Steve Reid

The story

Steve Reid (January 29th, 1944 - April 13th, 2010) was an American jazz drummer who played with a wide range of notable artists including Miles Davis, Ornette Coleman, James Brown, Fela Kuti and Sun Ra, and as a session drummer for Motown. He was named JAZZIZ's "Percussionist of the Year" in 1993 and 1995. He picked up drumming at age 16 and in the same period his family moved to Queens, NYC, three blocks away from John Coltrane. This was the early sixties which was a peak for Coltrane but also for the jazz scene in NYC.

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Stories

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Records

• Steve Reid's Greatest Hits · 2016 · compilation
• Live at the South Bank · 2011 · compilation
• The Sun Never Sets (Holden Remix) · 2007 · Single · compilation
• People Be Happy / Rhythm Dance (Audion Remix) · 2007 · EP · compilation
• The Exchange Session Vol. 2 · 2006 · compilation
• Steve Reid Live at the Rhythm Cafe · 2006 · compilation

Records from MusicBrainz, completed with the release lists of Deezer and Apple. Sleeves from the Cover Art Archive and the same lists.

Bands and projects

• 1982 to 1984
  The Associates
• Orbidöig
• The Sensational Creed

The bands Steve Reid played in, each with its own records. From MusicBrainz and Discogs.

Also plays on

Records by other artists with Steve Reid in the credits, from the song and record credits of MusicBrainz and Discogs. Their own bands are above.

Playlists with Steve Reid in them: Sonic Architects selections and Pause & Record tapes from linr listeners, Deezer’s editors and curators, radio shows on Mixcloud and ListenBrainz playlists. Every tile opens on linr first, with the original one link away.

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Where the listeners of ListenBrainz, Last.fm and Deezer agree, with the circle of Steve Reid’s own bands. A source that names other people with the same name is left out.