Papyrus Volume II is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1998 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Papyrus Volume II
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 12, 2000
Recorded22 & 23 June 1998
Mu Rec Studio, Milano
GenreJazz
Length72:39
LabelSoul Note
121 338
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Papyrus Volume I
(2000)
Papyrus Volume II
(2000)
Berlin Abbozzi
(2000)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]
Tom Hull – on the WebB+[4]

AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "There are moments when trumpeter and percussionist seem to be working on different ideas... And yet, there is such a stirring thoughtfulness to Dixon's spacious solo lines that the logic carries each piece forward to a satisfactory conclusion."[3]

Track listing edit

All compositions by Bill Dixon except as indicated
  1. "Silver Point: Jeanne Phillips" - 1:32
  2. "Papyrus #2" (Bill Dixon, Tony Oxley) - 12:13
  3. "Pyxis" - 4:33
  4. "Squares" - 7:07
  5. "Epigraphy" - 8:19
  6. "Sine Qua Non #2" - 6:34
  7. "Couplet" - 5:20
  8. "Four: VI: 1998" - 10:23
  9. "Crawlspace" - 13:14
  10. "Suri-Mono: Louise Wade" - 3:04

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 17, 2014
  2. ^ a b Bill Dixon - Papyrus Volume II: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Hull, Tom. "Recycled Goods: Backlog". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved January 30, 2023.