Sam Rivers: Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) LP ETJS-139.2 The resulting album Star Bright

The resulting album Star Bright is a hidden gem of the Blue Note catalog with Reece shining brightly on a 6-song set that included several of his own bluesy originals like “The Rake

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Sam Rivers: Fuchsia Swing Song (Blue Note Classic Vinyl Series) LP ETJS-139.2 The resulting album Star BrightBlue Note, 1965 A saxophonist of striking originality, Sam Rivers was born in Oklahoma and exposed to music from an early age by his pianist mother and gospel singer father. Rivers moved to Boston to study at the Boston Conservatory and eventually met, and began performing with, the drummer Tony Williams who was barely a teenager at the time. Williams would open several doors for Rivers including recommending him for what would be a short stint in the