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Bill Dixon in Italy Volume Two
Studio album by
Bill Dixon
Released1981
RecordedJune 11–13, 1980
StudioBarigozzi Studios, Milano
GenreJazz
Length41:10
LabelSoul Note
SN 1011
ProducerGiovanni 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

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[5]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide[4]
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."[5]

Track listing

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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

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References

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  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. ^ a b Wynn, Ron. Bill Dixon - In Italy, Vol. 2: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  4. ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 62. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
  5. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  6. ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 244.
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