* The Wildflowers sessions were recorded at Rivbea Studio, the loft home of saxophonist-composer Sam Rivers, in May 1976 over the course of seven exciting evenings. The 22 selections included here represent the very best that was played during that memorable week by over 60 major musicians. Over three hours of music! * The legendary cult recording has been absent from American stores for several years--and this special eight-page digifile reissue has never been available in the US before! "Studio Rivbea has been the scene of many dark, sweaty nights impossible to air condition, yet you could go there at midnight or 1 A.M. and be oblivious to the dense air while you were listening to sounds that you had never heard before. Once there, despite the heat, you usually didn"t want to leave." -- The Soho Weekly News, May 1976 "Recorded over ten days in May 1976 at Sam Rivers"s Studio Rivbea, this set (originally released as five albums) contains an overwhelming amount of truly beautiful jazz performances, by names recognizable to almost anyone with a serious interest in the music ... This music"s vitality is timeless; these recordings should be heard by anyone with anything more than a glancing interest in jazz." -- Phil Freeman