Sam Rivers - Dimensions And Extensions (RVG Edition)
ARTIST.....: Sam Rivers
TITLE......: Dimensions And Extensions (RVG Edition)
LABEL......: Blue Note Records
URL........: http://www.cduniverse.com/productinfo.asp?pid=7735002
RIP DATE...: Oct-11-2008
STORE DATE.: Sep-16-2008
GENRE......: Jazz
QUALITY....: VBR / 44.1Hz / Joint-Stereo
SIZE.......: 54,6 MB
Track Listing:
01 - Precis 05:19
02 - Paean 05:23
03 - Effusive Melange 05:49
04 - Involution 07:12
05 - Afflatus 06:25
06 - Helix 05:31
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35:39 min
Release Notes:
Ambitious, atonal, challenging ù all are accurate descriptions of
Dimensions and Extensions, Sam Rivers' fourth album for Blue Note.
Rivers remains grounded in hard bop structure, working with a
sextet featuring Donald Byrd (trumpet), James Spaulding (alto
saxophone, flute), Julian Priester (trombone), Cecil McBee (bass),
and Steve Ellington (drums), but he explodes the boundaries of the
form with difficult, dissonant compositions. With his unique,
mercurial tone and edgy solos, he keeps pushing the sextet in
different directions. It's intense, cerebral music, but since it
has distinct themes and strong rhythms, the forays into free jazz,
dissonant harmonies, and unpredictable tonal textures are actually
quite accessible. Rivers simply burns on each track, whether
playing tenor, soprano, or flute. Byrd doesn't display the wild
imagination of Rivers, yet he keeps the pace with alternately
languid and biting solos. Similarly, each of the remaining
musicians makes a lasting impression with his individual time in
the spotlight. With music as risky at this, it's forgivable that
it occasionally meanders (especially on the slower numbers) but,
overall, Dimensions and Extensions offers more proof that Sam
Rivers was one of the early giants of the avant-garde.