Boxset / Compilation · 1996
Tracklist
Disc 1
1. Fuschia Swing Song (6:03)
2. Cyclic Episode (6:57)
3. Luminous Monolith (6:31)
4. Luminous Monolith (alternate take) (6:37)
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) (7:47)
9. Downstairs Blues Upstairs (5:32)
10. Beatrice (6:11)
Total Time: 69:18
Disc 2
1. Point of Many Returns (9:19)
2. Dance of the Tripedal (10:08)
3. Mellifluous Cacophony (8:58)
4. Euterpe (11:44)
5. Mellifluous Cacophony (alternate take) (9:03)
6. I'll Never Smile Again (5:57)
7. That's All (5:38)
8. When I Fall in Love (5:48)
Total Time: 66:39
Disc 3
1. What a Difference a Day Makes (6:18)
2. Detour Ahead (5:09)
3. Temptation (7:38)
4. Secret Love (7:33)
5. Paean (5:23)
6. Precis (5:20)
7. Helix (5:30)
8. Effusive Melange (5:49)
9. Involution (7:12)
10. Afflatus (6:25)
Total Time: 62:21
Line-up/Musicians
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)
Soprano Saxophone, Flute – Sam Rivers (tracks: 2-1 to 3-10)
Tenor Saxophone – Sam Rivers
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)
About this release
Mosaic Records – MD3-167 (US)
All sessions were recorded at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey. Only the original U.S. issue number is given.
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(A) Sam Rivers (ts), Jaki Byard (p), Ron Carter (b), Tony Williams (d).
December 11, 1964
tk3 Fuschia Swing Song BST 84184
tk6 Cyclic Episode -
tk10 Luminous Monolith -
tk12 Luminous Monolith (alt take) unissued
tk15 Ellipsis BST 84184
tk17 Downstairs Blues Upstairs (alt take 1) unissued
tk18 Downstairs Blues Upstairs (alt take 2) -
tk19 Downstairs Blues Upstairs (alt take 3) -
tk20 Downstairs Blues Upstairs BST 84184
tk23 Beatrice –
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(B) Sam Rivers (ts-1, ss-2, fl-3), Freddie Hubbard (tp), Herbie Hancock (p), Ron Carter (b), Joe Chambers (d).
May 21, 1965
tk6 Point Of Many Returns -2 BST 84206
tk10 Dance Of The Tripedal -1 -
tk12 Mellifluous Cacophony -1 -
tk18 Euterpe -3 -
tk25 Mellifluous Cacophony (alt tk) -1 unissued
note: On the original album, the third tune was misspelled Mellifluous Cacaphony".# 0167
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(C) Sam Rivers (ts-1, ss-2, fl-3), Hal Galper (p), Herbie Lewis (b), Steve Ellington (d).
October 11, 1966
tk5 I'll Never Smile Again -1,-2 BST 84249
The Touch Of Your Lips rejected
tk17 That's All -2 BST 84249
tk18 When I Fall In Love -1 -
tk21 What A Difference A Day Makes -1, -2 -
tk23 Detour Ahead -1,-2,-3 -
tk24 Temptation -1,-2,-3 -
tk25 Secret Love -3 -
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(D) Sam Rivers (ts-1, ss-2, fl-3), James Spaulding (as, fl-3), Donald Byrd (tp), Julian Priester (tb), Cecil McBee (b), Steve Ellington (d).
March 17, 1967
tk10 Paean -2 BNLA 453
tk20 Precis -1 -
tk25 Helix -1 -
tk32 Effusive Melange -1 -
tk33 Involution -3 (omit tp & tb) -
tk34 Afflatus -1 (ts, b & d only) -
note: This album was originally intended for issue as Dimensions And Extensions (BST 84261), but was first issued 10 years later as part of the double album "involution". The other half of that double album was an Andrew Hill quartet that has since been reissued on Mosaic 161. The above date was ultimately issued in the late eighties with its original title, cover art and catalog number.
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Album index:
BST 84184 Fuchsia Swing Song
BST 84206 Contours
BST 84249 A New Conception
BNLA 453 Involution
BST 84261 Dimensions And Extensions
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