Contours (album)


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

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine 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 of the mid-'60s avant-garde movement".

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Rivers.
  1. "Point of Many Returns" - 9:20
  2. "Dance of the Tripedal" - 10:07
  3. "Euterpe" - 11:43
  4. "Mellifluous Cacophony" - 8:58
  5. "Mellifluous Cacophony" - 9:04 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel