Sam Rivers - Contours (Remastered) (1967/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 40:14 minutes | 756 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
FLAC (tracks) 24-bit/96 kHz | Time - 40:14 minutes | 756 MB
Studio Master, Official Digital Download | Artwork: Front cover
Saxophonist & flutist Sam Rivers followed-up his striking debut Fuchsia Swing Song with the tremendous album Contours, which was recorded at Rudy Van Gelder’s Englewood Cliffs, NJ studio in 1965 with a top flight band featuring Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, Herbie Hancock on piano, Ron Carter on bass, and Joe Chambers on drums. The quintet explored four of Rivers’ engaging original compositions “Point of Many Returns” “Dance of the Tripedal” “Euterpe” & “Mellifluous Cacophony” with a profound spirit of freedom and innovation while keeping a foot firmly planted in Post-Bop. Blue Note Records’ Tone Poet Audiophile Vinyl Reissue Series is produced by Joe Harley and features all-analog, mastered-from-the-original-master-tape 180g audiophile vinyl reissues in deluxe gatefold packaging. Mastering is by Kevin Gray (Cohearent Audio).
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. Rivers leads a quintet featuring trumpeter Freddie Hubbard, pianist Herbie Hancock, bassist Ron Carter, and drummer Joe Chambers through a set of originals that walk a fine line between probing, contemplative post-bop and densely dissonant avant-jazz. Each musician is able to play the extremes equally well while remaining sensitive to the compositional subtleties. Rarely is Contours anything less than enthralling, and it remains one of the high watermarks of the mid-'60s avant-garde movement.
Tracklist:
01. Point Of Many Returns
02. Dance Of The Tripedal
03. Euterpe
04. Mellifluous Cacophony
Personnel:
Sam Rivers, tenor and soprano saxophone, flute
Freddie Hubbard, trumpet
Herbie Hancock, piano
Ron Carter, double bass
Joe Chambers, drums
foobar2000 1.3.7 / Dynamic Range Meter 1.1.1
log date: 2019-04-05 00:00:41
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Analyzed: Sam Rivers / Contours
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.20 dB -19.79 dB 9:21 01-Point Of Many Returns
DR15 -0.20 dB -20.78 dB 10:10 02-Dance Of The Tripedal
DR13 -3.76 dB -25.04 dB 11:44 03-Euterpe
DR16 -0.96 dB -22.48 dB 8:58 04-Mellifluous Cacophony
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2690 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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log date: 2019-04-05 00:00:41
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Analyzed: Sam Rivers / Contours
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DR Peak RMS Duration Track
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DR13 -0.20 dB -19.79 dB 9:21 01-Point Of Many Returns
DR15 -0.20 dB -20.78 dB 10:10 02-Dance Of The Tripedal
DR13 -3.76 dB -25.04 dB 11:44 03-Euterpe
DR16 -0.96 dB -22.48 dB 8:58 04-Mellifluous Cacophony
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Number of tracks: 4
Official DR value: DR14
Samplerate: 96000 Hz
Channels: 2
Bits per sample: 24
Bitrate: 2690 kbps
Codec: FLAC
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All thanks go to the original releaser