b-tb
Robin Kenyatta: as
Byard Lancaster: as, bcl
George Marge: engl-horn
Catherine Norris: cello
Jimmy Garrison,
Reggie Johnson: b
Robert Frank Pozar: dr
Marc Levin: perc
on 2,4 (rec. Feb 21, 1967):
Bill Dixon: tp, flh
George Marge (not on 2):fl
on 3 (rec. Jan 17, 1967):
Bill Dixon: tp, flh
Byard Lancaster: bcl
Catherine Norris: cello
Jimmy Garrison: b
Robert Frank Pozar: dr
5: "The MARZETTE WATTS Ensemble"
Savoy MG-12193
?) Play It Straight (Ornette Coleman) ( 3:45)
Marzette Watts: ts
Bill Dixon: p
Steve Tintweiss: b
Tom Berge: dr
rec. 1968
+ other tracks without Dixon
Liner essay by Dixon
Remark: this track appears as part of the 2LP set "New Music: Second Wave"
(Savoy SJL 2235, 1979)
6: "BILL DIXON 1982"
Edizioni Ferrari BD1 (LP, Italy, 1982)
1970:
1) Relay: Dance # 1
2) Relay: Dance # 5
3) Relay: Dance # 7
1973:
4) Solo # 6
5) Solo # 7
6) Solo # 8
Bill Dixon: tp, p
(overdubbings: tp/tp on track 1; p/tp on track 3)
rec. 1970 (1-3), 1973 (4-6)
Tracks 1) to 3) also available on "Odyssey".
This LP was issued in limited numbers (probably 450) at the occasion
of an exhibition of Dixon's paintings at the Ferrari Gallery in Verona,
Italy. The LP was accompanied by a serigraph of Dixon and a copy of the
exhibition catalog. Two series were issued:
1. cover: signed, some with a photo of Dixon attached; unsigned serigraph
2. cover: unsigned; signed and numbered serigraph (series of 400)
The "Relay" pieces stem from a work done in collaboration with dancer/choreographer
Judith Dunn that was performed in its entirety at Bennington College. The
instrumentation was el-b, alto-fl, b-cl, 2 tp, plus spoken word and dancers.
Dixon selected some of the solo pieces to be released on this LP.
Note: the labels on the records are reversed!
For inquiries about this LP, please contact Bill Dixon directly.
7: BILL DIXON "Collection"
Cadence Jazz CJR1024/25 (2LP, USA, 1985)
Cadence Jazz CD1024/25 (2CD, USA, 2000); this is an illegal reissue, not authorized by Bill Dixon!
1) When Winter Comes (Dixon) ( 8:07)
2) Webern Work/Study (Dixon) ( 1:09)
3) Tracings II (Dixon) ( 1:15)
4) The Long Walk (Dixon) ( 7:32)
5) Momenti (Dixon) ( 2:35)
6) Stanza (Dixon) ( 4:40)
7) I See Your Fancy Footwork - 1 (Dixon) ( 7:52)
8) I See Your Fancy Footwork - 2 (Dixon) ( 5:15)
9) I See Your Fancy Footwork - 3 (Dixon) ( 2:45)
10) Mosaic (Dixon) ( 0:36)
11) Albert Ayler (Dixon) ( 0:53)
12) Summerdance For Judith Dunn, Pt. 1 (Dixon) ( 8:14)
13) Tracings (Dixon) ( 8:46)
14) The Long Line (Dixon) ( 5:35)
15) Swirls (Dixon) ( 2:27)
16) Reqiem For Booker Little (Dixon) ( 4:59)
17) Masques I (Dixon) ( 8:35)
Bill Dixon: tp, voice
William R. Dixon (7-9): whistling, voice
David Moss (12): perc
Lawrence Cook (12): perc
rec. ca. 1970-71 (10,11), 1971 (12), 1973-74 (2,7-9,14), 1974 (13), 1974-75 (3,4,15), 1975 (5,6),
1975-76 (16,17), 1976 (1)
This 2 LP box is limited to 500 copies (signed and numbered) and includes
a booklet with some of Dixon's drawings and an essay by Dixon.
