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Albums by Sam Rivers
ALBUMRicochet (September 1978, Keystone Korner, San Francisco) [feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul]Sam Rivers
ALBUMZenith (1977, Premiere Release) [feat. Joe Daley, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul & Charli Persip]Sam Rivers
ALBUMEmanation (June, 1971) [feat. Cecil McBee & Norman Connors]Sam Rivers
ALBUMTrilogy: Edge (Part 3)Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
ALBUMTrilogy: Offering (Part 1)Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
ALBUMTrilogy: Progeny (Part 2)Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
ALBUMViolets VioletsSam Rivers, Kresten Osgood & Ben Street
ALBUMAuroraSam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
ALBUMCelebrationSam Rivers
ALBUMVistaAdam Rudolph, Harris Eisenstadt & Sam Rivers
Artist Playlists
Sam Rivers Essentials
This thrilling multi-instrumentalist was a hero of free jazz.
Sam Rivers: The Session Musicians
The free-jazz multi-instrumentalist was a spirited sideman, too.
Artist Biography
Oklahoma-born sax giant Sam Rivers started his career on the Boston jazz scene in the late 1940s, playing with Jaki Byard and others. In the mid-'60s he finally broke through as a major player, mostly due to his work with Miles Davis. Besides becoming an in-demand sideman for the likes of Cecil Taylor and Bobby Hutcherson, he began an important solo career that mated an avant-garde free-jazz approach with a more rooted, blues-influenced sensibility. Rivers outlasted many of his peers, and was still active and vital into the 21st century.
Hometown
El Reno, OK, United States
Genre
Jazz