submitted on Tue, 08/26/2008 - 06:05 in Jazz Group by Mike_Longo Similar media
Unlike bassist Henry Grimes, Bill Dixon was never lost. Maybe his absence over the last 15 years was because he didn't want to be found. After the trumpeter, born in 1925, pioneered the New Thing jazz of the 1960s, including the October Revolution festival and the Jazz Composer's Guild, he dropped from the spotlights to teach for 30 years at Bennington College. While his recorded output has been spotty, adventurous listeners certainly treasure Vade Mecum I (1994) and II (1996) and Papyrus Vol. 1 (1999), all on Italy's Soul Note Records...
Source: allaboutjazz
Author: Mark Corroto
