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Sam Rivers
ts, fl, ss, 1923-2011 US, El Reno, Oklahoma
Musician / Composer of Jazz
A.k.a. Samuel Carthorne Rivers
Samuel Carthorne Rivers (September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011) was an American jazz musician and composer. He performed on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano.Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz. With a thorough command of music theory, orchestration and composition, Rivers was an influential and prominent artist in jazz music.
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lyon 29.03.1997 | Sam Rivers, Tony Hymas, Noël Akchoté, Paul Rogers, Jacques Thollot | 2018 | Album |
| Reunion: Live In New York | Sam Rivers / Dave Holland / Barry Altschul | 2012 | Album |
| Violet Violets | Sam Rivers * Ben Street * Kresten Osgood | 2005 | Album |
| Purple Violets | Sam Rivers / Ben Street / Kresten Osgood + Bryan Carrott | 2005 | Album |
| Celebration | Sam Rivers | 2004 | Album |
| Vista | Sam Rivers, Adam Rudolph, Harris Eisenstadt | 2004 | Album |
| City Of Neighbourhoods | NOJO With Reaction Studios | 2004 | Album |
| Fuchsia Swing Song | Sam Rivers | 2003 | Album |
| Fluid Motion | Sam Rivers, Doug Mathews, Anthony Cole, Jonathan Powell & David Manson | 2002 | Album |
| Winter Garden | Sam Rivers - Tony Hymas | 1999 | Album |
| Tangens | Sam Rivers & Alexander von Schlippenbach | 1998 | Album |
| Eight Day Journal | Sam Rivers - Tony Hymas | 1998 | Album |
| Trio Live | Sam Rivers | 1998 | Album |
| Portrait | Sam Rivers | 1997 | Album |
| Hints On Light And Shadow | Julian Priester / Sam Rivers | 1997 | Album |
| Concept | Sam Rivers - Anthony Cole - Doug Mathews | 1997 | Album |
| Backgrounds For Improvisors | Improvisors Pool Featuring Sam Rivers And Alexander von Schlippenbach | 1996 | Album |
| Configuration | Sam Rivers - Noël Akchoté - Tony Hymas - Paul Rogers - Jacques Thollot | 1996 | Album |
| The Complete Blue Note Sam Rivers Sessions | Sam Rivers | 1996 | Album |
| Salutes The Saxophone | Roots - Arthur Blythe, Sam Rivers, Nathan Davis, Chico Freeman, Don Pullen, Santi Debriano, Tommy Campbell | 1992 | Album |
| Dimensions & Extensions | Sam Rivers | 1986 | Album |
| Intertwining Spirits | Stephen McCraven Quartet Featuring Sam Rivers | 1983 | Album |
| Just Jazz | Dizzy Gillespie, Sam Rivers | 1981 | Compil. |
| Just Jazz | Earl Hines, Sam Rivers | 1980 | Compil. |
| Contrasts | Sam Rivers | 1980 | Album |
| Waves | Sam Rivers | 1979 | Album |
| The Live Trio Sessions | Sam Rivers | 1978 | Album |
| Paragon | Sam Rivers | 1977 | Album |
| Rendez-Vous | Sam Rivers & Mario Schiano | 1977 | Album |
| Sam Rivers Con Schiano Altschul E Holland | Sam Rivers Con Mario Schiano, Barry Altschul E Dave Holland | 1977 | Single |
| Black Africa! Villalago (Black Africa 1) | Sam Rivers | 1977 | Album |
| Black Africa! Perugia (Black Africa 2) | Sam Rivers | 1977 | Album |
| Vol. 2 | Sam Rivers / Dave Holland | 1977 | Album |
| Flutes! | Sam Rivers · James Newton | 1977 | Album |
| Dedicated To The Late John Coltrane And Other Jazz Poems | Kazuko Shiraishi Featuring Sam Rivers | 1977 | Album |
| Capricorn Rising | Don Pullen Featuring Sam Rivers | 1976 | Album |
| The Quest | Sam Rivers | 1976 | Album |
| Dave Holland / Sam Rivers | Dave Holland / Sam Rivers | 1976 | Album |
| Sizzle | Sam Rivers | 1976 | Album |
| Involution | Sam Rivers | 1975 | Album |
| Hues | Sam Rivers | 1975 | Album |
| Crystals | Sam Rivers | 1974 | Album |
| Streams | Sam Rivers | 1973 | Album |
| A New Conception | Sam Rivers | 1966 | Album |
| Fuchsia Swing Song | Sam Rivers | 1965 | Album |
| Contours | Sam Rivers | 1965 | Album |
| Just Jazz Vol. 1 | Earl Hines / Albert Ayler / Sam Rivers / Ornette Coleman / Anthony Braxton | Compil. |
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