The entire set is also available as part of "Odyssey".
8: BILL DIXON "Considerations 1"
Fore 3 (LP, Italy, 1980)
1) Places And Things (Dixon) (12:42)
2) Long Alone Song (Dixon) ( 6:38)
3) Shrike (Dixon) ( 0:55)
4) Pages (Dixon) (15:54)
5) Solo (Dixon) ( 6:32)
Bill Dixon: tp
Steve Horenstein (1,4): ts
Alan Silva (1): b
Henry Letcher (4): dr
rec. 1973 (3,5), 1975 (2,4), and 1976 (1)
cover paintings by Dixon, sleeve insert: cover art by Dixon
Tracks 2) and 3) also available on "Odyssey".
9: BILL DIXON "Considerations 2"
Fore 5 (LP, 1980, Italy)
1) Webern (Dixon) ( 0:14)
Bill Dixon: tp
rec. 1973
2) Orchestra Piece (Dixon) (11:50)
Bill Dixon: tp
+ unknown orchestra; rec. 1972
3) Duo # one (Dixon) ( 7:15)
4) Duo # one (Dixon) ( 6:20)
Bill Dixon: tp
Henry Letcher: dr
rec. 1975
5) Sequences (12:55)
Bill Dixon, Jim Tifft: tp
Jeff Hoyer: tb
Steve Horenstein: ts
Jay Ash: bs
Chris Billias: perc
rec. 1972
cover paintings by Dixon, sleeve insert: cover art by Dixon
10: FRANZ KOGLMANN, BILL DIXON "Opium / For Franz"
Pipe Records 152 (LP, Austria)
between the line btl 011 / EFA 10181-2 (CD, 2000, G)
1) For Franz (Dixon) (19:53)
Bill Dixon: tp
Franz Koglmann: tp
Steve Horenstein: ts
Alan Silva: b
Muhammad Malli: cymbals
rec. Vienna, Aug 6, 1976
+ 3 other tracks without Dixon, 2 of them with Steve Lacy
Note: Each record has an original cover painted by Franz Koglmann.
Recording information and liner notes are given on an insert.
This LP was released as a limited issue of 500 copies.
The CD reissue comprises this LP plus Koglmann's first record "Flaps" (1973),
featuring Steve Lacy. Since the master tapes of both sessions were lost,
the recordings were remastered from vinyl.
Timing of "For Franz" on the CD is given as 17:03.
11: "Verona Jazz"
Nettle NTL 001 (CD, 1996)
1) For Cecil Taylor (Dixon) ( 9:06)
The Bill Dixon Sextet (Jimmy Lyons did not show up):
Bill Dixon: p
Art Brooks,
Steven Haynes: tp
Steve Horenstein: ts
Alan Siva: b
Freddie Waits: dr
rec. live at Verona, Italy, June 6, 1980
+ 9 other tracks without Dixon
Note: This CD was distributed as a supplement to the Italian jazz magazine
MUSICA JAZZ, no. 6/96 (June 1996). It contains unreleased live material
recorded at various Verona jazz festivals. Other artists include Ornette
Coleman, Andrew Hill, Butch Morris and John Zorn.
