Sam Rivers Guide, Meaning , Facts, Information and Description
Samuel Carthorne Rivers (born 1923, El Reno, Oklahoma) is a jazz musician and composer. He performs on soprano and tenor saxophones, flute, and piano.(Do not confuse Rivers with Sam Rivers, the bass guitarist for Limp Bizkit)
Rivers' father was a gospel musician, exposing Rivers to music from an early age.
Rivers moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1947, to study at the Boston Conservatory of Music. He performed with Quincy Jones, Herb Pomeroy, Tadd Dameron and others.
In 1959, Rivers began performing with 13-year-old drummer Tony Williams, who later went on to an impressive career. (Rivers later joined Miles Davis' quintet--briefly--partly at Williams' recommendation.)
Rivers' music is rooted in bebop, but he is an adventurous player, adept at free jazz.
Notable recordings
Fuschia Swing Song Blue Note Records 1964.
Waves, Tomato, 1978.
Culmination, RCA Victor, 2000.
also noted: with Dave Holland Quartet Conference Of The Birds ECM Records, 1973.