Bill Dixon in Italy Volume Two is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in Milan in 1980 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1] The album resulted after producer Giovanni Bonandrini was so impressed by Dixon's sextet he requested them to record two albums instead of the single one that was planned.[2]

Bill Dixon in Italy Volume Two
Studio album by Bill Dixon
Released	1981
Recorded	June 11–13, 1980
Studio	Barigozzi Studios, Milano
Genre	Jazz
Length	41:10
Label	Soul Note SN 1011
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Bill Dixon in Italy Volume One (1980) Bill Dixon in Italy Volume Two (1981) November 1981 (1981)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Ron Wynn states "A rare date from a distinctive trumpeter whose approach, clarity of tone, and directness set him apart in the '60s."[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Dixon

1. "Sketch/Firenze" - 14:54
2. "Summer Song Two: Evening" - 7:30
3. "Summer Song Three: Aurorea/Daybreak" - 3:20
4. "Dusk" - 2:36
5. "Dance Piece: Places/For Jack and Barbara/Autumn Sequences from a Paris Diary" - 12:50

Personnel

• Bill Dixon - trumpet, piano
• Arthur Brooks, Stephen Haynes - trumpet
• Stephen Horenstein - tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone
• Alan Silva - bass
• Freddie Waits - drums

References