Sam Rivers - Dimensions & Extensions (Tone Poet) Format:180g Black Vinyl LP Across two decades of work

Across two decades of work and wounds

when I look back

as one expects from a band that has released a few albums before

and shining with the uninhibited flair

Liebens says he was largely listening to hip hop artists during the record’s competition

Sam Rivers - Dimensions & Extensions (Tone Poet) Format:180g Black Vinyl LP Across two decades of workThe last of four distinctive albums made by saxophonist Sam Rivers for Blue Note in the 1960s, Dimensions & Extensions is fascinating for the presence of Donald Byrd who makes a rare foray into the avant garde alongside Julian Priester, James Spaulding, Cecil McBee, and Steve Ellington for a set of evocative Rivers originals. Extreme attention to detail has been paid to getting these right in every conceivable way, from the jacket graphics and