Album US 1978 on Impulse! label
Jazz (Free Jazz)
Tracks A-C2 recorded live on November 10, 1973 at the Battel Chapel, Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut. C3 recorded live on July 6, 1973 at The Montreux Jazz Festival, Montreux, Switzerland. C4, C5 recorded live on October 27, 1972 at Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan. Side D recorded live on August 3, 1973, at the Molde Jazz Festival, Molde, Norway. Side B is released in its entity here for the first time. Issued in gatefold sleeve.
Sam Rivers ts, fl, ss, 1923-2011 US tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute, piano, vocals, composed by, album by | |
Arild Andersen b, cb, *1945 NO bass | |
Cecil McBee b, *1935 US bass | |
Richard Davis b, *1930 US bass | |
Barry Altschul perc, dr, *1943 US drums | |
Norman Connors dr, voc, perc, *1947 US drums | |
Warren Smith perc, dr, vib, *1934 US drums |
Robert Palmer liner notes |
Al Schmitt mixed by |
Baker Bigsby mixed by |
Ed Michel mixed by, producer |
Michael Cuscuna mixed by |
Sam Rivers |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Hues Of Melanin - Part One (Soprano Saxophone Section) | Sam Rivers | 15:30 | |
2 | Hues Of Melanin - Part Two (Flute And Vocal Section) | Sam Rivers | 18:47 | |
3 | Hues Of Melanin - Part Three (Ivory Black - The Piano Section) | Sam Rivers | 4:13 | |
4 | Hues Of Melanin - Part Four (Violet - The Tenor Saxophone Section) | Sam Rivers | 5:38 | |
5 | Encore | Sam Rivers | 3:05 | |
6 | Mauve | Sam Rivers | 4:17 | |
7 | Indigo | Sam Rivers | 1:28 | |
8 | Suite For Molde - Part One (A. Onyx - The Soprano Saxophone Section, B. Topaz - The Flute Section) | Sam Rivers | 8:06 | |
9 | Suite For Molde - Part Two (The Tenor Saxophone Section) | Sam Rivers | 11:27 |