Sam Rivers Quartet - Undulation

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2021
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:06
Size: 165,7 MB
Art: Front

(11:18) 1. Tenor Saxophone Section I
( 4:27) 2. Tenor Saxophone Solo
( 5:38) 3. Tenor Saxophone Section II
( 7:14) 4. Drum Solo
( 5:52) 5. Piano Solo
( 4:22) 6. Piano Section I
( 6:19) 7. Piano Section II
( 5:24) 8. Guitar Solo
( 4:54) 9. Flute Section I
( 4:09) 10. Flute Solo
( 2:07) 11. Flute Section II
( 5:21) 12. Bass Solo
( 4:55) 13. Flute Section III

Undulation is the fifth volume of the NoBusiness label's impressive Sam Rivers Archive Project, following the trio on Emanation and the quintet on Zenith, both issued in 2019, the trio outing Ricochet and the quartet on Braids, both 2020. All volumes comprise previously unreleased live recordings, the first four dating from Boston 1971, Berlin 1977, San Francisco 1978, and Hamburg 1979. Undulations takes us into the '80s, having been recorded at an unknown venue in Florence on May 17th 1981; Rivers is joined by drummer Steve Ellington who first recorded with him in October 1966 for the album A New Conception (Blue Note, 1966) and by guitarist Jerry Byrd and bass guitarist Rael-Wesley Grant.

The album comprises thirteen tracks with a total running time of seventy-one-minutes. However, in reality, the music is continuous from start to finish, without any distinguishable gaps. The track titles describe the contents of the tracks themselves and will probably be most useful to listeners who are seeking out particular parts, Looking for the drum solo? Then play the fourth track. While such cherry-picking may suit some listeners, hearing the entire album from start to finish will prove to be a more rewarding experience.

As a cursory glance at the track listing reveals, the album is full of variety, with all four players having ample time to solo, their solos being integrated into the overall flow of the music, so never sounding bolted-on or routine. Inevitably, Rivers himself is featured extensively on tenor saxophone, flute and piano (but not, as Bill Shoemaker's sleeve notes highlight, on his customary soprano saxophone.) On all his instruments, he gives impassioned performances which showcase his prodigious talents; in amongst his flute section, he even slipped in some vocal interjections.
By John Eyles https://www.allaboutjazz.com/undulation-sam-rivers-quartet-nobusiness-records

Personnel: Sam Rivers: saxophone, tenor; Jerry Byrd: guitar; Rael-Wesley Byrd: bass, electric; Steve Ellington: drums.

Undulation

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Jerry Byrd - Potpourri

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 28:45
Size: 65.8 MB
Styles: Steel guitar jazz
Year: 1966
Art: Front

[1:49] 1. Ridin' High
[2:24] 2. Invitation (To Love)
[2:16] 3. Sleepless Nights
[2:14] 4. Indian Love Call
[2:47] 5. Dancing Under The Stars
[2:24] 6. Chile Nights
[2:19] 7. Coconut Grove
[2:26] 8. Goodbye Kiss
[2:47] 9. Harbor Lights
[2:42] 10. Day Dream
[2:11] 11. Torn Sarong
[2:21] 12. Valley Of The Roses

Famed guitarist Jerry Byrd was born on March 9, 1920 in Lima, OH. As a child, he developed a passion for Hawaiian music, although he made his first inroads into performing by playing country on an area radio station between 1935 and 1937. After a stint on Cincinnati's WLW, he joined the Renfro Valley Barn Dance in 1941; a year later, he jumped to WJR in Detroit, and remained there until he signed on with Ernie Lee's Pleasant Valley Boys in 1944.

Byrd remained with Lee until 1946, when he formed his own group, the Jay-Bird Trio. Two years later, he joined Red Foley's band and became a session staple at King Records. Also in 1948, Byrd cut his first singles, "Mountain Mambo" and, under the name Jerry Robin, "Sun Shadows." Later in the year, he issued his first 78, "Steelin' the Blues." While at King, Byrd also recorded a handful of Hawaiian songs, and as the years wore on, the music became his primary focus.

Still, Byrd remained an active figure on the country landscape; in 1950 he became a regular on Foley's NBC television program, and from 1954 to 1956 he was featured on the Nashville-based series Home Folks. An eight-year stint on the program Country Junction followed, and in 1964 he became a member of Bobby Lord's TV band. In 1968, Byrd left country for good, moving to Hawaii to focus exclusively on the state's native music. ~ Jason Ankeny

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