Rufus Reid (born February 10, 1944, in

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) is an American

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, educator, and composer.

Biography

Reid was raised in

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, where he played the

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through junior high and

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. Upon graduation from Sacramento High School, he entered the

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as a trumpet player. During that period, he began to be seriously interested in the

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. After fulfilling his duties in the military, Rufus had decided he wanted to pursue a career as a professional bassist. He moved to

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, where he studied bass with James Harnett of the Seattle Symphony. He continued his education at

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, where he studied with Warren Benfield and principal bassist, Joseph Guastefeste, both of the Chicago Symphony. He graduated in 1971 with a Bachelor of Music Degree as a Performance Major on the Double Bass. Rufus Reid's major professional career began in Chicago and continues since 1976 in

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. Playing with hundreds of the world's greatest musicians, he is famously the bassist that saxophonist

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chose when he returned to the states from his decade-long exile in

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. His colleagues include

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, Nancy Wilson,

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, and

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. Reid directed the Jazz Studies program at

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from 1979 to 1999. After retiring from that position, he spent five years attending the weekly BMI Jazz Composer's Workshop in New York City. Reid has also served on the faculty of the biannual Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass, which moved to

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in 2024. Reid has been a resident of

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.Beckerman, Jim
"Ben-Hur flavors his jazz with Middle Eastern spice"
''

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'', July 17, 2005, backed up by the

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as of May 23, 2006. Accessed November 29, 2017. "Luckily, pianist John Hicks, drummer Leroy Williams, percussionist Steve Kroon and celebrated Teaneck bassist Rufus Reid were happy to go where Ben-Hur led." Reid's double bass is a Josef Rieger circa 1805.

Discography

As leader

* '' Perpetual Stroll'' (

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, 1980) * ''Mirth Song'', with Harold Danko ( Sunnyside, 1982) * ''Too Marvelous for Words'', with Joe Carter (Empathy, 1982) * ''Seven Minds'' (Sunnyside, 1984) * ''Corridor To The Limits'' (Sunnyside, 1989) * ''Song for Luis'', with Ron Jackson (Mastermix, 1996) * ''Double Bass Delights'', with

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( Double-Time, 1996) * ''Intimacy of the Bass'', with Michael Moore (Double-Time, 1999) * ''Alone Together'', with Peter Ind (Wave, 2000) * ''The Gait Keeper'' (Sunnyside, 2003) * ''Live at the Kennedy Center'' ( Motéma, 2007) * ''Out Front'' (Motéma, 2009) * ''Hues of a Different Blue'' (Motéma, 2011) * ''Quiet Pride: The Elizabeth Catlett Project'' (Motéma, 2014) * ''Terrestrial Dance'', Rufus Reid Trio with the Sirius Quartet (Newvelle Records, 2017 - Vinyl only) * ''Always in the Moment'', with Sullivan Fortner (Newvelle, 2020) * ''Celebration'', Rufus Reid Trio with the Sirius Quartet (Sunnyside, 2022) * ''It's the Nights I Like'', with Sullivan Fortner (Sunnyside, 2024)

As TanaReid

With

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* ''Yours and Mine'' (

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, 1991) * ''Passing Thoughts'' (Concord Jazz, 1992) * ''Blue Motion'' (

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, 1993) * ''Rumour'' with Charles Licata ''Rumour'' (Charles Publishing, 1995) * ''Looking Forward'' (

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, 1995) * ''Back to Front'' (Evidence, 1998)

As sideman

With

Kenny Barron Kenneth Barron (born June 9, 1943) is an American jazz pianist and composer who has appeared on hundreds of recordings as leader and sideman and is considered one of the most influential mainstream jazz pianists since the bebop era. Early life ...

*'' Autumn in New York'' (Uptown, 1984) *'' The Moment'' (Reservoir, 1991) *'' Other Places'' (Verve, 1993) *'' Spirit Song'' (Verve, 1999) With

Jane Ira Bloom Jane Ira Bloom (born January 12, 1955) is an American jazz soprano saxophonist and composer. Early years Bloom was born in Boston, Massachusetts, to Joel and Evelyn Bloom. She began as a pianist and drummer, later switching to the alto saxophon ...

* '' Art and Aviation'' (Arabesque, 1992) *'' The Nearness'' (Arabesque, 1996) With

Kenny Burrell Kenneth Earl Burrell (born July 31, 1931) is an American jazz guitarist known for his work on numerous top jazz labels: Prestige Records, Prestige, Blue Note, Verve Records, Verve, CTI Records, CTI, Muse Records, Muse, and Concord Records, Conco ...

*'' Listen to the Dawn'' (Muse, 1980

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*'' Ellington a la Carte'' (Muse, 1983 993 *'' A la Carte'' (Muse, 1983 985 *'' Sunup to Sundown'' (Contemporary, 1991) With

Donald Byrd Donaldson Toussaint L'Ouverture Byrd II (December 9, 1932 – February 4, 2013) was an American jazz and rhythm & blues trumpeter, composer and vocalist. A sideman for many other jazz musicians of his generation, Byrd was one of the few h ...

*'' Harlem Blues'' (Landmark, 1987) *'' A City Called Heaven'' (Landmark, 1991) With

George Cables George Andrew Cables (born November 14, 1944) is an American jazz pianist and composer. Early life Cables was born in New York City, United States. He was initially taught piano by his mother. He then studied at the High School of Performing Art ...

*''

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'' (Contemporary, 1979 985 *'' A Letter to Dexter'' (Kind of Blue, 2006) With

Art Farmer Arthur Stewart Farmer (August 21, 1928 – October 4, 1999) was an American jazz trumpeter and flugelhorn player. He also played flumpet, a trumpet–flugelhorn combination especially designed for him. He and his identical twin brother, doub ...

* ''

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'' (Baystate, 1983) with

Benny Golson Benny Golson (January 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024) was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a p ...

* '' You Make Me Smile'' (

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, 1984) * '' Something to Live For: The Music of Billy Strayhorn'' (

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, 1987) * '' Blame It on My Youth'' (Contemporary, 1988) * '' Ph.D.'' (Contemporary, 1989) With Ricky Ford *'' Tenor for the Times'' (Muse, 1981) *'' Shorter Ideas'' (Muse, 1984) With Frank Foster and

Frank Wess Frank Wellington Wess (January 4, 1922 – October 30, 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist and flutist. He was renowned for his extensive solo work; however, he was also remembered for his time playing with Count Basie, Count Basie's band duri ...

*'' Two for the Blues'' (Pablo, 1984) *'' Frankly Speaking'' (Concord, 1985) With

Stan Getz Stan Getz (born Stanley Gayetski; February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wis ...

* '' Anniversary!'' ( EmArcy, 1987

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* '' Serenity'' (Emarcy, 1987

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With

* '' The Chase!'' (Prestige, 1970) with

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* ''Manhattan Symphonie'' (1978) With

* '' Instant Death'' (Atlantic, 1971) * '' Eddie Harris Sings the Blues'' (Atlantic, 1972) * '' Excursions'' (Atlantic, 1966–73) * '' Is It In'' (Atlantic, 1973) * '' I Need Some Money'' (Atlantic, 1974) * ''

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'' (Atlantic, 1975) With Andrew Hill * '' Shades'' (1986) * '' Eternal Spirit'' (1989) With J. J. Johnson * ''Quintergy'' (1988) * ''Standards'' (1988) * ''Let's Hang Out'' (1992) * ''The Brass Orchestra'' (1996) * ''Heroes'' (1998) With

Lee Konitz Leon "Lee" Konitz (October 13, 1927 – April 15, 2020) was an American jazz Alto saxophone, alto saxophonist and composer. He performed successfully in a wide range of jazz styles, including bebop, cool jazz, and avant-garde jazz. Konitz's ass ...

