Son of Sisyphus is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Son of Sisyphus
Studio album by
Released1990
RecordedJune 28 and 29, 1988
Barigozzi Studio, Milano, Italy
GenreJazz
Length39:01
LabelSoul Note
121 138
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Thoughts
(1987)
Son of Sisyphus
(1990)
Vade Mecum
(1994)

Reception

edit
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide     [4]

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."[2]

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."[3]

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".[5]

Track listing

edit
All compositions by Bill Dixon
  1. "Silences for Jack Moore" - 2:18
  2. "Vecctor" - 1:55
  3. "Son of Sisyphus" - 7:19
  4. "Schema VI-88" - 3:10
  5. "Fusama Codex" - 5:23
  6. "Mandala per Mandela" - 3:50
  7. "Sumi-E" - 2:58
  8. "Negoro Codex" - 4:28
  9. "Molti Molti Anni Fa..." - 7:40

Personnel

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 16, 2014
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Bill Dixon - Son of Sisyphus: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. ^ Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 206.
  5. ^ Sharp, Elliott (November 15, 2012). "Ten Free Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die". Village Voice. Retrieved April 18, 2021.