Released 1986 Dimensions & Extensions
(1967) Streams
(1973) Release date 1986 Label Blue Note Records | Length 35:49 Artist Sam Rivers Producer Alfred Lion Genre Jazz | |
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Recorded March 17, 1967
Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs Similar Sam Rivers albums, Jazz albums | ||
Dimensions & Extensions is an album by American saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in 1967 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1986 with the original catalogue number and the intended cover artwork. It was originally scheduled for issue in 1967, but held back from release until 1975, when the tracks appeared as part of the double LP set, Involution (1976, BN-LA 453-H2), which combined them with tracks recorded under Andrew Hill's leadership that would eventually see release as Change.
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Reception
The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 5 stars and stated "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".
Track listing
All compositions by Sam Rivers- "Precis" - 5:21
- "Paean" - 5:25
- "Effusive Melange" - 5:51
- "Involution" - 7:13
- "Afflatus" - 6:28
- "Helix" - 5:31
Personnel
Songs
1Precis5:21
2Paean5:25
3Effusive Melange5:49