Free Jazz Fire
Sam Rivers - Part 1- Instrumental Solo of the Tenor Sax and Part 4- Group With Tenor Sax From: Vol 1- Essence- The Heat and Warmth of Free Jazz [Circle Records, 1976] Sometimes I go for quite some time without exposing my ears to the mind-expanding sounds of Free Jazz. This is an unfortunate thing, since I am inspired to create and write everytime I hear it. Now when one usually thinks of Free Jazz, they think Sun Ra , Coltrane -late 60's, and the man who coined the term Free Jazz- Ornette Coleman . In my opinion, one of the most underrated free jazz saxophonists is Sam Rivers . His ensemble, the Sam Rivers Rivbea Orchestra, recently released a record on Aurora releases called Aurora, but unfortunately I haven't heard this yet. I want you to listen to a couple tracks from a live recording from the Bim Huis in Amsterdam-1976 called Essence- the Heat and Warmth of Free Jazz. As I listen to this record, I feel the raw spontaneity combined with skilled music...