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Most of my recorded material has been in small group configurations. I have not released large orchestral works as recordings because it hasn't been within the realm of possibility.
Bill Dixon
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Bill Dixon
Age: 84 †
Born: 1925
Born: October 5
Died: 2010
Died: June 16
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Nantucket Island
William Dixon
William Robert Dixon
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