Description
Sam Rivers: Fuchsia Swing Song - Jaki Byard, Ron Carter, Anthony Williams / Blue Note Connoisseur Series / Blue Note Audio CD 2003 Stereo / 7243 5 93874 2 0
UPC 724359387420
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.
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 [Ornette] 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".
| Label: | Blue Note – 7243 5 93874 2 0 |
|---|---|
| Series: | Blue Note Connoisseur Series |
| Format: |
CD, Album
|
| Country: | Europe |
| Released: |
2003 |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Style: | Free Jazz |
Tracklist:
| 1 | Fuchsia Swing Song | 6:03 | |
| 2 | Downstairs Blues Upstairs | 5:33 | |
| 3 | Cyclic Episode | 6:58 | |
| 4 | Luminous Monolith | 6:32 | |
| 5 | Beatrice | 6:14 | |
| 6 | Ellipsis | 7:43 | |
| 7 | Luminous Monolith (Alternate Take) | 6:39 | |
| 8 | Downstairs Blues Upstairs (First Alterate Take) | 8:10 | |
| 9 | Downstairs Blues Upstairs (Second Alternate Take) |
7:47 | |
| 10 | Downstairs Blues Upstairs (Third Alternate Take) | 7:47 |
- Art Direction [Reissue], Design – Patrick Roques
- Bass – Ron Carter
- Design [Cover], Photography By – Reid Miles
- Drums – Tony Williams*
- Engineer [Recording] – Rudy Van Gelder
- Mastered By – Ron McMaster
- Photography By [Liner Photographs] – Francis Wolff
- Piano – Jaki Byard
- Producer – Alfred Lion
- Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
- Tenor Saxophone, Composed By – Sam Rivers
