Rivers is one of the great jazz musicians from the early start long ago with bros as Miles Davis, Art Blakey, Tony Williams and Wayne Shorter.

Crosscurrent" - Live At Jazz Unité (Album). Blue Marge, Blue Marge. CD SJP 291. Sam Rivers Quartet. Timeless Records (3).

Sam Rivers – sax Joe Daley – tuba Dave Holland – bass Thurman Barker – drums. Photo (from the actual concert) by Michele Giotto. Free Jazz Free Improvisation.

Contours is the second album by American saxophonist Sam Rivers recorded in 1965 and released on the Blue Note label. The CD reissue contains an alternate take as a bonus track.

Sam Rivers Quartet Live In Padua, 1978. Contrasts by Hrayr Attarian. Contrasts by John Kelman. Reunion: Live In New York by Mark Corroto. Fuchsia Swing Song by Greg Simmons. Violet Violets by AAJ Italy Staff. Contours by John Kelman. Jazz From The Vinyl Junkyard. Sam Rivers: Contrasts. Fuschia Swing Song by David Vance. Sam Rivers Celebrates His 80th at the Jazz Bakery. Firestorm by David Adler. Culmination by Mark Corroto September 25, 2012. Jazz Musician of the Day: Sam Rivers.

On this day in 2012, there were two memorial services for Sam Rivers in Orlando, Florida. Rivers was survived by four children - Samuel, Cindy, Monique and Traci - five grandchildren and eight great grandchildren.

Waves is an album by American jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers featuring performances recorded in 1978 and released on the Tomato label. Their array of contrasting voicings, with Rivers on tenor and soprano sax and flute, makes for compelling listening". All compositions by Sam Rivers.

Sam Rivers has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 23 October 2014. Sam Rivers's music has been featured on 11 episodes. Samuel Carthorne Rivers (September 25, 1923 – December 26, 2011), was an American jazz musician and composer. He performed on soprano and tenor saxophones, bass clarinet, flute, harmonica and piano. Rivers was born in Enid, Oklahoma. Active in jazz since the early 1950s, he earned wider attention during the mid-1960s spread of free jazz. Sam Rivers has been played over 10 times on NTS, first on 23 October 2014.