Sam Reed

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

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. and in the early 1970s, he was the "horn contractor" for Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International Records.

Bootsie Barnes, Mickey Roker and Jimmy Oliver are among the other Philadelphia-based musicians he has performed with.

In 2012, he received the Jazz Journalists Association's annual Jazz Heroes Award.

Discography

As sideman 1958: "Get a Job" The Silhouettes 1969: Soul Summit - The Ambassadors 1970: When We Get Married - The Intruders 1970: Brand New Me - Dusty Springfield 1971: Gonna Take a Miracle - Laura Nyro and LaBelle 1971: Going East - Billy Paul 1981: It's Time for Love - Teddy Pendergrass 2013: Ready for Reed - Sam Reed Meets Roberto Magris (JMood, 2013)