Dimensions & Extensions

Dimensions & Extensions is an album by American saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in 1967 but not released on the Blue Note label until 1986 with the original catalogue number and the intended cover artwork.[1] It was originally scheduled for issue in 1967, but held back from release until 1975, when the tracks appeared as part of the double LP set, Involution (1976, BN-LA 453-H2), which combined them with tracks recorded under Andrew Hill's leadership that would eventually see release as Change.[2]

Dimensions & Extensions
Studio album by
Sam Rivers
Released1986
RecordedMarch 17, 1967
StudioVan Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
GenreAvant-garde jazz
Length35:49
LabelBlue Note
BST 84261
ProducerAlfred Lion
Sam Rivers chronology
Colours
(1983)		 Dimensions & Extensions
(1986)		 Lazuli
(1990)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music[4]
Tom Hull – on the WebB[5]

The AllMusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 5 stars and stated "With music as risky as this, it's forgivable that it occasionally meanders (especially on the slower numbers) but, overall, Dimensions and Extensions offers more proof that Sam Rivers was one of the early giants of the avant-garde".[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Sam Rivers

  1. "Precis" - 5:21
  2. "Paean" - 5:25
  3. "Effusive Melange" - 5:51
  4. "Involution" - 7:13
  5. "Afflatus" - 6:28
  6. "Helix" - 5:31

Personnel

References
  1. Blue Note Records discography accessed November 22, 2010
  2. Sam Rivers Sessionography accessed November 22, 2010
  3. Erlewine, S. T. Allmusic Review accessed November 22, 2010
  4. Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 1968.
  5. Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Sam Rivers". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
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