Thoughts (album)

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
Released1987
RecordedMay 16, 1985
Paul Robeson House - Bennington College, Bennington, VT
GenreJazz
Length44:25
LabelSoul Note
SN 1111
ProducerGiovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Collection
(1985)		 Thoughts
(1987)		 Son of Sisyphus
(1990)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide[4]

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

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings noted that "Dixon's playing is at a discount, though his silences are resonantly meaningful too." However, they cautioned that the album "drifts off into inconsequential and sometimes pretentious ramblings."[3]

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

References
  1. Stubenrauch, R., Bill Dixon discography accessed November 16, 2014
  2. Yanow, Scott. Bill Dixon - Thoughts: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 18, 2014.
  3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 378. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  4. Swenson, John, ed. (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. p. 206.
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