Hues is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers featuring performances recorded between 1971 and 1973 and released on the Impulse! label.[1]
| Hues | ||||
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| Live album by | ||||
| Released | 1974 | |||
| Recorded | February 13 & 14, 1971, October 27, 1972, August 3 & November 10, 1973 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:49 | |||
| Label | Impulse! | |||
| Producer | Ed Michael | |||
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Reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | [3] |
| Tom Hull – on the Web | B+[4] |
The AllMusic review by Andrew Hamilton awarded the album 4 stars stating "Hues is thoroughly enjoyable and should be reissued".[2]
Track listing
edit- All compositions by Sam Rivers
- "Amber" - 4:26
- "Turquoise" - 4:01
- "Rose" - 5:13
- "Chartreuse" - 3:17
- "Mauve" - 4:17
- "Indigo" - 1:28
- "Onyx" - 4:04
- "Topaz" - 4:02
- "Ivory Black" - 4:13
- "Violet" - 5:48
- Recorded at The Jazz Workshop in Boston, Massachusetts on February 13 (tracks 1-3) & 14 (track 4), 1971 at Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan on October 27, 1972 (tracks 5 & 6), at the Molde Jazz Festival in Molde, Norway on August 3, 1973 (tracks 7 & 8), and at Battell Chapel, Yale University in New Haven, Connecticut on November 10, 1973 (track 9 & 10)
Personnel
edit- Sam Rivers - soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone, flute, piano
- Arild Andersen (track 7 & 8), Richard Davis (tracks 5 & 6), Cecil McBee (track 1-4, 9 & 10) - bass
- Barry Altschul (tracks 7-10), Norman Connors (tracks 1-4), Warren Smith (tracks 5 & 6) - drums, percussion
References
edit- ^ Sam Rivers sessionography accessed July 8, 2011
- ^ a b Hamilton, A. Allmusic Review accessed July 8, 2011
- ^ Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 168. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
- ^ Hull, Tom. "Grade List: Sam Rivers". Tom Hull – on the Web. Retrieved October 22, 2023.