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Sam Rivers
real name Samuel Carthorne Rivers
United States · 1923-09-25 – 2011-12-26
Sam Rivers is credited on 632 releases across 145 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1964–2026 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.
632
Credits
145
Albums
7
Decades active
132
In collections
Biography
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American jazz musician and composer (born September 25, 1923, in El Reno, Oklahoma, USA; died December 26, 2011, in Orlando, Florida, USA).
His instruments were soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano.
Bio from Discogs
Credited work
632 releases · 145 albums · active 1964–2026
- Performance · 1,291
- Other credits · 64
- Production · 10
Studios: Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey · Koseinenkin Kaikan · Allegro Sound Studios · Village Vanguard
Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
No Need For Alarm
1993
Joe Cocker's Greatest Hits
1977
Miles In Tokyo (Miles Davis Live In Concert)
1969
Life Time
1964
The State Of The Tenor • Live At The Village Vanguard • Volume 1
1986
Contours
1967
Spring
1966
Fuchsia Swing Song
1965
Dialogue
1965
Conference Of The Birds
1973
Living Time
1972
Mr. B.
1984
Into Somethin'
1965
Seymour Reads The Constitution!
2018
In My Element
2007
Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings Of Miles Davis 1963-1964
2004
The Anthology
1999
Stingray
1976
Bossas And Ballads: The Lost Sessions
2003
Strut
1989
Dimensions & Extensions
1986
Colours
1983
Contrasts
1980
Spiral
1979
Frequent collaborators
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