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seconded by a quintet of young modernists (guitarist Grant Green

The album sparkles thanks to a thrilling row of guest vocalists: Nick Ashford

Rhapsody: Africa

Sea of Sound

pianist Horace Parlan

sam rivers dimensions extensions 119312 size:OS seconded by a quintet ofA saxophonist of striking originality, Sam Rivers music had a strong avant garde undercurrent though he kept a foot planted firmly in post bop and the blues, a sound heard to great effect on his masterful 1964 debut Fuchsia Swing Song. The last of Rivers four highly distinctive Blue Note albums, 1967s Dimensions & Extensions, is fascinating for the presence of trumpeter Donald Byrd who makes a rare foray into the avant garde alongside Rivers on tenor