Vade Mecum II explained

Vade Mecum II
Type:Studio
Artist:Bill Dixon
Cover:Vade Mecum II.jpg
Released:1996
Recorded:August 2, 3 and 4, 1993
Mu Rec Studio, Milano
Genre:Jazz
Length:70:05
Label:Soul Note
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Producer:Giovanni Bonandrini
Chronology:Bill Dixon
Prev Title:Vade Mecum
Prev Year:1994
Next Title:Papyrus Volume I
Next Year:2000

Vade Mecum II is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Reception

In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick stated "It is... one of the very finest jazz albums of the '90s and one that cannot be recommended too highly."

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings noted that, in relation to the first volume of Vade Mecum, volume 2 is "more coherent and cogent." They praised the "stirring thoughtfulness [of] Dixon's spacious solo lines," noting that their logic "carries each piece forward to a satisfactory conclusion."

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Dixon

  1. "Valentina Di Sera" - 3:07
  2. "Tableau" - 10:21
  3. "Ebonite" - 15:51
  4. "Reflections" - 15:28
  5. "Incunabula" - 13:33
  6. "Octette #1" - 11:45

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 17, 2014