Sam Reed (musician)

Sam Reed
Born(1935-10-18)October 18, 1935
Kingstree, South Carolina
DiedJuly 7, 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 85)
GenresJazz
OccupationMusician
InstrumentSaxophones

Sam Reed (October 18, 1935 – July 7, 2021) was a tenor saxophonist based in Philadelphia.[1]

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

As sideman

References

  1. ^ "R.I.P. Philadelphia jazz and soul legend Sam Reed" Retrieved 9 July 2021.
  2. ^ a b c "2012 Jazz Heroes" Jazz Journalists Association. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ^ 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
  4. ^ "Legends Keeping Alive The Golden Age Of Jazz" Philly.com. Retrieved 2 May 2013.