The Complete Blue Note Sam Rivers Sessions

Tracklist: 

CD 1

1. Fuschia Swing Song 6:03

2. Cyclic Episode 6:57

3. Luminous Monolith 6:32

4. Luminous Monolith (alternate take) 6:38

5. Ellipsis 7:41

6. Downstairs Blues Upstairs (alternate take 1) 8:09

7. Downstairs Blues Upstairs (alternate take 2) 7:46

8. Downstairs Blues Upstairs (alternate take 3) 7:48

9. Downtown Blues Upstairs 5:33

10. Beatrice 6:11

CD 2

1. Point of Many Returns 9:20

2. Dance of the Tripedal 10:09

3. Mellifluous Cacophony 8:59

4. Euterpe 11:44

5. Mellifluous Cacophony (alternate take) 9:03

6. I'll Never Smile Again 5:57

7. That's All 5:39

8. When I Fall in Love 5:49

CD 3

1. What a Difference a Day Makes 6:19

2. Detour Ahead 5:09

3. Temptation 7:38

4. Secret Love 7:33

5. Paean 5:23

6. Precis 5:20

7. Helix 5:31

8. Effusive Melange 5:50

9. Involution 7:13

10. Afflatus 6:26

Tenor Saxophone – Sam Rivers

Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Sam Rivers (tracks: 2-1 to 3-10)

Alto Saxophone, Flute – James Spaulding (tracks: 3-5 to 3-10)

Bass – Cecil McBee (tracks: 3-5 to 3-10), Herbie Lewis (tracks: 2-6 to 3-4), Ron Carter (tracks: 1-1 to 2-5)

Drums – Anthony Williams (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10), Joe Chambers (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5), Steve Ellington (tracks: 2-6 to 3-10)

Piano – Hal Galper (tracks: 2-6 to 3-4), Herbie Hancock (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5), Jaki Byard (tracks: 1-1 to 1-10)

Trombone – Julian Priester (tracks: 3-5 to 3-10)

Trumpet – Donald Byrd (tracks: 3-5 to 3-10), Freddie Hubbard (tracks: 2-1 to 2-5)