sam rivers contours tone poet vinyl 105877 size:OS but with a couple of

but with a couple of important differences: the absence of Duke Ellington himself on several cuts (with Billy Strayhorn taking over on piano)

Festival Minor - 6:45

again with master arranger Nelson Riddle

and just as wonderful as its predecessor

Los Malos Hombres

sam rivers contours tone poet vinyl 105877 size:OS but with a couple ofSaxophonist & flutist Sam Rivers followed up his striking debut Fuchsia Swing Song with the tremendous album Contours, which was recorded at Rudy Van Gelders 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" &