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1990 studio album by Bill Dixon
Son of Sisyphus
Studio album by Bill Dixon
Released1990
RecordedJune 28 and 29, 1988
Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy
GenreJazz
Length39:01
LabelSoul Note
121 138
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Thoughts
(1987) 		Son of Sisyphus
(1990) 		Vade Mecum
(1994)

Son of Sisyphus is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

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."

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."

Elliott Sharp called the recording "one of best albums as leader" and included it in his list "Ten Free Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die".

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Dixon
  1. "Silences for Jack Moore" - 2:18
  2. "Vecctor" - 1:55
  3. "Son of Sisyphus" - 7:19
  4. "Schema VI-88" - 3:10
  5. "Fusama Codex" - 5:23
  6. "Mandala per Mandela" - 3:50
  7. "Sumi-E" - 2:58
  8. "Negoro Codex" - 4:28
  9. "Molti Molti Anni Fa..." - 7:40

Personnel

References

  1. Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 16, 2014
  2. ^ Yanow, Scott. Bill Dixon - Son of Sisyphus: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 206.
  5. Sharp, Elliott (November 15, 2012). "Ten Free Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die". Village Voice. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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