title: Son of Sisyphus
text: # Son of Sisyphus
  
  Son of Sisyphus is an album by American jazz trumpeter Bill Dixon recorded in 1988 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide | |
  
  In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states: "These lyrical explorations move forward without a pulse and, once one gets used to the "style" (or lack of), they reward repeated listenings."
  
  The authors of The Penguin Guide to Jazz wrote: "Son of Sisyphus... is superior in almost every regard... The overriding impression is of space and movement and there's a sense in which Dixon's melancholically graceful soloing follows Cecil Taylor's much-quoted assertion that his own improvisations imitate the leaps that a dancer makes in space."
  
  Elliott Sharp called the recording "one of [Dixon's] best albums as leader" and included it in his list "Ten Free Jazz Albums to Hear Before You Die".
  
  ## Track listing
  
      All compositions by Bill Dixon
  * "Silences for Jack Moore" - 2:18
  * "Vecctor" - 1:55
  * "Son of Sisyphus" - 7:19
  * "Schema VI-88" - 3:10
  * "Fusama Codex" - 5:23
  * "Mandala per Mandela" - 3:50
  * "Sumi-E" - 2:58
  * "Negoro Codex" - 4:28
  * "Molti Molti Anni Fa..." - 7:40
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Bill Dixon - trumpet, piano
  * John Buckingham - tuba
  * Mario Pavone - bass
  * Lawrence Cook - drums
  