Contrasts

by Sam Rivers

Contrasts cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1980
  • Label: ECM
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 43:10
  • Community rating: 3.59/5 from 2 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Sam Rivers' 'Contrasts' places the multi-instrumentalist's free and post-bop language in ECM's spacious production environment. The album's shifting textures and ensemble agility reflect Rivers' long commitment to open improvisational structures.

Genres

Descriptors: acoustic, improvisation, instrumental, complex

Tracklist

  1. Circles (4:10)
  2. Zip (4:42)
  3. Solace (6:54)
  4. Verve (7:09)
  5. Dazzle (9:12)
  6. Images (3:48)
  7. Lines (7:15)

Credits

  • Sam Rivers - primary artist, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, composed by
  • Dave Holland - bass
  • Thurman Barker - drums, marimba
  • George Lewis - trombone

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