Vade Mecum II

Vade Mecum II is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1993 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.^[1]

Vade Mecum II
Studio album by Bill Dixon
Released	1996
Recorded	August 2, 3 and 4, 1993 Mu Rec Studio, Milano
Genre	Jazz
Length	70:05
Label	Soul Note 121 211
Producer	Giovanni Bonandrini
Bill Dixon chronology
Vade Mecum (1994) Vade Mecum II (1996) Papyrus Volume I (2000)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]
The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz	[4]

In his review for AllMusic, Brian Olewnick stated "It is... one of the very finest jazz albums of the '90s and one that cannot be recommended too highly."^[2]

The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings noted that, in relation to the first volume of Vade Mecum, volume 2 is "more coherent and cogent." They praised the "stirring thoughtfulness [of] Dixon's spacious solo lines," noting that their logic "carries each piece forward to a satisfactory conclusion."^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Bill Dixon

1. "Valentina Di Sera" - 3:07
2. "Tableau" - 10:21
3. "Ebonite" - 15:51
4. "Reflections" - 15:28
5. "Incunabula" - 13:33
6. "Octette #1" - 11:45

Personnel

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