Contours is the second album by American saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label.

[2] The CD reissue contains an alternate take as a bonus track.

The Allmusic review by Stephen Thomas Erlewine awarded the album 5 stars and stated "On Contours, his second Blue Note album, tenor saxophonist Sam Rivers fully embraced the avant-garde, but presented his music in a way that wouldn't be upsetting or confusing to hard bop loyalists...

Rarely is Contours anything less than enthralling, and it remains one of the high watermarks of the mid-'60s avant-garde movement".

[3] All compositions by Sam Rivers.