{"product_id":"pre-order-sam-rivers-fuchsia-swing-song-blue-note-classic-lp","title":"Sam Rivers - Fuchsia Swing Song - Blue Note Classic LP","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cheader data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180g Vinyl LP.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray from Original Master Tapes!\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/header\u003e\u003cheader data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/header\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eA saxophonist of striking originality, Sam Rivers was born in Oklahoma and exposed to music from an early age by his pianist mother and gospel singer father. Rivers moved to Boston to study at the Boston Conservatory and eventually met, and began performing with, the drummer \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony Williams\u003c\/strong\u003e who was barely a teenager at the time. Williams would open several doors for Rivers including recommending him for what would be a short stint in the Miles Davis Quintet, but also bringing Rivers to the attention of Blue Note's Alfred Lion. Williams featured Rivers on his Blue Note debut, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLife Time\u003c\/em\u003e, in 1964, which led to Rivers' appearance on organist Larry Young's album \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eInto Somethin'\u003c\/em\u003e before the saxophonist was offered his own recording deal with Blue Note. A month later Rivers was in Rudy Van Gelder's studio recording his astonishing debut album, \u003cem data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFuchsia Swing Song\u003c\/em\u003e, with an extraordinary quartet featuring Williams, bassist \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRon Carter\u003c\/strong\u003e, and pianist \u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJaki Byard.\u003c\/strong\u003e Although a strong avant-garde undercurrent flowed through his music, Rivers kept a foot planted firmly in post-bop and the blues on this impressive set of his originals including the fleet-footed title track, the hard-charging \"Downstairs Blues Upstairs,\" and the stunning ballad \"Beatrice,\" which remains Rivers' most beloved composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThis Blue Note Classic Vinyl Edition is stereo, all-analog, mastered by Kevin Gray from the original master tapes, and pressed on 180g vinyl at Optimal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote data-mce-fragment=\"1\" cite=\"https:\/\/elusivedisc.com\/sam-rivers-fuchsia-swing-song-blue-note-classic-vinyl-series-180g-lp\/www.allmusic.com\"\u003eFeatures\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003csection data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"features\"\u003e\n\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBlue Note Classic Vinyl Reissue Series\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e180g Vinyl LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAll-Analog Pressing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMastered by Kevin Gray from Original Master Tapes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eManufactured at Optimal in Germany\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"musicians\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMusicians\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ctable data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctbody data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cth data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eJaki Byard\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003epiano\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cth data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eRon Carter\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ebass\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cth data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSam Rivers\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003etenor sax\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cth data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTony Williams\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003edrums\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e\n\u003csection data-mce-fragment=\"1\" id=\"selections\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSelections\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide 1:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFuchsia Swing Song\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDownstairs Blues Upstairs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCyclic Episode\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSide 2:\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003col data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eLuminous Monolith\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBeatrice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eEllipsis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003c\/section\u003e","brand":"UMG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59548308045905,"sku":"602448595638","price":8.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1034\/5778\/3889\/files\/unilp59563__35492.jpg?v=1779350021","url":"https:\/\/c09u90-kd.myshopify.com\/products\/pre-order-sam-rivers-fuchsia-swing-song-blue-note-classic-lp","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}