Sam Reed (musician)
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| Born | Kinstree, South Carolina |
| Genres | Jazz |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instruments | Saxophones |
Sam Reed (born October 18, 1935) is a tenor saxophonist based in Philadelphia.
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.[1] For some years, Reed was also musical director for Teddy Pendergrass,[1] and in the early 1970s, he was the "horn contractor" for Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International Records.[2]
Bootsie Barnes, Mickey Roker and Jimmy Oliver are among the other Philadelphia-based musicians he has performed with.[3]
In 2012, he received the Jazz Journalists Association's annual Jazz Heroes Award.[1]
Discography
As sideman
- 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
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "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.