"The World of Sam Rivers"
as broadcast on National Public Radio's "Jazz Alive!" by WAMU-FM
first on December 2, 1979, and again shortly thereafter

Total Time: 109:35

Sam Rivers (soprano and tenor saxes, flute, piano, voice)

on 02 add Dave Holland (bass) and Barry Altschul (drums)
on 05 add Holland, Joe Daley (tuba, euphonium), Bobby Battle (drums, percussion, bird whistles)
on 08 add Holland (cello and bass), Daley, and Thurman Barker (drums, percussion)
on 10 add Holland, Barker, Daley, and Steve Coleman (alto sax); Hamiet Bluiett (baritone sax); Jimmy Vass, John Stubblefield, John Purcell, Ron Bridgewater, Lee Rozie, Bill Cody, James Ware, and James Stewart (reeds): Jack Walrath, Oliver Beamer, Frank Gordon, and Ted Daniel (trumpets); Ray Anderson, George Lewis, Charles Deffinitz, and Richard Harper (trombones): Vincent Chancey, John Clark, and Greg Williams (french horns); Bob Stewart (tuba); Abdul Wadud, Pat Dixon, and Muneer Abdul Fataah (cellos); and Warren Smith (percussion)

01 // Billy Taylor intro (0:13)
02 Univerity of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT, January 20, 1978: Soprano sax section (17:39)
03 Billy Taylor intro > Michael Cuscuna interviews Sam Rivers (6:01)
04 Billy Taylor intro (1:11)
05 Jazz & Blues Festival, New Orleans Contemporary Arts Center, LA: Improvisation (27:30)
06 Billy Taylor intro > Michael Cuscuna interviews Sam Rivers > station ID (5:25)
07 Billy Taylor intro (0:45)
08 The Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX, October 2, 1978: Improvisation > Billy Tayor outro (15:48)
09 Billy Taylor intro > Michael Cuscuna interviews Sam Rivers (6:07)
10 Billy Taylor intro > Public Theater, NYC, June 22, 1979: Excerpt from Orchestral Suite > Billy Talor outro (28:56)

notes:
FM broadcasts (1979) > Rotel receiver > Akai cassette deck > Scotch Master II cassettes (Dolby B) > Sony TC-WR635S cassette deck (refurbished 2021) > PC > Goldwave > Flac

There are no cassette flips in this composite recording, despite the inherent limitations of the cassette format. Because WAMU-FM's practice at the time was to air each "Jazz Alive!" program twice in close succession, the taper re-recorded portions of the program when it was aired a second time to avoid the inevitable interruption points at the 45 minute marks of the first recording.

None of these performances are listed in the following discographies of Sam River's official releases:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Rivers
https://www.discogs.com/artist/244170-Sam-Rivers?page=2
http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Sam_Rivers.htm

Much more information about these performances and all things related to Sam Rivers are included in Rick Lopez's amazing and invaluable sessionagraphy, which can be found at http://www.bb10k.com/RIVERS.disc.html