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   “A model of independent scholarship, ... reading The Sam Rivers Sessionography is a highly immersive experience.
   It’s in a limited edition of 724 copies. Don’t snooze on it if you’re just going to kick yourself later.”
   —NPR music critic Kevin Whitehead, at pointofdeparture.org

   “A dizzying, stunning achievement of research and scholarship. ... A joyful, sometimes psychedelic experience.”
   —Mike Chamberlain, allaboutjazz.com

   “Rick Lopez’ remarkable Sam Rivers Sessionography: A Work in Progress ... masterfully sums up Rivers’ lengthy
   and productive career. ... A formidable document. ... Clearly sets the standard for any future work in this format.”
   —Robert Iannapollo, ARSC Journal

   “I have never encountered anything approaching the obsessive thoroughness demonstrated by Lopez. ...
   A testament to Rivers’ enduring music and his invaluable role as incubator/advocate/on the bandstand educator.
   ... Lopez’s infectious enthusiasm proves hard to resist.”
   —Peter Margasak, The WIRE @thewiremagazine

   “A Rosetta Stone of insight, and a well-deserved and worthy tribute to an overlooked giant of the music.”
   —Taylor Ho Bynum

   “An incredible piece of work. It’s really something else. Informative and entertaining. ... Anticipating hours of joy.”
   —Barry Altschul

   “Absolutely mind-blowing! So great!” —Mats Gustafsson

   “An essential resource, a trail map for a rare and beautiful landscape of sounds.” —Larry Blumenfeld

   “A tremendous document. ... This book is powerful.” —Jason Moran

   “Lopez’s Sam Rivers sessionography is state of the art.” —Lewis Porter

   “Rick Lopez’s book is by no means a biography. It’s not a discography either, and it’s not a photo documentation.
   And yet somehow it is everything at the same time.
   —Wolfram Knauer review, Jazzinstitut Darmstadt (January 2023)

   “Rick Lopez has done it again!” —James Brandon Lewis