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Contours is the second album by American saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.[2] The CD reissue contains an alternate take as a bonus track.

Contours
Studio album by Sam Rivers
Released	January 1967[1]
Recorded	May 21, 1965
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Genre	Avant-garde jazz
Length	40:08
Label	Blue Note BST 84206
Producer	Alfred Lion
Sam Rivers chronology
Fuchsia Swing Song (1964) Contours (1967) A New Conception (1967)

Reception

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 5 stars and stated "On Contours, his second Blue Note album, tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers fully embraced the avant-garde, but presented his music in a way that wouldn't be upsetting or confusing to hard bop loyalists... Rarely is Contours anything less than enthralling, and it remains one of the high watermarks of the mid-'60s avant-garde movement".[3]

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[5]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Rivers.

1. "Point of Many Returns" - 9:20
2. "Dance of the Tripedal" - 10:07
3. "Euterpe" - 11:43
4. "Mellifluous Cacophony" - 8:58
5. "Mellifluous Cacophony" [Alternate Take] - 9:04 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Sam Rivers - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
• Freddie Hubbard - trumpet
• Herbie Hancock - piano
• Ron Carter - bass
• Joe Chambers - drums

References

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