Sam Reed (October 18, 1935 – July 7, 2021) was a tenor saxophonist based in Philadelphia.[1]
Sam Reed | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 18, 1935 Kingstree, South Carolina |
| Died | July 7, 2021 (aged 85) |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Saxophones |
Working at the Uptown Theater in the late 1950s and early 1960s, he added jazz and rhythm & blues shows to what was at the time an R&B, blues and rock and roll venue.[2] For some years, Reed was also musical director for Teddy Pendergrass,[2] and in the early 1970s, he was the "horn contractor" for Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International Records.[3]
Bootsie Barnes, Mickey Roker and Jimmy Oliver are among the other Philadelphia-based musicians he has performed with.[4]
In 2012, he received the Jazz Journalists Association's annual Jazz Heroes Award.[2]
Discography
editAs sideman
edit- 1958: "Get a Job" The Silhouettes
- 1969: Soul Summit - The Ambassadors
- 1970: When We Get Married - The Intruders
- 1970: Brand New Me - Dusty Springfield
- 1971: Gonna Take a Miracle - Laura Nyro and LaBelle
- 1971: Going East - Billy Paul
- 1981: It's Time for Love - Teddy Pendergrass
- 2013: Ready for Reed - Sam Reed Meets Roberto Magris (JMood, 2013)
References
edit- ^ "R.I.P. Philadelphia jazz and soul legend Sam Reed" Retrieved 9 July 2021.
- ^ a b c "2012 Jazz Heroes" Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Jackson, John A. (2004) A House on Fire : The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul: The Rise and Fall of Philadelphia Soul, pp. 112-113. Oxford University Press
- ^ "Legends Keeping Alive The Golden Age Of Jazz" Philly.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.