description Involution – Sam Rivers Overview
“Involution,” featuring Sam Rivers’ quartet, presents a dense and highly improvisational exploration of modal jazz, characterized by complex harmonic shifts and extended instrumental solos across a roughly forty-minute runtime.
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Why is Sam Rivers's Involution often confused with Dimensions & Extensions?
The 1970s double LP Involution combined an unreleased Sam Rivers session with music recorded under Andrew Hill's leadership. Rivers's six pieces were later issued separately as Dimensions & Extensions.
Who plays on the Sam Rivers portion of Involution?
Rivers is joined by Donald Byrd, Julian Priester, James Spaulding, Cecil McBee, and Steve Ellington. Rivers plays tenor and soprano saxophones as well as flute.
What is unusual about the title track Involution?
It strips away the trumpet and trombone used on much of the session. Rivers and James Spaulding instead create a two-flute front line over bass and drums.
Was the Involution material recorded as a conventional quartet date?
No. The Rivers session was an adventurous sextet recording made for Blue Note in 1967, while the paired Andrew Hill material came from a separate ensemble and session.
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