5 LP BOX SET + BOOKLET
LIMITED EDITION OF 300 BOX SETS ONLY. NUMBERED.
SIDE A
EMANATION, PART I (23:53)
SIDE B
EMANATION, PART II (20:48)
Sam Rivers: tenor sax, soprano sax, flute
Cecil McBee: bass
Norman Connors: drums
Recorded June 3, 1971
The Jazz Workshop, Boston, MA
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SIDE C
UNIVERSAL MESSAGE, PART I (19:10)
SIDE D
UNIVERSAL MESSAGE, PART II (26:23)
Sam Rivers: tenor sax, flute, piano
Joe Daley: tuba, euphonium
Dave Holland: bass
Barry Altschul: drums
Charlie Persip: drums
Recorded November 7, 1977 Jazztage Berliner 1977, Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany
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SIDE E
RICOCHET, PART I (13:13)
RICOCHET, PART II (9:26)
SIDE F
RICOCHET, PART III (21:28)
Sam Rivers: tenor sax, soprano sax, piano
Dave Holland: bass
Barry Altschul: drums
Recorded January 12, 1978 Keystone Korner, San Francisco, CA
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SIDE G
AN EVENING IN HAMBURG, PART I (18:44)
SIDE H
BLOSSOMS (previously unreleased) (21:10)
Sam Rivers: tenor sax, soprano sax, flute, piano
Joe Daley: tuba, euphonium
Dave Holland: bass, cello
Thurman Barker: drums
Recorded May 15, 1979 Hamburg, Germany
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SIDE I
UNDULATION, PART I (11:18)
UNDULATION, PART II (4:27)
UNDULATION, PART III (5:38)
Sam Rivers: tenor sax
Jerry Byrd: guitar
Rael-Wesley Grant: electric bass
Steve Ellington: drums
Recorded May 17, 1981 Florence, Italy
SIDE J
IMPROVISATION III (18:25)
NIGHTFALL (previously unreleased) (4:40)
Sam Rivers: tenor sax, soprano sax, piano, vocals
Doug Matthews: bass, electric bass, bass clarinet
Anthony Cole: drums, tenor sax, piano
Recorded March 9, 2002 Freeport-McMoRan Theatre, Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA