Contrasts (Sam Rivers album)
{{Infobox album|
| name = Contrasts
| type = Album
| artist = Sam Rivers
| cover = Contrasts (Sam Rivers album).jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 1980
| recorded = December 1979
| venue =
| studio = Tonstudio Bauer
Ludwigsburg, West Germany
| genre = Jazz
| length = 43:10
| label = ECM
{{small|ECM 1162}}
| producer = Manfred Eicher
| chronology = Sam Rivers
| prev_title = Waves
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Crosscurrent
| next_year = 1981
}}
Contrasts is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in December 1979 and released on ECM the following year. The quartet features trombonist George E. Lewis and rhythm section Dave Holland and Thurman Barker.[http://www.bb10k.com/RIVERS.disc.html#79.12.00 Sam Rivers sessionography] accessed July 11, 2011
Reception
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 4 stars stating "The seven Rivers originals, although sometimes having colorful melodies, are quite complex. However, the intriguing and very alert interplay between the brilliant musicians makes the music seem fairly logical and worth exploring by adventurous listeners."Yanow, S. [http://www.allmusic.com/album/contrasts-r146342 Allmusic Review] accessed July 11, 2011
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
| rev2 = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| rev2Score = {{rating|4|5}}{{Cite book
|editor-last=Swenson
|editor-first=J.
| author-link =
| year = 1985
| title = The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide
| publisher = Random House/Rolling Stone
| location = USA
| isbn = 0-394-72643-X
| pages = 169
}}
}}
Track listing
{{Track
| all_writing = Sam Rivers
| headline = Side one
| title1 = Circles
| length1 = 4:10
| title2 = Zip
| length2 = 4:42
| title3 = Solace
| length3 = 6:54
| title4 = Verve
| length4 = 7:09
| title_width = 80%
}}
{{Track
| headline = Side two
| title1 = Dazzle
| length1 = 9:12
| title2 = Images
| length2 = 3:48
| title3 = Lines
| length3 = 7:15
| title_width = 80%
}}
Personnel
- Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute
- George E. Lewis – trombone
- Dave Holland – bass
- Thurman Barker – drums, marimba