Sam Reed (musician)

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

Sam Reed
Born(1935-10-18)October 18, 1935
Kingstree, South Carolina
DiedJuly 7, 2021(2021-07-07) (aged 85)
GenresJazz
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Saxophones

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

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