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Fuchsia Swing Song

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Released
  
Early April 1965

Artist
  
Sam Rivers

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

Fuchsia Swing Song (1964)
  
Contours (1965)

Release date
  
1964

Label
  
Blue Note Records

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Recorded
  
December 11, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Length
  
39:00 original LP 69:24 CD reissue

Similar
  
Sam Rivers albums, Jazz albums

Fuchsia Swing Song is the debut album by American saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in 1964 and released on the Blue Note label. The album was reissued on CD in 1995, and again in 2003 as part of the "Connoisseur Series" (limited edition series) including four alternate takes as bonus tracks.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated "By the time of his debut, Rivers had been deep under the influence of Coltrane and Coleman, but wasn't willing to give up the blues just yet. Hence the sound on Fuchsia Swing Song is one of an artist who is at once very self-assured, and in transition... This is a highly recommended date. Rivers never played quite like this again".

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Rivers
  1. "Fuchsia Swing Song" – 6:03
  2. "Downstairs Blues Upstairs" – 5:33
  3. "Cyclic Episode" – 6:57
  4. "Luminous Monolith" – 6:31
  5. "Beatrice" – 6:13
  6. "Ellipsis" – 7:43

Bonus tracks on CD reissue:

  1. "Luminous Monolith" [Alternate Take] – 6:39
  2. "Downstairs Blues Upstairs" [First Alternate Take] – 8:09
  3. "Downstairs Blues Upstairs" [Second Alternate Take] – 7:47
  4. "Downstairs Blues Upstairs" [Third Alternate Take] – 7:49

Personnel

  • Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone
  • Jaki Byard – piano
  • Ron Carter – bass
  • Tony Williams – drums

    • Songs

    1Fuchsia Swing Song6:03
    2Downstairs Blues Upstairs5:33
    3Cyclic Episode6:57

    References

    Fuchsia Swing Song Wikipedia
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