Contours (album)

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

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 [sic] of the mid-'60s avant-garde movement".

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