| Sam Reed | |
| Birth Date: | 18 October 1935 |
| Birth Place: | Kingstree, South Carolina |
| Genre: | Jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician |
| Instrument: | Saxophones |
Sam Reed (October 18, 1935 – July 7, 2021) was a tenor saxophonist based in Philadelphia.[1]
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. For some years, Reed was also musical director for Teddy Pendergrass,[2] and in the early 1970s, he was the "horn contractor" for Gamble and Huff's Philadelphia International Records.[3]
Bootsie Barnes, Mickey Roker and Jimmy Oliver are among the other Philadelphia-based musicians he has performed with.[4]
In 2012, he received the Jazz Journalists Association's annual Jazz Heroes Award.[2]