Bill Dixon - Odyssey
| Genre: | Jazz, Non Music |
| Singer: | Bill Dixon |
| Title: | Odyssey |
| Short-info: | Label:
Not On Label (Bill Dixon Self-Date of released) – Archive/Edition 510 1925 1
Type: 6 x CD Box Set, Limited Edition, Numbered Country: US Date of released: 2001 Category: Jazz, Non-Music Style: Contemporary Jazz, Free Improvisation, Spoken Word |
| MP3 album size .rar: | 1703 mb |
| APE album size .rar: | 1548 mb |
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Tracklist Hide Credits
| 1-1 | When Winter Comes | 8:15 |
| 1-2 | Webern Work Study (1973-74) | 1:14 |
| 1-3 | Tracings II (1974-75) | 1:22 |
| 1-4 | The Long Walk (1974-75) | 7:44 |
| 1-5 | Momenti (1974-75) | 2:42 |
| 1-6 | Stanza | 5:00 |
| 1-7 | I See Your Fancy Footwork #1 Voice – William R. Dixon, II |
8:05 |
| 1-8 | I See Your Fancy Footwork #2 Voice – William R. Dixon, II |
5:28 |
| 1-9 | I See Your Fancy Footwork #3 Voice – William R. Dixon, II |
2:52 |
| 1-10 | Mosaic (1970-71) | 0:43 |
| 1-11 | Albert Ayler (1970-71) | 0:59 |
| 1-12 | Summerdance - Part 1 Percussion – David Moss, Laurence Cook |
8:28 |
| 1-13 | Tracings | 9:00 |
| 1-14 | The Long Line (1973-74) | 5:44 |
| 1-15 | Swirls (1974-75) | 2:29 |
| 2-1 | Requiem For Booker Little (1975-76) | 5:07 |
| 2-2 | Masques I (1975-76) | 8:38 |
| 2-3 | The End Of Silence | 0:59 |
| 2-4 | Odyssey/Interruptus | 5:35 |
| 2-5 | Murmurs | 6:46 |
| 2-6 | Flame (1971-82) | 3:09 |
| 2-7 | Meta-pedal (1981-82) | 6:11 |
| 2-8 | Elegantissmo Keyboards [Dx-7] – Leslie Winston |
9:51 |
| 2-9 | Changes | 2:54 |
| 2-10 | Dominoes | 2:52 |
| 2-11 | Pyramide | 3:57 |
| 2-12 | Long Alone Song | 6:34 |
| 2-13 | Shrike | 0:57 |
| 3-1 | Jerusalem | 26:50 |
| 3-2 | Umbra E Luce - For Sid Makay | 11:31 |
| 3-3 | The Somnambulist (1973-74) | 4:08 |
| 3-4 | Conncordde (1974-75) | 4:37 |
| 3-5 | Fortunata | 8:13 |
| 3-6 | Graffiti Sui Soffiti | 1:51 |
| 4-1 | Postcards | 5:56 |
| 4-2 | For Wallace Thurman | 4:22 |
| 4-3 | Pensieroso | 1:01 |
| 4-4 | Masai | 1:04 |
| 4-5 | Sttretta | 1:40 |
| 4-6 | Chalk Circle - Blue | 2:39 |
| 4-7 | Shadowland | 6:25 |
| 4-8 | Spaces | 1:18 |
| 4-9 | The Cloisters | 2:06 |
| 4-10 | Chromma | 1:34 |
| 4-11 | Sketch For Ernie Chritchlow | 3:56 |
| 4-12 | More Than Something | 1:36 |
| 4-13 | Manuscripts For Fathers & Sons | 4:22 |
| 4-14 | Poemm Per I Delicati | 1:48 |
| 4-15 | Circle Chalk - Red | 5:26 |
| 4-16 | Hush | 3:59 |
| 5-1 | Relay - Dance #1 Trumpet [Overdub] – Bill Dixon |
9:41 |
| 5-2 | Relay - Dance #3 | 2:10 |
| 5-3 | Relay - Dance #4 | 2:45 |
| 5-4 | Relay - Dance #5 | 3:21 |
| 5-5 | Relay - Dance #6 | 4:35 |
| 5-6 | Relay - Dance #7 | 6:20 |
| 5-7 | Relay - Dance #8 | 5:53 |
| 5-8 | Relay - Dance #2 | 1:47 |
| 5-9 | Chiasmus | 7:17 |
| 5-10 | Shards | 1:50 |