12: BILL DIXON "In Italy Vol. 1"
Soul Note 1008 (LP, 1980; CD)
1) Summer Song / One / Morning (Dixon) ( 4:10)
2) Firenze (Dixon) ( 4:45)
3) Summer SOng / Two / Evening (Dixon) (12:45)
4) For Cecil Taylor (Dixon) (19:55)
a) Almost Anacrusis
b) Conversation
c) New Slow Dance
rec. dates same as next
Cover painting by Dixon;
Contains a brochure with an interview with Dixon
13: BILL DIXON "In Italy Vol. 2"
Soul Note 1011 (LP, 1981)
1) Sketch / Firenze (Dixon) (14:54)
2) Summer Song / Two / Evening (Dixon) ( 7:30)
3) Summer Song / Three / Auroreo
a) Daybreak (Dixon) ( 3:20)
b) Dusk (Dixon) ( 2:36)
4) Dance Piece (Dixon) (12:50)
a) Places
b) For Jack And Barbara
c) Autumn Sequences From A Paris Diary
Bill Dixon: tp, p
Arthur Brooks,
Stephen Haynes: tp
Stephen Horenstein: ts, bs
Freddie Waits: dr
Alan Silva: b
rec. June 11-13, 1980
Cover painting by Dixon;
Contains a brochure with an interview with Dixon
14: BILL DIXON "November 1981"
Soul Note 1037/38 (2LP, 1982)
1) November 1981 (Dixon) (10:40)
2) Penthesilea (Dixon) (10:10)
3) The Second Son (Dixon) ( 5:10)
4) The Sirens (Dixon) ( 7:05)
5) Another Quiet Feeling (Dixon) ( 6:48)
6) Announcement (Dixon) ( 1:13)
7) Webern (Dixon) ( 1:24)
8) Windswept Winterset (Dixon) (15:42)
9) Velvet (Dixon) ( 6:44)
10) Llaattiinnoo Suite (Dixon) (15:24)
11) Announcement
Bill Dixon: tp
Alan Siva,
Mario Pavone: b
Laurence Cook: dr
1-5: rec. Nov 16 & 17, 1981
6-11: rec. live at Volkshaus Zurich, Nov 8, 1981
15: BILL DIXON "Thougths"
Soul Note 1111 (LP, CD, 1987)
1) Thoughts (Dixon) (11:20)
2) Windows (Dixon) ( 4:40)
3) For Nelson And Winnie (a suite in 4 parts)
a) Time I (Dixon) ( 4:04)
b) Essence (Dixon) ( 4:30)
c) Transfiguration (Dixon) ( 5:10)
d) Time II (Dixon) ( 5:09)
4) A Song For Claudia's Children (Dixon) (11:10)
5) Brothers (Dixon) ( 8:30)
6) Points (Dixon) ( 8:45)
Bill Dixon: p, tp, flh
Marco Eneidi: as
John Buckingham: tuba
Peter Kowald,
William Parker,
Mario Pavone: b
Lawrence Cook: dr
May 1985
cover photography by Dixon
16: BILL DIXON "Son Of Sysiphus"
Soul Note 121 138 (LP, CD, MC, 1990)
1) Silences For Jack Moore (Dixon) ( 2:18)
2) Vecctor (Dixon) ( 1:55)
3) Son Of Sysiphus (Dixon) ( 7:19)
4) Schema VI-88 (Dixon) ( 3:10)
5) Fusama Codex (Dixon) ( 5:23)
6) Mandala Per Mandela (Dixon) ( 3:50)
7) Sumi-E (Dixon) ( 2:58)
8) Negoro Codex (Dixon) ( 4:28)
9) Molti Molti Anni Fa... (Dixon) ( 7:40)
Bill Dixon: tp, p
John Buckingham: tuba
Mario Pavone: b
Laurence Cook: perc
June 28 & 29, 1988
cover paintings by Dixon
17: BILL DIXON "Vade Mecum"
Soul Note 121208-2 (CD, 1994)
1) Moment (Dixon) ( 4:24)
2) Anamorphosis (Dixon) (12:28)
3) Viale Nino Bixio 20 (Dixon) ( 9:16)
4) Pellucity (Dixon) ( 9:04)
5) Vade Mecum (Dixon) (15:51)
6) Twice Upon A Time (Dixon) (13:12)
7) Acanthus (Dixon) (13:24)
Bill Dixon: tp, flh
Barry Guy,
William Parker: b
Tony Oxley: perc
