Contours (album)

Contours
Studio album by Sam Rivers
Released	1965
Recorded	May 21, 1965
Genre	Jazz
Length	49:03
Label	Blue Note
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sam Rivers chronology
Fuchsia Swing Song (1964) Contours (1965) A New Conception (1965)

Contours is the second album by American saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.^[1] The CD reissue contains an alternate take as a bonus track.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 5 stars and stated "On Contours, his second Blue Note album, tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers fully embraced the avant-garde, but presented his music in a way that wouldn't be upsetting or confusing to hard bop loyalists... Rarely is Contours anything less than enthralling, and it remains one of the high watermarks of the mid-'60s avant-garde movement".^[2]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Rivers

1. "Point of Many Returns" - 9:18
2. "Dance of the Tripedal" - 10:06
3. "Euterpe" - 11:42
4. "Mellifluous Cacophony" - 8:57
5. "Mellifluous Cacophony" [alternate take] - 9:00 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey on May 21, 1965

Personnel

• Sam Rivers - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Ron Carter - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums

References

1. ^ Blue Note Records discography accessed November 22, 2010
2. ^ ^{a b} Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 22, 2010