Steve Reid (January 29, 1944 – April 13, 2010) was an American jazz drummer who played with Miles Davis,

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, Kieran Hebden, and Sun Ra. He worked as a session drummer for

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Biography

Born in the South Bronx, Reid started drumming at 16. His family moved to Queens, New York, three blocks away from John Coltrane. Before attending Adelphi University in Garden City, New York, he worked as part of the Apollo Theatre House Band and recorded with

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under the direction of Quincy Jones. In 1969, Reid refused to register for the draft during the Vietnam War. He was arrested as a conscientious objector and sentenced to a four-year prison sentence at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary, where he served with

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. After his release on parole in 1971, Reid found work as a session musician with

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, Horace Silver,

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, Sun Ra, and

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, in addition to Broadway stage work. In 1974, Reid formed the Legendary Master Brotherhood and his record label, Mustevic Sound. He lived in Lugano, Switzerland, for several years in later life and released several recordings for the English label Soul Jazz and the German label CPR. For his final albums, his band included Chuck Henderson (soprano saxophone), Boris Netsvetaev (piano), and Chris Lachotta (double-bass). In 2006, Reid and electronic musician Kieran Hebden,Dacks, Davi
"Steve Reid's Rhythm Methods "
, ''

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'', February 2008. recorded the experimental album '' The Exchange Session Vol. 1''. The duo enjoyed this collaboration so much that they recorded three more albums: '' The Exchange Session Vol. 2'' (2006), ''

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'' (2007), and '' NYC'' (2008). In an interview, Reid referred to Hebden as his "musical soul mate". On April 13, 2010, Reid died in New York of throat cancer.

Discography

As leader

* ''Rhythmatism'' (Mustevic, 1976) * ''Nova'' (Mustevic, 1976) * ''Odyssey of the Oblong Square'' (Mustevic, 1977) * ''Raw Material'' with Per Henrik Wallin, Kevin Ross (Dragon, 1983) * ''A Drum Story'' (Altrisuoni, 2001) * ''Waves'' (C. P., 2003) * ''Spirit Walk'' (Soul Jazz, 2005) * ''Daxaar (Recorded in Africa)'' (Domino, 2007) With Kieran Hebden * '' The Exchange Session Vol. 1'' (Domino, 2006) * '' The Exchange Session Vol. 2'' (Domino, 2006) * ''

'' (Domino, 2007) * '' NYC'' (Domino, 2008) * ''Live at the South Bank'' (Smalltown Superjazzz, 2011)

As sideman

With

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* ''

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'' (India Navigation, 1977) * ''

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'' (India Navigation, 1979) With

* '' The Popcorn'' (1969) With Ted Daniel * ''In the Beginning'' (Altura, 1975) With Miles Davis * '' Tutu'' (1986) With Fela Ransome Kuti * ''Africa One'' With Frank Lowe * ''Fresh'' (1975) * ''Out Loud'' (2014) With

*" Dancing in the Street" (Motown, 1964) With

* ''Voyage from Jericho'' (1975) * ''Live in Europe'' (Umea, 1977) * ''

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'' (Nessa, 1978) * ''Folk and Mystery Stories'' (Sonet, 1980) * ''Definite Volume 1'' (Storyville, 1982) * ''Definite Volume 2'' (Storyville, 1984) * ''At WKCR'' (2014) With others * Lorraine Feather, ''The Body Remembers'' (Bean Bag, 1996) * Jackiem Joyner, ''Lil' Man Soul'' (Artistry, 2009) * Dave Koz, '' Dave Koz'' (Capitol, 1990) * Nelson Rangell, ''In Every Moment'' (GRP, 1992) *

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, ''From My Window'' (Brainchild, 1994)

References

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Reid, Steve 1944 births 2010 deaths Adelphi University alumni American conscientious objectors Avant-garde jazz musicians American jazz drummers Musicians from Queens, New York Jazz musicians from New York City People from Lugano Deaths from throat cancer in the United States Deaths from cancer in New York (state) Spiritual jazz musicians

Biography

Discography

As leader

As sideman

References

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