Cyclic Episode is an instrumental jazz composition in the key of C by the American saxophonist and flautist Sam Rivers (1923-2011). The piece has no lyrics. Rivers recorded it on 11 December 1964 at Van Gelder Studio, and it was released in April 1965 on the Blue Note album Fuchsia Swing Song (BLP/BST 4184), where it appears as track A3. The recording runs about six minutes and fifty-eight seconds and is catalogued in the post bop and hard bop styles.
Later versions include recordings by Walter Smith III, Billy Hart, the Mark Masters Ensemble featuring Billy Harper and the Pierre de Bethmann Trio.