* '' Figure & Spirit'' (Progressive, 1976) * '' Ideal Scene'' (1986) With Rob Schneiderman * '' New Outlook'' (

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, 1988) * '' Smooth Sailing'' (

, 1990) With

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* '' It Only Happens Every Time'' (1977) *'' The Thad Jones Mel Lewis Quartet'' (Artists House, 1978) With others * Roni Ben-Hur, ''Fortuna'' (2008) *

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, '' Album Album'' ( ECM, 1984) * Dan Faulk, ''Focusing In'' (Criss Cross Jazz, 1992) *

, '' Benny Golson Quartet'' (LRC Ltd. 1990) *

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, '' For the Moment'' (Uptown, 1985) *

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, '' New Picture'' (

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, 1985) *

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, '' Cruisin' the 'Bird'' (Landmark, 1988) *

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, ''

'' (Baystate, 1983) *

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, '' My Mother's Eyes'' (Muse, 1977) * Frank Kimbrough, '' Monk's Dreams: The Complete Compositions of Thelonious Sphere Monk'' (Sunnyside, 2018) *

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, '' From Kirk to Nat'' (Criss Cross Jazz, 1991) * Maulawi, ''Maulawi'' (

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) *

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, '' De Lawd's Blues'' (Xanadu, 1980) *

Tete Montoliu Vicenç Montoliu i Massana, better known as Tete Montoliu (28 March 1933 – 24 August 1997) was a Spanish jazz pianist from Catalonia, Spain. Born blind, he learnt braille music at age seven. His styles varied from hard bop, through Afro-Cuban, ...

, '' A Spanish Treasure'' (Concord Jazz, 1991) *

Ralph Moore Ralph Moore (born 24 December 1956) is an English jazz saxophonist. Early life Moore was born in Brixton, London, England. His mother was the dancer Josie Woods, and his father was in the US military. He spent his childhood in Brixton, and aft ...

, '' Round Trip'' (Reservoir, 1985 987 * Joe Newman and Joe Wilder, '' Hangin' Out'' (Concord Jazz, 1984) *

Claudio Roditi Claudio Roditi (May 28, 1946 – January 17, 2020) was a Brazilian jazz trumpeter. In 1966 Claudio was named a trumpet finalist at the International Jazz Competition in Vienna, Austria. While in Vienna, Roditi met Art Farmer, one of his idols, an ...

, '' Claudio!'' (Uptown, 1985) * Michel Sardaby, ''Going Places'' (Sound Hills, 1989) *

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, '' Playing for Change'' (Uptown, 1986

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John Stubblefield John Stubblefield (February 4, 1945 – July 4, 2005) was an American jazz saxophonist, flautist, and oboist. Early life Stubblefield was born and raised in Little Rock, Arkansas. He studied music at the Association for the Advancement of Crea ...

, '' Confessin''' (Soul Note, 1984) * Jon Irabagon, ''The Observer'' (2009) * Geoff Keezer, ''Waiting In The Wings'' (Sunnyside, 1989)

Books

* ''The Evolving Bassist'' (1974) (2nd edition: )

Contributions to education

* Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops *

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*The Lake Placid Institute *Professor Emeritus,

, Jazz Studies and Performance program (1979–1999) *The "Richard Davis Foundation for Young Bassists" Annual Bass Conference *The Sligo Jazz Project *Bass Coalition Summer Workshop *Milt Hinton Institute for Studio Bass

Awards and honors

* 1997 Humanitarian Award,

International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE) International Association for Jazz Education (IAJE), formerly a not-for-profit corporation based in Manhattan, Kansas, was a volunteer-run organization that, among other things, allocated student scholarships through its approved festivals program. ...

* 1998 Jazz Educator Achievement Award, ''Bass Player'' * 1999 Outstanding Educator, New Jersey Chapter of the IAJE * 2001 Distinguished Achievement Award, International Society of Bassists * 2005 Mellon Jazz Living Legacy Award,

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* 2006 Award, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Composition Competition, administered by

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* 2006 Fellowship,

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State Council on the Arts * 2006 ASCAP/IAJE Strayhorn Commission Recipient * 2008

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, Creative Arts/Music Composition categoryThe John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
* Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Award ("Skies Over Emilia")

References

External links

Official siteStanford Jazz WorkshopRufus Reid
at Motéma Music
Rufus Reid Interview
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