rec. Aug 2-4, 1993
Cover art by Dixon
18: BILL DIXON "Vade Mecum II"
Soul Note 121211-2 (CD, 1996)
1) Valentina di sera (Dixon) ( 3:07)
2) Tableau (Dixon) (10:21)
3) Ebonite (Dixon) (15:51)
4) Reflections (Dixon) (15:28)
5) Incunabula (Dixon) (13:33)
6) Octette #1 (Dixon) (11:45)
rec. dates same as for "Vade Mecum"
19: TONY OXLEY Celebration Orchestra / Bill Dixon live from the Berlin Jazz Festival
"The Enchanted Messenger"
Soul Note 121284-2 (CD, 1996)
1) "Section 1" (T.Oxley) ( 5:35)
2) "Section 2" (T.Oxley) ( 1:45)
3) "Section 3" (T.Oxley) ( 2:29)
4) "Section 4" (T.Oxley) ( 1:55)
5) "Section 5" (T.Oxley) ( 3:27)
6) "Section 6" (T.Oxley) ( 1:57)
7) "Section 7" (T.Oxley) ( 2:55)
8) "Section 8" (T.Oxley) ( 1:25)
9) "Section 9" (T.Oxley) ( 3:57)
10) "Section 10" (T.Oxley) ( 3:04)
11) "Section 11" (T.Oxley) ( 9:34)
12) "Section 12" (T.Oxley) ( 4:16)
13) "Section 13" (T.Oxley) ( 1:04)
14) "Section 14" (T.Oxley) ( 3:00)
15) "Section 15" (T.Oxley) ( 4:39)
16) "Section 16" (T.Oxley) ( 6:44)
17) "Section 17" (T.Oxley) ( 4:02)
18) "Section 18" (T.Oxley) ( 1:34)
19) "Section 19" (T.Oxley) ( 5:01)
Tony Oxley: leader, drums, percussion, conductor
Bill Dixon: trumpet, flugelhorn
Phil Wachsman: violin, electric violin
Alex Kolkowski: violin
Marcio Mattos: cello
Alfred Zimmerlin: cello
Ernst-Ludwig Petrowsky: saxophones, clarinet
Frank Gratkowski: saxophones, bass clarinet
Johannes Bauer: trombone
Matt Wand: electronics
Pat Thomas: piano, electronics
Phil Minton: voice
Joe Thönes,
Tony Levin,
Stefan Hölker: drums, percussion
Recorded live at the Jazz Fest Berlin 1994 by Radio SFB.
20: BILL DIXON with Tony Oxley "Papyrus Vol. 1"
Soul Note 121338-2 (CD, 1999)
1) Essay di Larry Neal (Dixon) ( 4:02)
2) Papyrus (Dixon) ( 7:33)
3) The Statesman (Dixon/Oxley) ( 9:11)
4) Indirizzo: Via Cimarose Sei (Dixon) ( 3:46)
5) Scribbles (Dixon) ( 3:18)
6) Ritratto di Allen Polite (Dixon) ( 2:31)
7) Cinnamon (Dixon) ( 8:15)
8) Quadro di Henry Dumas (Dixon) ( 2:36)
9) Palimsest (Dixon) (12:20)
10) Steps (Dixon) ( 6:39)
11) Sine Qua Non #1 (Dixon) ( 6:54)
12) Quadro di N.H. Pritchard (Dixon) ( 1:37)
Bill Dixon: tp (2-5,9-11 (echo on 4,5,7)), p (1,6-8,12)
Tony Oxley (2-5,7,9-11): dr, perc
21: BILL DIXON with Tony Oxley "Papyrus Vol. 2"
Soul Note 121388-2 (CD, 1999)
1) Silver Point: Jeanne Phillips (Dixon) ( 1:32)
2) Papyrus #2 (Dixon/Oxley) (12:13)
3) Pyxis (Dixon) ( 4:33)
4) Squares (Dixon) ( 7:07)
5) Epigraphy (Dixon) ( 8:19)
6) Sine Qua Non #2 (Dixon) ( 6:54)
7) Couplet (Dixon) ( 5:20)
8) Four: VI:1998 (Dixon) (10:23)
9) Crawlspace (Dixon) (13:14)
10) Suri-Mono: Louise Wade (Dixon) ( 3:04)
Bill Dixon: tp (2-9), echo on 6, 2nd tp overdubbed on 8,
solo p (1,10), overdubbed p on 6
Tony Oxley (not on 1,10): dr, perc
Remark: "Sine Qua Non #2" is a repetition of "Sine Qua Non #1" of Papyrus Vol.1
with the overdubbed addition of piano.
