Odyssey (Solo Works)

by Bill Dixon

Odyssey (Solo Works) cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 2001-01-01
  • Label: Soul Note
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 6:02:00
  • Community rating: 3.82/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A box set of the trumpeter's solo works, collecting his unaccompanied and small-ensemble recordings for the Italian Soul Note label. Dixon's solo trumpet practice, using breath, mute and electronics, is a singular line in postwar jazz.

Genres

Descriptors: improvisation, melodic, rhythmic, acoustic, instrumental

Tracklist

  1. When Winter Comes (1976) (8:15)
  2. Webern Work Study (1973-74) (1:14)
  3. Tracings II (1974-75) (1:22)
  4. The Long Walk (1974-75) (7:44)
  5. Momenti (1974-75) (2:42)
  6. Stanza (1976) (5:00)
  7. I See Your Fancy Footwork #1 (1973) (8:05)
  8. I See Your Fancy Footwork #2 (1973) (5:28)
  9. I See Your Fancy Footwork #3 (1973) (2:52)
  10. Mosaic (1970-71) (0:43)
  11. Albert Ayler (1970-71) (0:59)
  12. Summerdance - Part 1 (1971) (8:28)
  13. Tracings (1974) (9:00)
  14. The Long Line (1973-74) (5:44)
  15. Swirls (1974-75) (2:29)
  16. Requiem For Booker Little (1975-76) (5:07)
  17. Masques I (1975-76) (8:38)
  18. The End Of Silence (1973) (0:59)
  19. Odyssey/Interruptus (1974) (5:35)
  20. Murmurs (1974) (6:46)
  21. Flame (1971-82) (3:09)
  22. Meta-pedal (1981-82) (6:11)
  23. Elegantissmo (1992) (9:51)
  24. Changes (1973) (2:54)
  25. Dominoes (1973) (2:52)
  26. Pyramide (1973) (3:57)
  27. Long Alone Song (1974) (6:34)
  28. Shrike (1973) (0:57)
  29. Jerusalem (1990) (26:50)
  30. Umbra E Luce - For Sid Makay (1973) (11:31)
  31. The Somnambulist (1973-74) (4:08)
  32. Conncordde (1974-75) (4:37)
  33. Fortunata (1970) (8:13)
  34. Graffiti Sui Soffiti (1:51)
  35. Postcards (1970) (5:56)
  36. For Wallace Thurman (1973) (4:22)
  37. Pensieroso (1973) (1:01)
  38. Masai (1973) (1:04)
  39. Sttretta (1973) (1:40)
  40. Chalk Circle - Blue (1973) (2:39)
  41. Shadowland (1973) (6:25)
  42. Spaces (1973) (1:18)
  43. The Cloisters (1973) (2:06)
  44. Chromma (1973) (1:34)
  45. Sketch For Ernie Chritchlow (1973) (3:56)
  46. More Than Something (1973) (1:36)
  47. Manuscripts For Fathers & Sons (1973) (4:22)
  48. Poemm Per I Delicati (1973) (1:48)
  49. Circle Chalk - Red (1973) (5:26)
  50. Hush (1970) (3:59)
  51. Relay - Dance #1 (1970) (9:41)
  52. Relay - Dance #3 (1970) (2:10)
  53. Relay - Dance #4 (1970) (2:45)
  54. Relay - Dance #5 (1970) (3:21)
  55. Relay - Dance #6 (1970) (4:35)
  56. Relay - Dance #7 (1970) (6:20)
  57. Relay - Dance #8 (1970) (5:53)
  58. Relay - Dance #2 (1970) (1:47)
  59. Chiasmus (1970) (7:17)
  60. Shards (1970) (1:50)
  61. Pasquinade (1970) (6:00)
  62. Introduction To The Questions (1:03)
  63. How Do You Call The Music You Play? (6:26)
  64. Does Your Music Express A General Conception? (1:54)
  65. Do You Think Before Or During Improvisation? (0:47)
  66. Is Swing Important? (0:45)
  67. Do You Enjoy Playing? (1:08)
  68. Is Beauty Your Goal? (0:36)
  69. What Is Freedom In Music? (2:28)
  70. Are You Able To Make A Living From Music? (0:54)
  71. What Would You Like To Do In The Near Future? (2:08)
  72. How Do You See The Future? (2:05)
  73. Odyssey Preface (2:19)
  74. Teaching (14:25)
  75. The Solo (0:32)
  76. The Odyssey Solo Work (2:42)
  77. Teaching In Madison, 1971-72 (11:57)
  78. Genesis Of The Solos (3:45)
  79. Solos: Craft And Language (1:35)
  80. Solos: Notation And Spatiality (3:19)
  81. Solos: Composing Oneself And Composition (3:25)
  82. Solos: Philosophy And Communication (4:25)
  83. Conclusion (1:46)

Credits

  • Leslie Winston - synthesizer [dx-7 keyboard]
  • Sharon Vogel - design, coordinator [artistic coordinator], editor
  • Ben Young - liner notes, mastered by
  • Graham Lock - liner notes
  • Stanley Jason Zappa - liner notes
  • Steve Horenstein - liner notes
  • Kevin Reeves - mastered by

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