| Son of Sisyphus | |
| Type: | Studio |
| Artist: | Bill Dixon |
| Cover: | Son of Sisyphus.jpg |
| 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 |
| Chronology: | Bill Dixon |
| Prev Title: | Thoughts |
| Prev Year: | 1987 |
| Next Title: | Vade Mecum |
| Next Year: | 1994 |
Son of Sisyphus is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]
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 [Dixon's] best albums as leader" and included it in his list "Ten Free Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die".[2]
All compositions by Bill Dixon