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Sam Rivers
Sam and Joe Daley, 1976
Sam and Joe Daley, 1976
Background information
Birth name Samuel Carthorne Rivers
Born September 25, 1923 (1923-09-25) (age 84)
Origin El Reno, Oklahoma, USA
Genre(s) Avant-garde Jazz
Free jazz
Occupation(s) Musician
Bandleader
Composer
Instrument(s) Saxophone
Clarinet
Flute
Harmonica
Piano
Years active 1950s – Present
Label(s) Blue Note, RCA, Impulse, Stunt
Associated acts Quincy Jones
Miles Davis
Dizzy Gillespie
Bobby Hutcherson
Andrew Hill
Jimmy Lyons
Dave Holland
Website Sam Rivers

Samuel Carthorne Rivers (born September 25, 1923, in El Reno, Oklahoma)[1] is an American jazz musician and composer. Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. El Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, in the central part of the state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A bandleader is the leader of a band of Musicians The term is most commonly though not exclusively used with a group that plays Popular music as A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The clarinet is a Musical instrument in the Woodwind family The name derives from adding the suffix -et meaning little to the Italian word The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its A harmonica is a free reed Wind instrument which is played by blowing air into it or drawing air out by placing lips over individual holes (reed chambers or The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers Year 1950 ( MCML) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In the Music industry, a record label can be a Brand and a Trademark associated with the Marketing of music recordings and Music RCA Records (originally The Victor Talking Machine Company, then RCA Victor is one of the flagship labels of Sony Music Entertainment. Impulse! Records was an American based Jazz Record label, originally launched in 1960 by Creed Taylor as a subsidiary of ABC-Paramount Selected Discography The Swirling Eddies - Swirling Mellow Daniel Amos - Live Bootleg '82, (1990 Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Bobby Hutcherson (born January 27, 1941 in Los Angeles) is a Jazz Vibraphone and Marimba player Andrew Hill ( June 30, 1931 &ndash April 20, 2007) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer Jimmy Lyons ( December 1, 1931 – May 19, 1986) was an Alto saxophone player Dave Holland (born October 1, 1946) is a British Jazz Bassist and Composer who is a significant representative Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. El Reno is a city in Canadian County, Oklahoma, United States, in the central part of the state The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States A composer (literally meaning 'one who puts together' is a person who creates Music, usually in the medium of notation, for Interpretation and Performance He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano. The saxophone (commonly referred to simply as sax) is a conical- bored transposing Musical instrument considered a member of the Woodwind The bass clarinet is a Musical instrument of the Clarinet family The flute is a Musical instrument of the Woodwind family Unlike other woodwind instruments a flute is a Reedless wind instrument that produces its The piano is a Musical instrument played by means of a keyboard that produces sound by striking steel strings with Felt covered hammers

Though active in jazz since the early '50s, Rivers earned wider attention during the mid-'60s heyday of free jazz. For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, critic Chris Kelsey[2] writes, "Rivers is as substantial a player as avant-garde jazz has produced. Music theory is the field of study that deals with the Mechanics of music and how Music works Orchestration is the study or practice of writing Music for Orchestra (or more loosely for any Musical ensemble) or of adapting for orchestra music composed "

Contents

Early life

Rivers's father was a gospel musician who had sung with the Fisk Jubilee Singers and the Silverstone Quartet, exposing Rivers to music from an early age. Gospel music is Music that is written to express either personal or a communal belief regarding Christian life as well as (in terms of the varying music styles to The Fisk Jubilee Singers are a group of African American singers first organized in 1871. Rivers moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1947, where he studied at the Boston Conservatory with Alan Hovhaness. Year 1947 ( MCMXLVII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1947 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. BoCo is a nickname for the Boston Conservatory for other uses see Boco (disambiguation. Alan Hovhaness (Ալան Հովհանես ( March 8, 1911 &ndash June 21, 2000) was an American Composer of Armenian He performed with Quincy Jones, Herb Pomeroy, Tadd Dameron and others. Quincy Delight Jones Jr (born March 14, 1933) also known as Q, is an American Music Impresario, conductor Irving Herbert "Herb" Pomeroy III (b 15 April 1930, Gloucester Massachusetts &ndash d Tadley Ewing Peake (Tadd Dameron ( February 21, 1917 &ndash March 8, 1965) was an American Jazz Pianist

