Tracklist

1	Point Of Many Returns	9:20
2	Dance Of The Tripedal	10:07
3	Euterpe	11:43
4	Mellifluous Cacophony	8:58
5	Mellifluous Cacophony [Alternative Take]	9:04

Companies, etc.

• Recorded At – Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Credits

• Bass – Ron Carter
• Design [Cover Design], Photography By – Reid Miles
• Design [Reissue], Art Direction [Reissue] – Patrick Roques
• Drums – Joe Chambers
• Liner Notes [Original] – Don Heckman
• Mastered By [24-bit] – Ron McMaster
• Photography By [Liner] – Francis Wolff
• Piano – Herbie Hancock
• Producer – Alfred Lion
• Recorded By – Rudy Van Gelder
• Reissue Producer – Michael Cuscuna
• Tenor Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone, Flute, Composed By – Sam Rivers
• Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard

Notes

Recorded on May 21, 1965 at the Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey

Tracks 1-4 originally issued on Blue Note BST 84206
Track 5 is a bonus track, not part of original LP

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 4 988005 876331

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
BLP 4206	Sam Rivers	Contours ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Blue Note	BLP 4206	US	1965
7243 4 73163 2 6	Sam Rivers	Contours ‎(CD, Album, Ltd, RE, RM)	Blue Note	7243 4 73163 2 6	US	2004
BLP-4206 / 84206	Sam Rivers	Contours ‎(LP)	Blue Note	BLP-4206 / 84206	US	Unknown
HSV037VL, BST 84206	Sam Rivers	Contours ‎(LP, Album, RE, 180)	Heavenly Sweetness, Blue Note	HSV037VL, BST 84206	France	2010
BSNT 36509	Sam Rivers	Contours ‎(LP, Album, RE)	Blue Note	BSNT 36509	Italy	1978

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