Contrasts is an album by american jazz saxophonist sam rivers featuring performances recorded in 1979 and released on the ecm label. 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. Live at the chicago jazz festival september 1999, singles. Sam riverscontrastsflac 96khz24bit downloadacoustic 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. 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. Contrasts is an album by american jazz saxophonist sam rivers featuring performances. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, rivers was an. For the bassist of limp bizkit, see sam rivers bassist.
Jun 06, 2017 for contrasts everyone was fired up and ready to play. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid1960s spread of free jazz. Sam rivers, contrasts in highresolution audio prostudiomasters. 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. Dave holland always described sam rivers groups as his. Samuel carthorne rivers september 25, 1923 december 26, 2011 was an american jazz musician and composer. 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. Download contrasts by sam rivers in highresolution audio at available in 96 khz 24bit aiff, flac high resolution audio formats. Find album release information for contrasts sam rivers on allmusic. Iii, essence the heat and warmth of free jazz circle records.
Sam rivers contrasts ecm, 19802014 the free jazz collective. 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. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Contrasts by sam rivers 602537435074 vinyl lp barnes. Sam rivers contrasts 19802014 hdtracks flac 24bit88. Beatrice, luminous monolith, fuchsia swing song, kinda dukish, cyclic episode, biography. Rivers played with remarkable technical precision and a manifest knowledge of his materials. Ii, essence the heat and warmth of free jazz circle records sam rivers.
Sam rivers fuchsia swing song 19652016 official digital download 24bit192khz sam rivers contrasts 19802014 official digital download 24bit96khz. Follow the great arc of music on these early ecm productions, with works for orchestra and improvisers, guitar duo, solo piano, and jazz quartet. 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. In the sam rivers list are many titles not included. Contrasts by sam rivers, released in 2014 on ecm records. Sam rivers 19232011 was a jazz master whose recognition came late and was. 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 combination. Contrasts hdtracks the worlds greatestsounding music. His sound was hard and extraordinarily wellcentered, his articulation sharp, and his command of. Rivers formed a new version of his rivbea orchestra, using local musicians who made.
By troy dostert we can all be grateful that ecms new reissue series, re. 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. The seven rivers originals, although sometimes having colorful melodies, are quite complex. Sep 23, 2016 sam rivers fuchsia swing song 19652016 official digital download 24bit192khz sam rivers contrasts 19802014 official digital download 24bit96khz more posts. By the time of contrasts, rivers and holland had been working together consistently for seven years with daves conference. Sam rivers hdmusic high definition 24 bit music download. Les journalistes ont souvent catalogue sa musique comme etant avantgardiste. Martin wieland produced by manfred eicher its a funny thing about getting lost. 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. Arkansasraised tenor saxophonists sam rivers 1923, who had studied at a conservatory of music, represented the highbrow alterego of ornette colemans free jazz.
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. Find album credit information for contrasts sam rivers on allmusic. Tomato recorded august 1978, at the big apple studio, nyc tracklist. Sam rivers tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, piano dave holland bass, cello barry altschul drums. September 20, 2009 multiinstrumentalist sam rivers has sparked sessions by miles davis and tony williams, and he fostered new yorks loft jazz. 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.
Listen to your favorite songs from contrasts by sam rivers now. Sam rivers trio with dave holland and barry altschul not pictured. I, essence the heat and warmth of free jazz circle records sam rivers. Yet as daleys plunger whinnies stunningly contrast with rivers staccato.
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. Sam rivers tenor and soprano saxophones, flute, piano. 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. He performed on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano. Rivers approached free jazz from more of a classical perspective, in contrast to the. Albums include contours, fuchsia swing song, and crystals. 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. Sam rivers, george lewis, dave holland, thurman barker.
Josie walks in on mg and penelopes makeout session interrupting them. 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. 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. 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.
Sam rivers contrasts 19802016 official digital download. Music profile for sam rivers, born 25 september 1923. 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, the multiinstrumentalist and bandleader who helped to. Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. 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. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid1960s.
We present new, exclusive music and the hot hits for information. 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. 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. In the 80s, rivers relocated to orlando, florida, where he created a scene of his own. Provided to youtube by universal music group circles sam rivers contrasts. Sam riverscontrasts180 gram vinyl recordacoustic sounds. Contrasts has been unavailable for many years and is now released on cd for the first time, simultaneously with a 180g vinyl reissue. Each release is mastered from original analog sources, and will be issued simultaneously in three media formats. The circle record flutes contains another part of the tuba trio session. Sitemap contact us distributors faq credits privacy policy terms and conditions facebook twitter newsletter contact us distributors faq.
All albums by sam rivers available to download and stream in high quality. Sam rivers fuchsia swing song 19652016 official digital download 24bit192khz sam rivers contrasts 19802014 official digital download 24bit96khz more posts. Dave holland always described sam rivers groups as his finishing school. Firestorm by david adler culmination by mark corroto culmination by david adler the complete blue note sam rivers sessions by c.
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