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Involution
| Recorded | Mar 7, 1966 & Mar 17, 1967 |
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| Label | Blue Note |
| Released | 1966 |
| Personnel | 9 credited players |
| Discogs | master 947756 |
The record
Dual-bass, dual-drum density and a front line stacked with Byrd, Priester, and Spaulding push this deep into Rivers' most exploratory Blue Note territory. Recorded in '66 but shelved for years, it pairs his own writing with Andrew Hill's, fitting squarely in the label's boldest avant-garde run.
Session personnel
- James Spaulding — alto saxophone, flute
- Cecil McBee — bass
- Walter Booker — bass
- J.C. Moses — drums
- Steve Ellington — drums
- Andrew Hill — piano, written-by
- Sam Rivers — soprano saxophone, flute, written-by
- Julian Priester — trombone
- Donald Byrd — trumpet
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1975 | Blue Note · BN-LA453-H2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 1975 | Blue Note — STEREO |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BST 84 491/92 XC — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BN-LA453-H2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Terre Haute Pressing, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1975 | Blue Note · BN-LA453-H2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, All Disc Pressing, Gatefold · gatefold |
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