Inspiration

Inspiration Artist: Sam Rivers & the Rivbea All-Star Orchestra
Label: RCA
Category: Music



Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Media: Audio CD
Number Of Discs: 1


UPC: 743216471720
EAN: 0743216471720
ASIN: B00000JJJ1


Release Date: 1999-07-13

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Listmania:

  1. A lifetime of individuality and accomplishment: Sam Rivers
  2. Sam Rivers - Uncompromised Music
  3. Recordings of Sam River's Classic Song "Beatrice"

Tracks:

  1. Vines
  2. Nebula
  3. Beatrice
  4. Inspiration
  5. Solace
  6. Whirlwind
  7. Rejuvenation

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Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Sameness sets in.......2000-04-20

Rivers is a great soloist and good writer, but too many soloists are crammed into these pieces, so they all end up sounding the same--strings of solos broken up with chunks of orchestral writing. The spark of Rivers's 1974 "Crystals" LP is missing. For better big band music from "free" players, try William Parker's "Sunrise in the Tone World" or any of Cecil Taylor's large ensemble projects (e.g. "Melancholy").

5 out of 5 stars Thoughts on Rivers' music over over the past 30 years.......2000-04-14

Big bands = dynamics & discipline? Combos = creativity & emotional range? Those limits don't apply here!

You've got to be willing to show how good you are to play in one of Rivers' bands.

If you bring something with you, this is the stuff to listen to. Not for a Top-40 sensibility - it's never ever "jazz lite".

Very sound-driven, the politics of instrumental ensemble playing have rarely been presented in a manner so varied and clear to this listener.

3 out of 5 stars five for inspiration zero for listening pleasure.......2000-02-28

This music is completely extreme. Its way too dischordant and only seems to resolve itself once every 40 bars, and then only for one beat. I can't believe this was recommended to average jazz browsers as the best of 99. Its the musical equivalent to Jackson Pollock and Henry Bacon making a piece of art together. Bacon laying down some twisted sculpture whilst Pollock sellotapes canvas on parts and flicks paint all over it. If you put this as background music to a film, the screen would have to be split into twelve with manic cinematography in ten of them, a beautifully edited, touching play in one, and an annoying flickering strobe light in the twelvth. Ironically, despite hating 98% of it, this is one hell of an inspiration.

5 out of 5 stars I can only give it 5 stars?.......2000-02-28

I am a very fortunate man. Why? Is it because I have finally found a pair of shorts that don't ride up? No, no, no. It's because I live in the same town as Sam Rivers. I have had the great oppotunity to see Mr. Rivers on several occasions both with his regular trio and in various big band outtings. The big band groups have always held special status for me. I have never seen a musician "play" a group the way Sam Rivers does. He has the extraordinary gift of being able to pull the most amazing performaces from the other players. His own playing is always astounding, ranging from brash to playfull. What, you ask, is all the big hooplah about? Grab this disc and find out. Be warned though, if your idea of "jazz" is John Tesh, you're in for a rude awakening. This music will grab you by the collar and not let go! So, bring your ears. You'll be glad you did.

5 out of 5 stars Jazz at its best.......1999-12-31

Thankfully, in a music scene dominated by regurgitations of the past of which are hailed as brilliant artistic accomplishments, Sam Rivers has raised the bar and shows us the music can be fresh, exciting, and innovative.

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