Blue Note era

In 1959 Rivers began performing with 13-year-old drummer Tony Williams, who later went on to have an impressive career. The year 1959 ( MCMLIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Anthony Tillmon "Tony" Williams ( December 12, 1945 &ndash February 23, 1997) was an American jazz drummer. Rivers did a brief stint with Miles Davis's quintet in 1964, partly at Williams's recommendation. Miles Dewey Davis III (May 26 1926 &ndash September 28 1991 was an American Jazz Trumpeter, Bandleader, and Composer. Year 1964 ( MCMLXIV) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the 1964 Gregorian calendar. This quintet was recorded on a single album, Miles in Tokyo. Unfortunately, Rivers' playing style was too free to be compatible with Davis's music at this point, and he was soon replaced by Wayne Shorter. Wayne Shorter (born August 25 1933) is an American Jazz Composer and Saxophonist, commonly regarded as one of the Rivers was signed by Blue Note Records, for whom he recorded four albums as leader and made several sideman appearances. Among noted sidemen on his own Blue Note Records were Jaki Byard who appears on Fuschia Swing Song, Herbie Hancock and Freddie Hubbard. Jaki (John Byard ( June 15, 1922 in Worcester Massachusetts – February 11, 1999 in New York City) was an American Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. Frederick Dewayne Hubbard (born April 7 1938 in Indianapolis, Indiana) is an American Jazz Trumpeter. He appeared on Blue Note recordings of Tony Williams, Andrew Hill and Larry Young. Andrew Hill ( June 30, 1931 &ndash April 20, 2007) was an American Jazz Pianist and Composer

Rivers's music is rooted in bebop, but he is an adventurous player, adept at free jazz. Bebop or bop is a form of Jazz characterized by fast Tempos and Improvisation based on Harmonic structure rather than Melody For the Ornette Coleman album after which this genre was named see Free Jazz A Collective Improvisation. The first of his Blue Note albums, Fuchsia Swing Song, is widely regarded as a masterpiece of an approach sometimes called "inside-outside". The performer frequently obliterates the explicit harmonic framework ("going outside") but retains a hidden link so as to be able to return to it in a seamless fashion. Rivers brought the conceptual tools of bebop harmony to a new level in this process, united at all times with the ability to "tell a story" which Lester Young had laid down as a benchmark for the jazz improviser. Lester Willis Young ( August 27, 1909 &ndash March 15, 1959) nickname 'Prez' was an American Jazz tenor Saxophonist

His powers as a composer were also in evidence in this period: the ballad "Beatrice" from Fuchsia Swing Song has become an important standard, particularly for tenor saxophonists. It is analysed in detail in The Jazz Theory Book by Mark Levine who notes how each of its four eight-bar elements has a distinct emotional identity.

Loft era

During the 1970s, Rivers and his wife, Bea, ran a noted jazz performance loft called Studio Rivbea in New York City's NoHo district. Year 1970 ( MCMLXX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link shows full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Studio Rivbea was a Jazz performance loft run by saxophonist Sam Rivers in the 1970s The City of New York NoHo, for No rth of Ho uston Street (as contrasted with SoHo, So uth of Ho uston is a neighborhood He continued to record for a variety of labels, including several albums for Impulse! (Streams, recorded live at Montreux, Hues - both recores contain different trio performances later collated on CD as Trio Live - the quartet album Sizzle and his first big-band disc, Crystals); perhaps his best-known work from this period, though, is his appearance on Dave Holland's Conference of the Birds, in the company of Anthony Braxton and Barry Altschul. Dave Holland (born October 1, 1946) is a British Jazz Bassist and Composer who is a significant representative Conference of the Birds is a 1973 Album by Jazz Bassist Dave Holland. Anthony Braxton (born June 4, 1945) is an American Composer, saxophonist, Clarinettist flautist, pianist Barry Altschul (b January 6, 1943, New York City) is a Drummer who gained fame in the late 1960s with the Pianists Paul Bley

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2007
2007

Rivers currently lives near Orlando, Florida. Orlando is a major City in central Florida, USA and is the County seat of Orange County Florida. He performs regularly with his Orchestra and Trio (with Doug Matthews and Rion Smith). In 1998 he recorded two big-band albums for RCA Victor with the RivBea All-Star Orchestra, Culmination and Inspiration (the title-track is an elaborate reworking of Dizzy Gillespie's "Tanga": Rivers was in Gillespie's band near the end of the trumpeter's life). Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie ( October 21 1917 &ndash January 6 1993) was an American Jazz Trumpeter Other recent albums of note include Portrait, a solo recording for FMP, and Vista, a trio with drummers Adam Rudolph and Harris Eisenstadt for Meta.

In 2006, he released Aurora, a third CD featuring compositions for his Rivbea Orchestra and the first CD featuring members of his working orchestra in Orlando. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar.

Sam Rivers and the RivBea Orchestra are currently recording several new compositions at Sonic Cauldron Studios in Winter Springs, FL.

Discography

As leader

As sideman

References

  1. ^ http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifwxqy5ld0e~T1
  2. ^ http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=11:aifwxqy5ld0e~T1

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