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Papyrus Volume II

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{{Infobox album

| name = Papyrus Volume II

| type = Studio

| artist = Bill Dixon

| cover = Papyrus Volume II.jpg

| alt =

| released = September 12, 2000

| recorded = 22 & 23 June 1998
Mu Rec Studio, Milano

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 72:39

| label = Soul Note
121 338

| producer = Giovanni Bonandrini

| chronology = Bill Dixon

| prev_title = Papyrus Volume I

| prev_year = 2000

| next_title = Berlin Abbozzi

| next_year = 2000

}}

Papyrus Volume II is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1998 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.Stubenrauch, R., [http://www.oocities.org/bourbonstreet/quarter/7055/Dixon/Disko-Dixon.htm#21 Bill Dixon discography] accessed November 17, 2014

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|3|5}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=378}}

|rev3 = Tom Hull – on the Web

|rev3Score = B+{{cite web |last=Hull |first=Tom |url=https://tomhull.com/ocston/arch/cg/backlog.php |title=Recycled Goods: Backlog |website=Tom Hull – on the Web |accessdate=January 30, 2023}}

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AllMusic awarded the album 3 stars.{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000095173|title=Bill Dixon - Papyrus Volume II: Review|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings wrote: "There are moments when trumpeter and percussionist seem to be working on different ideas... And yet, there is such a stirring thoughtfulness to Dixon's spacious solo lines that the logic carries each piece forward to a satisfactory conclusion."

Track listing

:All compositions by Bill Dixon except as indicated

  1. "Silver Point: Jeanne Phillips" - 1:32
  2. "Papyrus #2" (Bill Dixon, Tony Oxley) - 12:13
  3. "Pyxis" - 4:33
  4. "Squares" - 7:07
  5. "Epigraphy" - 8:19
  6. "Sine Qua Non #2" - 6:34
  7. "Couplet" - 5:20
  8. "Four: VI: 1998" - 10:23
  9. "Crawlspace" - 13:14
  10. "Suri-Mono: Louise Wade" - 3:04

Personnel

References

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Category:2000 albums

Category:Bill Dixon albums

Category:Black Saint/Soul Note albums

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