Bill Dixon • November

 

Review by Bob Rusch
The music on this two-record set was typical of trumpeter Bill Dixon's hue and perhaps the most in-command set of his so far released (1983). The first five tracks on sides one and two, (11/16 and 17/81), struck me as rather unresolved and tedious on first listening. The last four tracks on sides three and four, (11/8/81), grabbed me with both their immediacy and daring. Both sides impressed me with the dedication to purity which has always marked all of Dixon's music. Repeated listenings to record number one brought out greater dimensions to the music, displaying an azure mellowness which ran deep with revolving panoramas. Record two opened with "Webern", a bold, biting piece which set the tone and segued into "Winterset". The record ended with "Velvet", returning to the solace which marked so much of record one, and "Latino Suite", a developing piece of trumpet hues over washes of free rhythm which, by the time it evolved mid-way into a bowed bass solo, was quite effective. It was interesting how some of this music, "Velvet" in particular, when played at 45 RPM maintained its pacing. It played faster but the pulse remained the same.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/november-1981-mw0000095209

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Reseña de Bob Rusch
La música de este conjunto de dos discos es típica del trompetista Bill Dixon y tal vez el conjunto de sus composiciones más dominadas hasta la fecha (1983). Los primeros cinco temas de las caras uno y dos, (11/16 y 17/81), me parecieron poco resueltos y tediosos en la primera escucha. Los cuatro últimos temas de las caras tres y cuatro (8/11/81) me atraparon por su inmediatez y atrevimiento. Ambas caras me impresionaron por la dedicación a la pureza que siempre ha caracterizado toda la música de Dixon. Las repetidas escuchas del disco número uno hicieron aflorar mayores dimensiones de la música, mostrando una suavidad celeste que profundizaba en panoramas giratorios. El segundo disco se abría con "Webern", una pieza atrevida y mordaz que marcaba el tono y daba paso a "Winterset". El disco terminó con "Velvet", volviendo a la soledad que marcó gran parte del disco uno, y "Latino Suite", una pieza en desarrollo de matices de trompeta sobre lavados de ritmo libre que, en el momento en que evolucionó a mitad de camino hacia un solo de bajo con arco, fue bastante eficaz. Fue interesante ver cómo parte de esta música, "Velvet" en particular, mantenía su ritmo cuando se reproducía a 45 RPM. Sonaba más rápido, pero el pulso seguía siendo el mismo.
https://www.allmusic.com/album/november-1981-mw0000095209

Tracks:
1 - Webern - 1:24
2 - Windswept Winterset - 15:42
3 - Velvet - 6:44
4 - Llaattiinnoo Suite - 15:24
5 - November 1981 - 10:40
6 - Penthesilea - 10:10
7 - The Second Son - 5:10
8 - The Sirens - 7:05
9 - Another Quiet Feeling - 6:48


Credits:
    Contrabass – Alan Silva, Mario Pavone
    Cover [Cover Art] – Pick Up Studios
    Drums – Laurence Cook
    Engineer – Giancarlo Barigozzi (tracks: 5 to 9), Peter Euberger (tracks: 1 to 4), Ron Kurz (tracks: 1 to 4)
    Liner Notes – Jimmy Stewart (18)
    Photography By – Vittorio Sacco
    Producer – Giovanni Bonandrini
    Trumpet, Composed By [All Compositions By], Painting [Back Cover] – Bill Dixon

Tracks 1 to 4 recorded live November 8, 1981, at Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland.
Tracks 5 to 9 recorded November 16 & 17, 1981, at Barigozzi Studios, Milano, Italy.

Label:    Soul Note – 121038-2, Soul Note – 121 038-2
Country:    Italy
Released: 1982    
Genre:    Jazz
Style:    Avant-garde Jazz, Free Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/release/2573410-Bill-Dixon-November-1981

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