Age 84
http://www.jazzwisemagazine.com/component/content/11448?task=view
― A prog venn diagram for you to think about (Matt #2), Wednesday, 16 June 2010 16:34 (thirteen years ago) link
This is devastating news. He had a tremendous impact on so many lives as a musician and as a teacher.
― Tarfumes The Escape Goat, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 16:41 (thirteen years ago) link
sad to hear this. saw him w/ cecil taylor and tony oxley a few years ago in london - not an entirely successful trio, but dixon was def. doing something quite individual, even beautiful - a very minimal, breathy, sustained tone that was in stark contrast to the other two geezers.
love CONQUISTADOR; shame so many of the recordings under his own name are out of print
― Ward Fowler, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:00 (thirteen years ago) link
Such a great musician - I'm really gonna miss this guy.
― sknybrg, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 17:14 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah - he was still at it and going strong too. :/
― sarahel, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 20:43 (thirteen years ago) link
Yeah I saw that trio: Cecil with a percussionist like Oxley can go together v easily (as documented again and again on those FMP Berlin discs), and its maybe too easy, after 40 years or more.
Dixon bought something that didn't quite work, but kept everyone on their toes (akin to a Tristan Honsinger).
― xyzzzz__, Wednesday, 16 June 2010 20:56 (thirteen years ago) link
http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/
memorial broadcast. right now it sounds like an interview. i'm a newcomer to his music, but this brodacast (going on for the last 24 hours, at least) is amazing.. affecting music.
― Palpatean Mists (Lowell N. Behold'n), Thursday, 17 June 2010 17:50 (thirteen years ago) link
Wow, for a second I thought of Bill Nelson, which would have been super-weird, since I've been doing a lot of listening to Bebop Deluxe.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 17 June 2010 18:11 (thirteen years ago) link
can't wait until sonny rollins dies so you can pop up and tell us you were just listening to black flag
― Ward Fowler, Thursday, 17 June 2010 21:32 (thirteen years ago) link
I'll pop up to tell you I just recorded a barely recognizable set of Black Flag songs as recorded by Sonny Rollins.
― Josh in Chicago, Thursday, 17 June 2010 21:34 (thirteen years ago) link
Bill Dixon birthday broadcast on WKCR right now until 7pm Eastern:http://www.studentaffairs.columbia.edu/wkcr/
― Montgomery Burns' Jazz (Tarfumes The Escape Goat), Sunday, 5 October 2014 20:04 (nine years ago) link
Thanks. Noticed it was his birthday whilst reading the Birthdays section of the New York City Jazz Record on Thursday.
― You Better Go Ahn (James Redd and the Blecchs), Sunday, 5 October 2014 20:13 (nine years ago) link
listening to Tapestries for Small Orchestra this morning, some incredible music.
― calzino, Saturday, 17 March 2018 10:59 (six years ago) link
xps from the RIP revive, more like Tosh from shitpost aarrggh Go! amirite?
― calzino, Saturday, 17 March 2018 11:03 (six years ago) link