Jazz
United States
Sam Rivers
More albums from Sam Rivers
![Listen to Ricochet (September 1978, Keystone Korner, San Francisco) [feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul] by Sam Rivers](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music124/v4/dd/b8/6d/ddb86d54-4cae-115f-ef2e-6bf7f4edbbee/Sam_Rivers_Ricochet_cover.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Ricochet (September 1978, Keystone Korner, San Francisco) [feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul] by Sam Rivers")
![Listen to Zenith (1977, Premiere Release) [feat. Joe Daley, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul & Charli Persip] by Sam Rivers](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music123/v4/c3/ba/9e/c3ba9e4d-e47d-1ffc-1e05-909f31771011/Zenith_cover.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Zenith (1977, Premiere Release) [feat. Joe Daley, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul & Charli Persip] by Sam Rivers")
![Listen to Emanation (June, 1971) [feat. Cecil McBee & Norman Connors] by Sam Rivers](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music113/v4/35/64/47/356447de-e319-6ee1-0885-b490df54f3af/Sam_Rivers_Emanation_cover.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Emanation (June, 1971) [feat. Cecil McBee & Norman Connors] by Sam Rivers")
![Listen to Dimensions & Extensions (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] by Sam Rivers](https://is1-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music/v4/9b/94/d0/9b94d05a-40ee-223d-7e28-f8bec819356a/05099921536458.jpg/1380x1380bb.webp "Listen to Dimensions & Extensions (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] by Sam Rivers")
About Sam Rivers
Hometown
El Reno, OK, United States
Born
September 25, 1923
Genre
Jazz
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.
Influenced by Sam RiversSam Rivers has influenced the music of Greg Osby, Wayne Horvitz, David Murray and more.
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