| 5-11 | Pasquinade | 6:00 |
| 6-1 | Introduction To The Questions | 1:03 |
| 6-2 | How Do You Call The Music You Play? | 6:26 |
| 6-3 | Does Your Music Express A General Conception? | 1:54 |
| 6-4 | Do You Think Before Or During Improvisation? | 0:47 |
| 6-5 | Is Swing Important? | 0:45 |
| 6-6 | Do You Enjoy Playing? | 1:08 |
| 6-7 | Is Beauty Your Goal? | 0:36 |
| 6-8 | What Is Freedom In Music? | 2:28 |
| 6-9 | Are You Able To Make A Living From Music? | 0:54 |
| 6-10 | What Would You Like To Do In The Near Future? | 2:08 |
| 6-11 | How Do You See The Future? | 2:05 |
| 6-12 | Odyssey Preface | 2:19 |
| 6-13 | Teaching | 14:25 |
| 6-14 | The Solo | 0:32 |
| 6-15 | The Odyssey Solo Work | 2:42 |
| 6-16 | Teaching In Madison, 1971-72 | 11:57 |
| 6-17 | Genesis Of The Solos | 3:45 |
| 6-18 | Solos: Craft And Language | 1:35 |
| 6-19 | Solos: Notation And Spatiality | 3:19 |
| 6-20 | Solos: Composing Oneself And Composition | 3:25 |
| 6-21 | Solos: Philosophy And Communication | 4:25 |
| 6-22 | Conclusion | 1:46 |
Companies, etc.
- Recorded By – Institute of Black Music Studies, Research & Performance
- Recorded By – Institute of Contemporary Music
- Recorded At – Northern Track Studio
- Mastered At – Polygram Studios, USA
- Published By – Metamorphosis Music
Credits
- Composed By – Bill Dixon (tracks: 1-1 to 5-11)
- Design, Coordinator [Artistic Coordinator], Other [Editor] – Sharon Vogel
- Liner Notes – Ben Young , Bill Dixon, Graham Lock, Jason Zappa, Stephen Horenstein*
- Mastered By – Ben Young , Kevin Reeves
- Painting [Paintings], Design [Design Concept] – Bill Dixon
- Piano – Bill Dixon (tracks: 5-2 to 5-11)
- Trumpet, Flugelhorn – Bill Dixon (tracks: 1-1 to 5-8)
- Voice, Words By – Bill Dixon (tracks: 6-1 to 6-22)
Notes
Recorded at IMBSRP (Institute of Black Music Studies, Research & Performance),except tracks 1-10 & 1-11, recorded in New York City, 1970-71 by IMBSRP,
track 3-1, recorded in Jerusalem, Israel, 1990 by the Institute of Contemporary Music,
and tracks 6-1 to 6-22, recorded at Northern Track Recording Studios, Wilmington, VT.
Note: Bill Dixon performed these works using a Conn Constellation 38-B Bb trumpet; a custom-made Shilke Bb trumpet; a Benge flügelhorn; and Frank Zottola 64-B trumpet and flügelhorn mouthpieces.
The cardboard box measures 11.3" x 8.9"; in addition to the 6 CDs it includes two 32-page booklets: "Odyssey - Solo Works" contains essays/interviews/writings; "Odyssey - Works on Paper" contains reproductions of thirteen of Bill Dixon's paintings.
Edition of 1000 numbered and signed copies.
Barcode and Other Identifiers
- Matrix / Runout (CD 1): 50840/2
- Matrix / Runout (CD 2): 50841/2
- Matrix / Runout (CD 3): 50842/2
- Matrix / Runout (CD 4): 50843/2
- Matrix / Runout (CD 5): 50844/2
