Released 1967 Length 31:40 | Genre Jazz Label RCA Victor | |
Recorded October 10, 1966, January 17 & February 21, 1967 Studio RCA Victor's Studio B, New York City | ||
Intents and Purposes is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon, which was released in 1967 on RCA Victor. Despite critical acclaim at the time, it was soon out of print except for appearances in 1972 on Japanese RCA and later in 1976 on French RCA. The album was reissued on CD by International Phonograph in 2011.
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Background
In 1966 Dixon premiered his composition "Pomegranate" at the Newport jazz festival with dancer Judith Dunn, and this performance led to a contract with RCA. Dixon signed with producer Brad McCuen to do a quartet piece, but instead he started working on "Metamorphosis 1962-1966", for an ensemble of ten musicians. The personal was an unusual mix of freemen and mainstream jazzers. Pozar and Levin were Dixon's students at the time, and Lancaster and Kennyatta frequent participants in Dixon-Dunn projects.
Reception
In his review for All About Jazz, Troy collins states "Intents And Purposes has long been revered as Bill Dixon's singular masterpiece...The reissue allows the record to finally take its rightful place alongside such masterpieces as Ornette Coleman's Free Jazz, John Coltrane's Ascension and Miles Davis' Bitches Brew. The JazzTimes review by Mike Shanley says that "The whole release compares to very little from that period and offers a stellar example of the composer’s vision".
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Dixon- "Metamorphosis 1962-1966" - 13:20
- "Nightfall Pieces I" - 3:47
- "Voices" - 12:08
- "Nightfall Pieces II" - 2:25