The Bill Dixon Orchestra - Intents And Purposes LP 12-inches Joan La Barbara

Joan La Barbara

Minnesota studio in 1980 and moved to Brooklyn the following year

the album continues the bold and rewarding path on which Cindy Lee has embarked

New insert with liner notes by Joe Carducci

Conversation With Saturn

The Bill Dixon Orchestra - Intents And Purposes LP 12-inches Joan La BarbaraAfter spending the early '60s playing in groups with Cecil Taylor and Archie Shepp, trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded his singular and visionary masterpiece in 1967. Intents And Purposes remains not only Dixon's defining statement as a composer, but also one of the most luminous moments in the history of avant garde jazz. Combining orchestral timbres with free jazz intensity, Dixon leads a ten piece ensemble including such heavyweights as Byard Lancaster,