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Sam Rivers

Jazz

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Top Songs By Sam Rivers

Listen to Downstairs Blues Upstairs by Sam Rivers, see lyrics, music video & more!
Downstairs Blues UpstairsSam Rivers
Listen to Beatrice by Sam Rivers, see lyrics, music video & more!
BeatriceSam Rivers
Listen to Joycie Girl (feat. Sam Rivers) by Don Pullen, see lyrics, music video & more!
Joycie Girl (feat. Sam Rivers)Don Pullen
Listen to Point of Many Returns (2004 Remaster) by Sam Rivers, see lyrics, music video & more!
Point of Many Returns (2004 Remaster)Sam Rivers
Listen to Fuchsia Swing Song by Sam Rivers, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fuchsia Swing SongSam Rivers
Listen to Fast Forward (feat. Sam Rivers & Julian Priester) by Arkadia Jazz All-Stars, Reggie Workman & Al Foster, see lyrics, music video & more!
Fast Forward (feat. Sam Rivers & Julian Priester)Arkadia Jazz All-Stars, Reggie Workman & Al Foster
Listen to Detour Ahead (Remastered 1996) by Sam Rivers, see lyrics, music video & more!
Detour Ahead (Remastered 1996)Sam Rivers
Listen to Cyclic Episode by Sam Rivers, see lyrics, music video & more!
Cyclic EpisodeSam Rivers
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RoseSam Rivers
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ZipSam Rivers

Latest Release

Listen to Archive Series - EP by Sam Rivers
ALBUMArchive Series - EPSam Rivers

More albums from Sam Rivers

Listen to Ricochet (September 1978, Keystone Korner, San Francisco) [feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul] by Sam Rivers
ALBUMRicochet (September 1978, Keystone Korner, San Francisco) [feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul]Sam Rivers
Listen to Zenith (1977, Premiere Release) [feat. Joe Daley, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul & Charli Persip] by Sam Rivers
ALBUMZenith (1977, Premiere Release) [feat. Joe Daley, Dave Holland, Barry Altschul & Charli Persip]Sam Rivers
Listen to Emanation (June, 1971) [feat. Cecil McBee & Norman Connors] by Sam Rivers
ALBUMEmanation (June, 1971) [feat. Cecil McBee & Norman Connors]Sam Rivers
Listen to Trilogy: Edge (Part 3) by Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
ALBUMTrilogy: Edge (Part 3)Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
Listen to Trilogy: Offering (Part 1) by Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
ALBUMTrilogy: Offering (Part 1)Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
Listen to Trilogy: Progeny (Part 2) by Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
ALBUMTrilogy: Progeny (Part 2)Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
Listen to Violets Violets by Sam Rivers, Kresten Osgood & Ben Street
ALBUMViolets VioletsSam Rivers, Kresten Osgood & Ben Street
Listen to Aurora by Sam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
ALBUMAuroraSam Rivers & The Rivbea Orchestra
Listen to Celebration by Sam Rivers
ALBUMCelebrationSam Rivers
Listen to Vista by Adam Rudolph, Harris Eisenstadt & Sam Rivers
ALBUMVistaAdam Rudolph, Harris Eisenstadt & Sam Rivers
Listen to Fluid Motion by Sam Rivers
ALBUMFluid MotionSam Rivers
Listen to Firestorm (feat. Doug Mathews & Anthony Cole) by Sam Rivers
ALBUMFirestorm (feat. Doug Mathews & Anthony Cole)Sam Rivers
Listen to Inspiration by Sam Rivers
ALBUMInspirationSam Rivers
Listen to Culmination by Sam Rivers
ALBUMCulminationSam Rivers
Listen to Tangens by Sam Rivers & Alexander von Schlippenbach
ALBUMTangensSam Rivers & Alexander von Schlippenbach
Listen to Dimensions & Extensions (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered] by Sam Rivers
ALBUMDimensions & Extensions (Rudy Van Gelder Edition) [Remastered]Sam Rivers
Listen to Hints On Light and Shadow by Julian Priester & Sam Rivers
ALBUMHints On Light and ShadowJulian Priester & Sam Rivers
Listen to Configuration (feat. Noel Akchote, Tony Hymas, Paul Rogers & Jacques Thollot) by Sam Rivers
ALBUMConfiguration (feat. Noel Akchote, Tony Hymas, Paul Rogers & Jacques Thollot)Sam Rivers
Listen to Concept by Sam Rivers, Doug Mathews & Anthony Cole
ALBUMConceptSam Rivers, Doug Mathews & Anthony Cole
Listen to Portrait by Sam Rivers
ALBUMPortraitSam Rivers
Listen to Backgrounds for Improvisors by Sam Rivers, Alexander von Schlippenbach & The Improvisors Pool
ALBUMBackgrounds for ImprovisorsSam Rivers, Alexander von Schlippenbach & The Improvisors Pool
Listen to Lazuli by Sam Rivers
ALBUMLazuliSam Rivers
Listen to Contrasts by Sam Rivers
ALBUMContrastsSam Rivers
Listen to Waves by Sam Rivers
ALBUMWavesSam Rivers
Listen to Paragon (feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul) by Sam Rivers
ALBUMParagon (feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul)Sam Rivers
Listen to Rendez - Vous (feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul) by Sam Rivers & Mario Schiano
ALBUMRendez - Vous (feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul)Sam Rivers & Mario Schiano
Listen to Sam Rivers / Dave Holland by Sam Rivers & Dave Holland
ALBUMSam Rivers / Dave HollandSam Rivers & Dave Holland
Listen to Essence (Vol. 1) by Sam Rivers & The Tuba Trio
ALBUMEssence (Vol. 1)Sam Rivers & The Tuba Trio
Listen to Essence (Vol. 2) by Sam Rivers & The Tuba Trio
ALBUMEssence (Vol. 2)Sam Rivers & The Tuba Trio
Listen to Essence (Vol. 3) by Sam Rivers & The Tuba Trio
ALBUMEssence (Vol. 3)Sam Rivers & The Tuba Trio
Listen to Dave Holland / Sam Rivers by Dave Holland & Sam Rivers
ALBUMDave Holland / Sam RiversDave Holland & Sam Rivers
Listen to The Quest (feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul) by Sam Rivers
ALBUMThe Quest (feat. Dave Holland & Barry Altschul)Sam Rivers
Listen to Capricorn Rising by Don Pullen & Sam Rivers
ALBUMCapricorn RisingDon Pullen & Sam Rivers
Listen to Sizzle by Sam Rivers
ALBUMSizzleSam Rivers
Listen to Crystals by Sam Rivers
ALBUMCrystalsSam Rivers
Listen to Hues by Sam Rivers
ALBUMHuesSam Rivers
Listen to A New Conception by Sam Rivers
ALBUMA New ConceptionSam Rivers
Listen to Fuchsia Swing Song by Sam Rivers
ALBUMFuchsia Swing SongSam Rivers
Listen to Contours by Sam Rivers
ALBUMContoursSam Rivers

Artist Playlists

Sam Rivers Essentials
Sam Rivers Essentials
This thrilling multi-instrumentalist was a hero of free jazz.
Sam Rivers Essentials
Sam Rivers: The Session Musicians
Sam Rivers: The Session Musicians
The free-jazz multi-instrumentalist was a spirited sideman, too.
Sam Rivers: The Session Musicians

About Sam Rivers

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

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