Son of Sisyphus is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
| Son of Sisyphus | ||||
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| Released | 1990 | |||
| Recorded | June 28 and 29, 1988 Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 39:01 | |||
| Label | Soul Note 121 138 | |||
| Producer | Giovanni Bonandrini | |||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [4] |
In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states: "These lyrical explorations move forward without a pulse and, once one gets used to the "style" (or lack of), they reward repeated listenings."[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Son of Sisyphus... is superior in almost every regard... The overriding impression is of space and movement and there's a sense in which Dixon's melancholically graceful soloing follows Cecil Taylor's much-quoted assertion that his own improvisations imitate the leaps that a dancer makes in space."[3]
Elliott Sharp called the recording "one of [Dixon's] best albums as leader" and included it in his list "Ten Free Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die".[5]
Track listing edit
- All compositions by Bill Dixon
- "Silences for Jack Moore" - 2:18
- "Vecctor" - 1:55
- "Son of Sisyphus" - 7:19
- "Schema VI-88" - 3:10
- "Fusama Codex" - 5:23
- "Mandala per Mandela" - 3:50
- "Sumi-E" - 2:58
- "Negoro Codex" - 4:28
- "Molti Molti Anni Fa..." - 7:40
Personnel edit
- Bill Dixon - trumpet, piano
- John Buckingham - tuba
- Mario Pavone - bass
- Lawrence Cook - drums
References edit
- ^ Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 16, 2014
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bill Dixon - Son of Sisyphus: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
- ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 206.
- ^ Sharp, Elliott (November 15, 2012). "Ten Free Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die". Village Voice. Retrieved April 18, 2021.