Berlin Abbozzi

In a review for AllMusic, François Couture awarded the album 4.5 stars, and wrote: "overall the atmosphere on this album is of late-night dark streets... Magnificent, very unique, and strongly recommended." In a separate review for the same publication, Andrew Lindstrom praised Dixon's cover art, calling it "a beautifully balanced piece, mostly shades of a single hue, with a certain aura of forboding mystery", and wrote: "The music only grows more interesting with each listening... Dixon's complete control of his instrument is immediately apparent, and his first-hand knowledge of the trumpet's historical lineage in American music allows him to look to the future, to chart new trajectories... It is music which practically invents itself moment-by-moment, with remarkable clarity." In yet another All About Jazz review, John Sharpe commented: "This is an excellent disc easily recommended to anyone willing to immerse themselves in Bill Dixon’s sound world." ==Track listing==

• "Berlin Abbozzi: Currents" (Dixon) - 21:39 • "Berlin Abbozzi: Open Quiet/The Orange Bell" (Dixon) - 40:14 • "Acrolithes" (Dixon/Koch/Bauer/Oxley) - 7:59 Recorded on November 8, 1999, at the Podewil, Berlin. ==Personnel==

• Bill Dixon – trumpet, flugelhorn • Matthias Bauer – bass • Klaus Koch – bass • Tony Oxley – drums ==References==