Name: Contrasts
Brand: Sam Rivers

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Universal Music GmbH

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Release date

2014-01-24

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3743507

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602537435074

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Sam Rivers

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Ecm Records

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ECM Records, also known as "The Creative Label," is a German independent label that was co-founded by producer Manfred Eicher, Manfred Scheffner, and Karl Egger in Munich (Pasing) in 1969. With the label code LC 2516 / LC 02516, ECM stands for Edition of Contemporary Music and focuses on jazz and Western classical music. They showcase both acoustic and electronic artists who produce eclectic versions of contemporary music.

ECM's extensive catalog features a wide range of genres, from contemporary works by renowned composers like Steve Reich, Arvo Pärt, and Philip Glass to experimental and electronic jazz from artists such as Nils Petter Molvær, Pat Metheny Group, and Jan Garbarek. Over the past 40+ years, ECM has released more than 1500 recordings that have been acclaimed for their exceptional music quality, creative production techniques, and outstanding sound.

Although an independent label, ECM titles are distributed by Universal Music Group (UMG) in the US, Japan, and throughout Europe. However, they have also collaborated with other distributors over the years. Notably during the period when Polydor distributed ECM products in Germany; [l447694] was used for pressing identified by a CP suffix on labels and runouts. Afterward,[l25946] became their primary distributor.

Samuel Carthorne Rivers was an American jazz musician and composer. Born on September 25, 1923 in El Reno, Oklahoma, USA, he played a variety of instruments including soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano. With his diverse musical talents, *Rivers* made significant contributions to the jazz genre.

Throughout his career, *Rivers* collaborated with notable artists such as Andrew Hill, Grachan Moncur III, Archie Shepp, Cecil Taylor, Eric Dolphy and Anthony Braxton among others. His unique style and innovative approach to music earned him a place alongside renowned performers like Ornette Coleman and Roscoe Mitchell.

*Rivers* left a lasting impact on the jazz community with his compositions that pushed boundaries and challenged traditional norms. His work continues to inspire musicians today. Although he passed away on December 26, 2011 in Orlando Florida at the age of 88,* Rivers*'s legacy lives on through his influential contributions to the world of jazz.

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Contrasts has been unavailable for many years and is now reissued on 180g vinyl together with its first ever release on CD. By the time of its recording in 1979, Sam Rivers and Dave Holland had been working together consistently for seven years (with Dave's legendary Conference of the Birds at the start of their collaboration), a powerhouse combination of multi-reeds and double bass. Of the drummers who passed through the line-up, Thurman Barker was one of the most creative, rippling across drum kit and marimba. Young trombone innovator George Lewis had already worked with Holland and Barker in Anthony Braxton groups. For Contrasts everyone was fired up and ready to play. Dave Holland always described Sam Rivers's groups as his finishing school. It was Sam - renowned as one of the major teachers in American jazz - who instructed him to play "all the music" - inside, outside, atonal, swing, blues, and all the hues of the jazz and chamber music traditions.

Contrasts

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