Aug 07, 2011 sam rivers contrasts sam rivers soprano and tenor saxophones, flute george lewis trombone dave holland bass thurman barker drums, marimba recorded december 1979 at tonstudio bauer, ludwigsburg engineer. Tomato recorded august 1978, at the big apple studio, nyc tracklist. Arkansasraised tenor saxophonists sam rivers 1923, who had studied at a conservatory of music, represented the highbrow alterego of ornette colemans free jazz. Sam rivers, george lewis, dave holland, thurman barker. Martin wieland produced by manfred eicher its a funny thing about getting lost. He performed on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano. Sam rivers contrasts 19802016 flac tracks 24bit96 khz time 43. Nbcd 128 12 digital download is not available for this item. By the time of contrasts, rivers and holland had been working together consistently for seven years with daves conference of the birds at the start of the story, a powerhouse. Sam riverscontrasts180 gram vinyl recordacoustic sounds.
Sam rivers soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, composer, george lewis trombone, dave holland bass, thurman barker drums, marimba, martin wieland engineer, manfred eicher producer. I, essence the heat and warmth of free jazz circle records sam rivers. We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information. Sam riverscontrastsflac 96khz24bit downloadacoustic sounds. Contrasts by sam rivers, released in 2014 on ecm records. This december 1979 recording, released by ecm in 1980, slipped past me, and i had never heard of it until ecm finally reissued it on cd for the first time now in 2014. One of the first recordings i heard of sam rivers was the great 1973 conference of the birds on ecm, with dave holland as leader and barry altschul on drums, featuring rivers and anthony braxton on saxophone. Contrasts is an album by american jazz saxophonist sam rivers featuring performances. Follow the great arc of music on these early ecm productions, with works for orchestra and improvisers, guitar duo, solo piano, and jazz quartet. His sound was hard and extraordinarily wellcentered, his articulation sharp, and his command of.
Sam rivers, the multiinstrumentalist and bandleader who helped to. Find album credit information for contrasts sam rivers on allmusic. All albums by sam rivers available to download and stream in high quality. Contrasts by sam rivers 602537435074 vinyl lp barnes.
A sublime balance of intense, almost mystical lyricism and a singular sense of adventure permeates the album that appears for the first time in the cd format and is simultaneously rereleased on lp after 34 years of its initial appearance. Since his final blue note session in 1967, sam rivers music got freer and freer, as audiences were able to hear when he signed to impulse at the beginning of the 70s. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. For contrasts everyone was fired up and ready to play. Tidal is the first global music streaming service with high fidelity sound, hidef video quality, along with expertly curated playlists and original content making it a trusted source for music and culture. By the time of its recording in 1979, sam rivers and dave holland had been working together consistently for seven years with daves legendary conference of the birds at the start of their collaboration, a powerhouse combination of multireeds and double bass. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid1960s spread of free jazz. Samuel carthorne rivers september 25, 1923 december 26, 2011 was an american jazz musician and composer. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Sam rivers contrasts 19802016 official digital download. Sep 23, 2016 sam rivers fuchsia swing song 19652016 official digital download 24bit192khz sam rivers contrasts 19802014 official digital download 24bit96khz more posts. Albums include contours, fuchsia swing song, and crystals.
Rivers approached free jazz from more of a classical perspective, in contrast to the. Sam rivers trio with dave holland and barry altschul not pictured. Firestorm by david adler culmination by mark corroto culmination by david adler the complete blue note sam rivers sessions by c. Yet as daleys plunger whinnies stunningly contrast with rivers staccato. Sam rivers contrasts 19802014 hdtracks flac 24bit88. September 20, 2009 multiinstrumentalist sam rivers has sparked sessions by miles davis and tony williams, and he fostered new yorks loft jazz. The seven rivers originals, although sometimes having colorful melodies, are quite complex. Tenor saxophonist sam rivers also heard on soprano and flute teams up in a quartet with trombonist george lewis, bassist dave holland and drummer thurman barker doubling on marimba for a date that certainly defies the stereotype of a typical ecm session. Cover art included, liner notes not included contrasts is an album by american jazz saxophonist sam rivers featuring performances recorded in 1979 and released on the ecm label. Find album release information for contrasts sam rivers on allmusic. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid1960s. In the sam rivers list are many titles not included. Contrasts is an album by american jazz saxophonist sam rivers featuring performances recorded in 1979 and released on the ecm label.
