Sam Rivers at 100
Your gateway to the best in jazz, past, present and future. Words and music from pioneering multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers.
Julian Joseph pays tribute to pioneering multi-instrumentalist Sam Rivers, who would have been 100 on the 25th of September. Playing classics and lesser-known tracks, Julian charts his singular career and shares an archive interview which he recorded with Sam Rivers for Radio 3’s Jazz Legends in 2004.
Produced by Thomas Rees for Somethin’ Else
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Music Played
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Sam Rivers
Point of Many Returns
- Contours.
- Blue Note.
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Tony Williams
Love Song
- Spring.
- Blue Note.
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Miles Davis
If I Were A Bell
- Miles Davis Live in Tokyo.
- Sony.
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Sam Rivers
Turquoise
- Hues.
- ABC Impulse!.
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Dave Holland Quartet
Conference of the Birds
- Conference of the Birds.
- ECM.
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Sam Rivers
Zip
- Contrasts.
- ECM.
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Sam Rivers
Beatrice
- Fuchsia Swing Song.
- Blue Note.
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Sam Rivers
Whirlwind
- Inspiration.
- BMG France, RCA Victor.
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John Lee Hooker
Five Long Years
- Free Beer and Chicken.
- ABC Records.
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Sam Rivers & Jason Moran
Summit
- Black Stars.
- Blue Note.
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Sam Rivers
Mellifluous Cacophony
- Contours.
- Blue Notes.
Broadcast
- Sat 23 Sep 2023 17:00´óÏó´«Ã½ Radio 3