Vade Mecum

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Vade Mecum
Vade Mecum.jpg
Studio album by
Released1994
RecordedAugust 2, 3 and 4 1993
Mu Rec Studio, Milano
GenreJazz
Length77:39
LabelSoul Note
121 208
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Son of Sisyphus
(1990)
Vade Mecum
(1994)
Vade Mecum II
(1994)

Vade Mecum 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
AllMusic4/5 stars[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings3/4 stars [3]

In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "The expansiveness and airiness of the sound here is one of this record's most striking qualities."[2]

Track listing[]

All compositions by Bill Dixon
  1. "Moment" - 4:24
  2. "Anamorphosis" - 12:29
  3. "Viale Nino Bixio 20" - 9:17
  4. "Pellucity"- 9:04
  5. "Vade Mecum" - 15:52
  6. "Twice Upon a Time" - 13:12
  7. "Acanthus" - 13:25

Personnel[]

References[]

  1. ^ Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 17, 2014
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Olewnick, Brian. Bill Dixon - Vade Mecum: 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.
Retrieved from ""