Vade Mecum

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| rev1 = AllMusic

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|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

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| rev3 = The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz

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|rev4 = The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

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In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick states "The expansiveness and airiness of the sound here is one of this record's most striking qualities."{{allMusic|last=Olewnick|first=Brian|class=album|id=mw0000119903|title=Bill Dixon - Vade Mecum: Review|accessdate=November 17, 2014}}

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings called "Anamorphosis" "one of Dixon's most thoughtful conceptions," and commented: "Inside almost all of Dixon's small group recordings there is a dark pressure, like the imprint of a much larger composition that has been denied full expression. That is profoundly evident on Vade Mecum."

:All compositions by Bill Dixon

1. "Moment" - 4:24
2. "Anamorphosis" - 12:29
3. "Viale Nino Bixio 20" - 9:17
4. "Pellucity"- 9:04
5. "Vade Mecum" - 15:52
6. "Twice Upon a Time" - 13:12
7. "Acanthus" - 13:25

• Bill Dixon - trumpet, flugelhorn
• Barry Guy, William Parker - bass
• Tony Oxley - percussion

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