Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2

Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2 is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers and English double-bassist Dave Holland featuring performances recorded in 1976 and released on the Improvising Artists label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide

The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album 3 stars, stating, "When Sam Rivers met up with bassist Dave Holland for a set of duets, he decided to record two LPs and play a different instrument on each of the sidelong pieces... Since tenor is easily Rivers's strongest ax, this set (which has now been reissued on CD) is of somewhat limited interest yet is generally successful. The flute piece has several different sections that keep both the musicians and listeners interested, while Rivers's piano feature is quite intense; he leaves few notes unplayed."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Sam Rivers

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Ripples"	23:49

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Deluge"	23:23
Total length:		47:12

Personnel

Sam Rivers – flute (“Ripples”), piano (“Deluge”)
Dave Holland – double bass

References

Sam Rivers sessionography accessed July 8, 2011
^ Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed July 8, 2011
Larkin, Colin, ed. (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Oxford University Press. p. 1968.
Swenson, John (1999). The Rolling Stone Jazz & Blues Album Guide. Random House. Retrieved 23 September 2019. Dave Holland

External links

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release.
As leader or co-leader	Fuchsia Swing Song (1964) Contours (1965) A New Conception (1966) Dimensions & Extensions (1967) Hues (1971–73) Streams (1973) Crystals (1974) Dave Holland / Sam Rivers (with Dave Holland (bassist), 1975) Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2 (1975) Sizzle (1975) Waves (1978) Contrasts (1979) Colours (1982)
With others	Miles in Tokyo (with Miles Davis, 1964) Change (with Andrew Hill, 1966) Conference of the Birds (with Dave Holland, 1972) Dialogue (with Bobby Hutcherson, 1965) Black Stars (with Jason Moran, 2001) In the Name of... (James Blood Ulmer's Music Revelation Ensemble, 1993) Capricorn Rising (and Don Pullen, 1975) The Great Concert of Cecil Taylor (with Cecil Taylor, 1969) Life Time (with Tony Williams, 1964) Spring (with Tony Williams, 1965) Into Somethin' (with Larry Young, 1964)

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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums	Where Fortune Smiles (with John McLaughlin, John Surman, Karl Berger, and Stu Martin, 1970) A.R.C. (with Chick Corea and Barry Altschul, 1971) Music from Two Basses (with Barre Phillips, 1971) Conference of the Birds (1972) Norman Blake/Tut Taylor/Sam Bush/Butch Robins/Vassar Clements/David Holland/Jethro Burns (1974) Dave Holland / Sam Rivers (1975) Sam Rivers / Dave Holland Vol. 2 (1975) Emerald Tears (1977) Life Cycle (1982) Jumpin' In (1983) Vassar Clements, John Hartford, Dave Holland (1984) Seeds of Time (1984) The Razor's Edge (1987) Triplicate (1988) The Oracle (with Hank Jones and Billy Higgins, 1989) Extensions (1989) Phase Space (with Steve Coleman, 1991) Ones All (1993) Dream of the Elders (1995) Points of View (1997) Prime Directive (1998) Not for Nothin' (2000) What Goes Around (2001) Overtime (2002) Oh! (2002) Critical Mass (2005) Pass It On (2007) Hands (with Pepe Habichuela, 2009) Prism (2012) The Art of Conversation (with Kenny Barron, 2014) Aziza (2015) Uncharted Territories (2017) Another Land (2019) Without Deception (with Kenny Barron, 2019)
Live albums	Improvisations for Cello and Guitar (with Derek Bailey, 1971) Extended Play: Live at Birdland (2001) Reunion: Live in New York (with Sam Rivers and Barry Altschul, 2007) Pathways (2009)
Related articles	Circle Gateway

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