Label: Blue Note
Reissued 3/17/2023, Originally released 2003
A saxophonist of striking originality, Sam Rivers arrived fully formed on his debut album Fuchsia Swing Song recorded for Blue Note in 1964. Though a strong avant-garde undercurrent flowed through his music, Rivers kept a foot planted firmly in post-bop and the blues on this impressive set of originals including his stunning ballad "Beatrice." This Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes.
Track listing:
- Fuchsia Swing Song
- Downstairs Blues Upstairs
- Cyclic Episode
- Luminous Monolith
- Beatrice
- Ellipsis