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Vade Mecum II
Studio album by
Released1996
RecordedAugust 2, 3 and 4 1993
Mu Rec Studio, Milano
GenreJazz
Length70:05
LabelSoul Note
121 211
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Vade Mecum
(1994)
Vade Mecum II
(1996)
Papyrus Volume I
(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

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings [3]

In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "It is, in any case, one of the very finest jazz albums of the '90s and one that cannot be recommended too highly."[2]

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

References

  1. ^ Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 17, 2014
  2. ^ a b Olewnick, Brian. Bill Dixon - Vade Mecum II: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.