#samrivers

He played with Miles Davis in the ’60s, created loft jazz in the ’70s, and made great music for 30 more years. Will Sam Rivers finally get some respect?

This is by far my favorite LB song, and I've been a fan since 1999. Melancholy, anger, disappointment and sorrow in its best form. Sam, thank you for this bass intro, it will echo in my mind and heart forever. DJ Lethal's parts in this song are crucial to the goosebumps I have every time I listen to it, absolutely brilliant. Wes bringing this melodic and eerie guitar sound, mind=blown. Otto is killing it on the drums! Fred delivers these sincere and raw lyrics about being fed up with dishonesty, manipulation and you can feel the emotional exhaustion… My favorite part is " But you might need my hand when falling in your hole / Your disposition I'll remember when I'm letting go of you ", although the break is also a sacred experience - " You make believe / That nothing is wrong until you're cryin' / And you make believe / That life is so long until you're dyin' ". Sometimes I cannot hold back the tears while listening to it. This performance is also one of their best ever. I wish they played Re-Arranged in full, 'cause now they always cut it after "…dying on me". Also, "You think that everybody is the same, I don't think that anybody is like you" - I absolutely love that line. Thank you LB, my life would have not been the same if I had never borrowed the Significant Other CD from my friend in elementary school. RIP Sam I Am, my first favorite bass player. 😢

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Rest in Peace Sam we miss you

Don Pullen – piano Sam Rivers – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, flute Alex Blake – bass Bobby Battle – drums, tambourine

Capricorn Rising is an album by American jazz pianist Don Pullen featuring saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in 1975 for the Italian Black Saint label.

Today would have been the great #SamRivers 98th birthday, born on this day in 1923 in El Reno, Oklahoma, he moved to Boston, Massachusetts in 1947, where he studied at the Boston Conservatory. Up until a few years ago I didn’t own any vinyl recordings of Sam as a leader, only on CD where I have everything he’s done on #BlueNoteRecords and #Impulse from the 60’s and 70’s. I first heard Sam on “Miles in Tokyo” by #MilesDavis which I think was his tryout for the tenor spot for Miles “Second Great Quintet” which eventually went to #WayneShorter. A couple years ago I saw this 2-LP 45 RPM “Fuchsia Swing Song” still available on @MusicMattersJazz website and purchased it. The price at the time was still reasonable as well. This was Sam’s first session as a leader and was recorded on December 11, 1964, at the Van Gelder Studio in Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey featuring Rivers on tenor, #JakiByrd on piano, #RonCarter on bass and #TonyWilliams on drums. This is my favorite Rivers album as Rivers explained the title “Fuchsia Swing Song” got its name from the brightness of the tune made him think of the bright purplish-red color of fuchsia. The CD of course has a few bonus tracks of alternate takes, but the final cuts on the album were the perfect selection. I’m not sure if #MusicMattersJazz still has any available copies of this classic, but hopefully Blue Note Records will include this in their Classic Series because I highly recommend this piece for your collection. . . . . . #Jazzrecords #JazzAlbum #classicjazz #jazzvinyl #Jazz #jazzjunkie #igvinylclub #igjazzvinyl #JazzRecordCollector #JazzVinylCollector #VinylJazz #CrateDigging #Vinyldigging #JazzRecordCollection #OnMyTurtable #MusicaJazz #JazzMan #JazzArt #JazzLife #3rdStreetJazz #jazzrecord https://www.instagram.com/p/CUPtfvBAftw/?utm_medium=tumblr