Legendary trumpeter/composer/educator Bill Dixon’s most recent release,
17 Musicians in Search of a Sound: Darfur (Arts for Art/AUM Fidelity), is #19 on
The Wire’s Top 50 of 2008 as listed in the January 2009 issue.
This live concert recording, the first collection of all original orchestral music released under Dixon’s name since 1967’s
Intents and Purposes (RCA Victor), documents the world premiere performance of the specially commissioned, hour-long titular work at Vision Festival XII in 2007.
Dixon’s AUM Fidelity label mate, William Parker, earned a spot on the magazine’s Best of 2008 list in the Jazz & Improv category for his own live orchestral recording,
Double Sunrise Over Neptune, also specially commissioned by, and performed at, Vision Festival XII.
Guitarist/composer Mary Halvorson’s highly acclaimed debut as a leader,
Dragon’s Head (Firehouse 12 Records), was also voted one of the year’s best in that category.
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