Thoughts is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1985 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.[1]

Thoughts
Studio album by Bill Dixon
Released	1987
Recorded	May 16, 1985 Paul Robeson House - Bennington College, Bennington, VT
Genre	Jazz
Length	44:25
Label	Soul Note SN 1111
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
November 1981 (1981) Thoughts (1987) Son of Sisyphus (1988)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "The music (six originals, including the four-part suite "For Nelson and Winnie") is quite adventurous, yet thoughtful, disturbing without being forbidding."[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Dixon

1. "Thoughts" - 11:20
2. "Windows" - 4:40
3. "For Nelson and Winnie" -18:53
4. "A Song for Claudia's Children" - 11:10
5. "Brothers" - 8:30
6. "Points" - 8:45

Personnel

• Bill Dixon - trumpet, flugelhorn, piano
• John Buckingham - tuba
• Marco Eneidi - alto saxophone
• Peter Kowald, William Parker, Mario Pavone - bass
• Lawrence Cook - drums

References