Bill Dixon was born October 5, 1925 in Nantucket, Massachusetts. He spoke with a strong New England accent and a Yankee’s disdain for pretense. He said what he meant and did not suffer fools. Two years before his death, I interviewed him for The Wire. It turned out to be his last major interview, and the first thing he said to me … Continue reading →| burning ambulance
This is a session diary from the recording of Bill Dixon‘s Tapestries For Small Orchestra, released in 2009 on Firehouse 12. Written by trumpeter Stephen Haynes, a collaborator of Dixon’s since the 1980s, it originally appeared in the first print edition of Burning Ambulance. WEAVING THE TAPESTRY: A BILL DIXON SESSION DIARY Introduction: Why the Orchestra? From the outset of his … Continue reading →| burning ambulance