"Recorded in 1964 immediately after leaving the Miles Davis Quintet, this is one of the more auspicious debuts Blue Note released in the mid-60s...Using a rhythm section that included Tony Williams, pianist Jaki Byard, and bassist Ron Carter, Rivers took the hard bop and blues of his roots and poured them through the avant-garde colander. "

• 1 Fuchsia Swing Song
• 2 Downstairs Blues Upstairs
• 3 Cyclic Episode
• 4 Luminous Monolith
• 5 Beatrice
• 6 Ellipsis
• 7 Luminous Monolith (Alternate Take)
• 8 Downstairs Blues Upstairs (First Alterate Take)
• 9 Downstairs Blues Upstairs (Second Alternate Take)
• 10 Downstairs Blues Upstairs (Third Alternate Take)