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Sam Rivers
Sam Rivers
Artist Information
Genres: Avant-Garde, Post-Bop, Free Jazz, Progressive Jazz, Avant-Garde Jazz, Free Improvisation, Experimental Big Band
Active: 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's, 2000's
Born: September 25, 1923 in El Reno, OK
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Few, if any, free jazz saxophonists have approached music with the same degree of intellectual rigor as Sam Rivers; just as few have managed to maintain a high level of creativity over a long life. Rivers plays with remarkable technical precision and a manifest knowledge of his materials. His sound is hard and extraordinarily well-centered, his articulation sharp, and his command of the tenor saxophone complete. Rivers' playing sometimes has an unremitting seriousness that can be extremely demanding, even off-putting. Nevertheless, the depth of his artistry is considerable. Rivers is as substantial a player as avant-garde jazz has produced. Rivers' father was a church musician, touring with a gospel quartet.
Discography
Release: April 26, 2007
Label: Rivbea
Release: February 21, 2007
Label: Rivbea Sound Company