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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

1 hour, 29 minutes

Last on

Sat 23 Sep 2023 17:00

Music Played

  • Sam Rivers

    Point of Many Returns

    • Contours.
    • Blue Note.
  • Tony Williams

    Love Song

    • Spring.
    • Blue Note.
  • Miles Davis

    If I Were A Bell

    • Miles Davis Live in Tokyo.
    • Sony.
  • Sam Rivers

    Turquoise

    • Hues.
    • ABC Impulse!.
  • Dave Holland Quartet

    Conference of the Birds

    • Conference of the Birds.
    • ECM.
  • Sam Rivers

    Zip

    • Contrasts.
    • ECM.
  • Sam Rivers

    Beatrice

    • Fuchsia Swing Song.
    • Blue Note.
  • Sam Rivers

    Whirlwind

    • Inspiration.
    • BMG France, RCA Victor.
  • John Lee Hooker

    Five Long Years

    • Free Beer and Chicken.
    • ABC Records.
  • Sam Rivers & Jason Moran

    Summit

    • Black Stars.
    • Blue Note.
  • Sam Rivers

    Mellifluous Cacophony

    • Contours.
    • Blue Notes.

Broadcast

  • Sat 23 Sep 2023 17:00