22: BILL DIXON "Berlin Abbozzi"
FMP CD 110 (CD, 2000)
1) Berlin Abbozzi (Dixon)
Currents (21:39)
Open Quiet / The Orange Bell (40:14)
2) Acrolithes (Dixon,Bauer,Koch,Oxley)(16:48)
Bill Dixon: tp, flugelhorn, echo
Matthias Bauer, Klaus Koch: double bass
Tony Oxley: dr
rec. live "Podewil" in Berlin, Nov 8, 1999
23: BILL DIXON "Odyssey"
Archive/Edition 510 1925 1 (6CDs, 2001, USA)
Disc 1 (total time 70:07)
1) When Winter Comes (1976) ( 8:15)
2) Webern Work Study (1973-74) ( 1:14)
3) Tracings II (1974-75) ( 1:22)
4) The Long Walk (1974-75) ( 7:44)
5) Momenti (1974-75) ( 2:42)
6) Stanza (1976) ( 5:00)
7) I See Your Fancy Footwork # 1 (1973) ( 8:05)
8) I See Your Fancy Footwork # 2 (1973) ( 5:28)
9) I See Your Fancy Footwork # 3 (1973) ( 2:52)
10) Mosaic (1970-71) ( :43)
11) Albert Ayler (1970-71) ( :59)
12) Summerdance - Part I (1971) ( 8:28)
13) Tracings (1974) ( 9:00)
14) The Long Line (1973-74) ( 5:44)
15) Swirls (1974-75) ( 2:29)
Disc 2 (total time 63:32)
1) Reqiem For Booker Little (1975-76) ( 5:07)
2) Masques I (1975-76) ( 8:38)
3) The End of Silence (1973) ( :59)
4) Odyssey / Interruptus (1974) ( 5:35)
5) Murmurs (1974) ( 6:46)
6) Flame (1981-82) ( 3:09)
7) Meta-Pedal (1981-82) ( 6:11)
8) Elegantissimo (1992) ( 9:51)
9) Changes (1973) ( 2:54)
10) Dominoes (1973) ( 2:52)
11) Pyramide (1973) ( 3:57)
12) Lang Alone Song (1974) ( 6:34)
13) Shrike (1973) ( :57)
Disc 3 (total time 57:12)
1) Jerusalem (1990) (26:50)
2) Umbra e Luce - For Sid Makay (1973) (11:31)
3) The Somnamulist (1973-74) ( 4:08)
4) Conncordde (1974-75) ( 4:37)
5) Fortunata (1970) ( 8:13)
6) Graffiti Sui Soffiti ( 1:51)
Disc 4 (total time 49:14)
1) Postcards (1970) ( 5:56)
2) For Wallace Thurman (1973) ( 4:22)
3) Pensieroso (1973) ( 1:01)
4) Masai (1973) ( 1:04)
5) Sttretta (1973) ( 1:40)
6) Chalk Circle - Blue (1973) ( 2:39)
7) Shadowland (1973) ( 6:25)
8) Spaces (1973) ( 1:18)
9) The Cloisters (1973) ( 2:06)
10) Chromma (1973) ( 1:34)
11) Sketch for Ernie Chritchlow (1973) ( 3:56)
12) More Than Something (1973) ( 1:36)
13) Manuscripts for Fathers & Sons (1973) ( 4:22)
14) Poemm Per i Delicati (1973) ( 1:48)
15) Circle Chalk - Red (1973) ( 5:26)
16) Hush (1970) ( 3:59)
Disc 5 (total time 51:41)
1) RELAY - Dance #1 (1970) ( 9:41)
2) RELAY - Dance #3 (1970) ( 2:10)
3) RELAY - Dance #4 (1970) ( 2:45)
4) RELAY - Dance #5 (1970) ( 3:21)
5) RELAY - Dance #6 (1970) ( 4:35)
6) RELAY - Dance #7 (1970) ( 6:20)
7) RELAY - Dance #8 (1970) ( 5:53)
8) RELAY - Dance #2 (1970) ( 1:47)
9) Chiasmus (1970) ( 7:17)
10) Shards (1970) ( 1:50)
11) Pasquinade (1970) ( 6:00)
Disc 6 (total time 69:38)
Spoken Word / Bill Dixon (2000) (69:38)
1) Introduction to the quuestions
2) How do you call the music you play?
