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| 1. | Metamorphosis
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| 2. | Nightfall Pieces I
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| 3. | Voices
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| 4. | Nightfall Pieces II
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Jazz
Bill Dixon - Flugelhorn, Lead, Trumpet
Brad McCuen - Producer
Byard Lancaster - Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Alto)
Carrie Cook - Cover Design, Label Design
Catherine Norris - Cello
David B. Hecht - Cover Photo
Don Miller - Engineer
George Marge - Flute, Horn (English)
Jimmy Cheatham - Trombone (Bass)
Jimmy Garrison - Bass
Jonathan Horwich - Analog Transfer, Liner Notes, Release Production
Judith Dunn - Original Liner Notes
Marc Levin - Percussion
Mark Wilder - Analog Transfer
Reggie Workman - Bass
Robert Pozar - Drums
Robin Kenyatta - Sax (Alto)
Steve Marlowe - Mastering, Mixing
Described by the NY Times as a major force of the jazz avant garde, trumpeter / composer Bill Dixon's seminal work "Intents and Purposes" was recorded in 1966 and yet, despite critical acclaim, and a public eager for it, the recording has never been available on CD until now. It is beautifully packaged to duplicate the original vinyl release, including the original liner notes, personnel listing, RCA mascot, cover photo and original cover texture in a gatefold sleeve. The brilliantly arranged and largely orchestral setting is sometimes dark and brooding music that represents an historic moment in the development of modern jazz. Limited edition of 1000. Musicians include saxophonist/bass clarinetist Byard Lancaster, bass trombonist Jimmy Cheatham, bassists Jimmy Garrison and Reggie Workman among many others.
Bill Dixon
Active Decades: '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: Oct 05, 1925 in Nantucket, MA
Died: Jun 16, 2010 in North Bennington, VT
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Free Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Jazz Instrument, Trumpet Jazz
One of the seminal free jazz figures, B. Dixon made his mark as a player, organizer, and educator in a career that spanned more than 50 years. Dixon was a jaggedly lyrical trumpeter -- his delivery was as vocalic as that of any free jazz trumpeter except perhaps Lester Bowie. As an improviser, he was somewhat similar in temperament to Ornette Coleman, yet his compositional style differed greatly from the altoist. Dixon's work featured open space, wide intervals that did not imply a specific key or mode, and dark backdrops owing to the use of two or more double bassists. His art was eminently thoughtful even as it can be viscerally exciting.
B. Dixon grew up in New York City. His first studies were in painting. He didn't become a musician until he was discharged from the Navy following World War II. Dixon met Cecil Taylor in 1951 and the two began playing together, along with other likeminded young musicians. In the early '60s, he formed a quartet with saxophonist Archie Shepp. The band recorded the self-titled Archie Shepp-Bill Dixon Quartet LP for Savoy in 1962 (Dixon was briefly the artistic director in charge of jazz for the label). In 1964, Dixon organized the October Revolution in Jazz, a festival of new music held at the Cellar Cafe in Manhattan. About 40 groups played, including the cream of the era's free jazz crop. Out of this grew the Jazz Composer's Guild, a musician's cooperative founded in 1964 that included Dixon, Shepp, Roswell Rudd, Cecil Taylor, Paul Bley, and Carla Bley, among others. In 1967 he recorded an album of his music for RCA. Also that year, he founded the Free Conservatory of the University of the Streets, a music education program for inner-city youth in New York. Beginning in 1968, Dixon taught at Bennington College in Vermont. He was a visiting faculty member at the University of Wisconsin in 1971-1972, then returned to Bennington, where in 1973 he founded the Black Music Division. At Bennington, Dixon mentored a number of contemporary free jazz musicians, including alto saxophonist Marco Eneidi and drummer Jackson Krall.
Dixon remained at Bennington until his retirement from teaching in 1996. In the years to follow, Dixon conducted workshops and master classes around the world. A collection of his work from 1970 to 1976 was made available by the Cadence label, and from 1980 until the close of the 20th century he recorded and performed, more or less infrequently, for Soul Note. After the turn of the millennium Dixon turned his attention to the genocide occurring in Sudan's Darfur region with 17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur, recorded live at New York City’s Vision Festival in June 2007 and released by AUM Fidelity the following year; 2008 also saw the Thrill Jockey label release of Bill Dixon with Exploding Star Orchestra, featuring Dixon with cornetist Rob Mazurek’s 13-piece Chicago-based experimental ensemble. Ill health subsequently restricted Dixon's performing schedule, however, with his last concert appearance (entitled Tapestries for Small Orchestra) occurring on May 22, 2010 at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in Victoriaville, Quebec. Less than a month later, on the night of June 15-16, 2010, Bill Dixon died in his sleep at home in North Bennington, VT at the age of 84.
---Chris Kelsey, Rovi |
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