Vade Mecum is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
| Vade Mecum | ||||
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| Released | 1994 | |||
| Recorded | August 2, 3 and 4, 1993 Mu Rec Studio, Milano | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 77:39 | |||
| Label | Soul Note 121 208 | |||
| 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 Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz | [4] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | [5] |
In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "The expansiveness and airiness of the sound here is one of this record's most striking qualities."[2]
The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called "Anamorphosis" "one of Dixon's most thoughtful conceptions," and commented: "Inside almost all of Dixon's small group recordings there is a dark pressure, like the imprint of a much larger composition that has been denied full expression. That is profoundly evident on Vade Mecum."[3]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Bill Dixon
- "Moment" - 4:24
- "Anamorphosis" - 12:29
- "Viale Nino Bixio 20" - 9:17
- "Pellucity"- 9:04
- "Vade Mecum" - 15:52
- "Twice Upon a Time" - 13:12
- "Acanthus" - 13:25
Personnel
editReferences
edit- ^ Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 17, 2014
- ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. Bill Dixon - Vade Mecum: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 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.
- ^ Larkin, Colin, ed. (2004). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz. Virgin Books. p. 247.
- ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 206.