3) Does your music express a general conception?
4) Do you thinkbefore or during improvisation?
5) Is swing important?
6) Do you enjoy playing?
7) Is beaty your goal?
8) What is freedom in music?
9) Are you able to make a living from music?
10) What would you like to do in the near future?
11) How do you see the future?
12) Odyssey Preface
13) Teaching
14) The solo
15) The Odyssey solo work
16) Teaching in Madison, 1971-72
17) Genesis of the solos
18) Solos: craft and language
19) Solos: notation and spatiality
20) Solos: composing oneself and composition
21) Solos: philosophy and communication
22) Conclusion
All music composed by Bill Dixon.
All pieces are trumpet or flugelhorn solos except the following:
- Disc 1:
- tracks 7-9: add William R. Dixon, III (voice)
- track 12: add Davis Moss & Laurence Cook (perc)
- Disc 2:
- track 8: add Leslie Winston: DX-7 keyboard
- Disc 5:
- track 1: add Bill Dixon (overdubbed second trumpet)
- tracks 2-8: add Bill Dixon (overdubbed piano)
- tracks 9-11: Bill Dixon (piano solo)
- Disc 6 contains spoken word
Disc 1 plus tracks 1) and 2) of disc 2 comprise the entire record "Collection", in the original sequence.
Disc 2, tracks 12) and 13) originally released on "Considerations 1".
Disc 5, tracks 1),4) and 6) originally released on "BILL DIXON 1982".
Letter-sized cardboard box; limited edition of 1000 copies, signed and numbered. Includes two letter-sized booklets:
- Writings (25 pages)
- Odyssey: An Introduction by Stephen Horenstein
- Man With a Trumpet by Graham Lock
- Winter 1999 by Ben Young
- The Exercise by Jason Zappa
- Jason Zappa's Final Report (Ensemble III) by Bill Dixon
- Questions & Answers by Bill Dixon
- Paintings
- Works on Paper by Bill Dixon (13 color reproductions)
Odyssey is available directly from the artist, see ordering information.
24: "CECIL TAYLOR / BILL DIXON / TONY OXLEY"
Victo CD082 (CD, 2002)
1) B + T + C (Taylor/Dixon/Oxley) (41:55)
2) T ÷ C X B (Taylor/Dixon/Oxley) (16:48)
3) C x B x T + T (Taylor/Dixon/Oxley) ( 1:21)
Cecial Taylor: p
Bill Dixon: tp, flugelhorn, echo
Tony Oxley: dr
rec. live at the Festival de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville, May 19, 2002
Video
"Imagine the Sound" by Ron Mann and Bill Smith, 1981, 60
mins, Laserdisc
Contains an interview and a 10 minutes performance of each of:
- Bill Dixon Trio
- Archie Shepp Quartet
- Cecil Taylor solo
- Paul Bley