By troy dostert we can all be grateful that ecms new reissue series, re. A memoir of the trip to new york city for the sam rivers, dave holland, and barry altschul concert at columbia universitys miller theatre, may 25th, 2007. Each release is mastered from original analog sources, and will be issued simultaneously in three media formats. Sam rivers tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, piano dave holland bass, cello barry altschul drums. Ii, essence the heat and warmth of free jazz circle records sam rivers. Josie walks in on mg and penelopes makeout session interrupting them. Sam rivers ecm has announced the march 4 reissue of seven historical albums, featuring such artists as keith jarrett, sam rivers, gary burton and others. Rivers played with remarkable technical precision and a manifest knowledge of his materials. Sam rivers tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, piano. Provided to youtube by universal music group circles sam rivers contrasts. Streams was the recorded apex of his early70s move into fullfledged free jazz, a continuous 50minute trio improvisation recorded live at the 1973 montreux jazz festival.
Rivers formed a new version of his rivbea orchestra, using local musicians who made. Music profile for sam rivers, born 25 september 1923. Feb 21, 2020 sam rivers contrasts 19802016 flac tracks 24bit96 khz time 43. It was sam who instructed him to play all the music inside, outside, atonal, swing. In the 80s, rivers relocated to orlando, florida, where he created a scene of his own. By the time of contrasts, rivers and holland had been working together consistently for seven years with daves conference of the birds at the start of the story, a powerhouse combination of. Relocating in 1964 to new york, rivers debuted with fuchsia swing song december 1964, featuring a quartet with teenage drummer tony williams, pianist jaki byard and bassist ron. For the bassist of limp bizkit, see sam rivers bassist. It was sam who instructed him to play all the music inside, outside, atonal, swing, blues, and all the hues of the jazz and chamber music traditions.
Sam rivers contrasts ecm, 19802014 the free jazz collective. Digital booklet one of the great, and most underrated, figures in the jazz avantgarde, composer, and reedman sam rivers turned out rigorous, substantive work from the early 60s well into the 2000s. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq. The circle record flutes contains another part of the tuba trio session. Listen to your favorite songs from contrasts by sam rivers now. By the time of contrasts, rivers and holland had been working together consistently for seven years with daves conference of the birds at the start of the story, a powerhouse combination. Sam rivers, contrasts in highresolution audio prostudiomasters. Download contrasts by sam rivers in highresolution audio at available in 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. Contrasts has been unavailable for many years and is now released on cd for the first time, simultaneously with a 180g vinyl reissue. By the time of contrasts, rivers and holland had been working together consistently for seven years with daves conference. Beatrice, luminous monolith, fuchsia swing song, kinda dukish, cyclic episode, biography.
Sam rivers contrasts sam rivers soprano and tenor saxophones, flute george lewis trombone dave holland bass thurman barker drums, marimba recorded december 1979 at tonstudio bauer, ludwigsburg engineer. Dave holland always described sam rivers groups as his finishing school. Few, if any, free jazz saxophonists approached music with the same degree of intellectual rigor as sam rivers. Dave holland always described sam rivers groups as his. Sam rivers fuchsia swing song 19652016 official digital download 24bit192khz sam rivers contrasts 19802014 official digital download 24bit96khz. Sam rivers soprano and tenor saxophones, flute, george lewis trombone, dave holland bass, thurman parker drums, marimba.
Multi reedist sam rivers 1980 contrasts in addition to being his only date as a leader for ecm, is a perfect example of his midcareer oeuvre. Sam rivers fuchsia swing song 19652016 official digital download 24bit192khz sam rivers contrasts 19802014 official digital download 24bit96khz more posts. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, rivers was an. Contrasts hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music. Jun 06, 2017 for contrasts everyone was fired up and ready to play. Sam rivers soprano and tenor saxophones, flute, george lewis trombone, dave holland bass, thurman parker drums, marimba release date. Les journalistes ont souvent catalogue sa musique comme etant avantgardiste. Live at the chicago jazz festival september 1999, singles. This is one of seven historical albums, mastered from original analog sources, issued simultaneously in three media formats as 180 gram vinyl albums, as cds, as highresolution download files.
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