Sam Reed | |
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Born | Kingstree, South Carolina | October 18, 1935
Died | July 7, 2021 | (aged 85)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophones |
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]
Sam Reed | |
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Born | Kingstree, South Carolina | October 18, 1935
Died | July 7, 2021 | (aged 85)
Genres | Jazz |
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Saxophones |
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]