Samuel Rimington (born 29 April 1942, in

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reed player. He has been an active New Orleans jazz revivalist since the late 1950s. BurkeRimmingtonWhite

Rimington played with Barry Martyn in 1959. He became a professional musician in 1960 when he joined the band of

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. He stayed with Colyer until 1965 and then moved to the U.S. and worked with Big Bill Bissonnette's Easy Rider Jazz Band and the December Band. He made some

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recordings early in the 1970s, but most of his work has been in the New Orleans jazz vein, playing with Louis Nelson, Big Jim Robinson,

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, and

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. He has recorded extensively as a bandleader since the early 1960s. Rimington's main influences were George Lewis on clarinet and Captain John Handy on alto sax. Since 1982, Rimington gave for many years a concert annually at Floda Church near the town

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, Sweden. In the beginning, he was invited by the priest Lars "Sumpen" Sundbom, who was himself a jazz musician. Rimington frequently recorded with, and was accompanied on tours by, the pianist

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. In 2010, he undertook some gigs with Anders Johansson.

Discography

As leader

* 1963 ''George Lewis Classics'' (Jazz Crusade) * 1973 ''New Orleans Music'' (California Condor) * 1977 ''Sammy Rimington and His New Orleans Quartet'' (Herman) * 1986 ''Sammy Rimington in New Orleans 1986'' (Black Bottom) * 1986 ''Exciting Sax'' ( Progressive) * 1988 ''Of Days That Have Gone By'' with Barry Martyn ( GHB) * 1994 ''New Orleans Christmas'' (GHB) * 1995 ''Everybody's Talkin' '' (GHB) * 1995 ''More Exciting Sax'' (Progressive) * 1995 ''On Tour With T. Jefferson'' (GHB) * 1995 ''Watering the Roots'' with Big Bill Bissonnette (Jazz Crusade) * 1999 ''Reed My Lips'' (Jazz Crusade) * 2000 ''Live in-Store at the Louisiana Music Factory'' * 2002 ''Last Session at San Jacinto Hall'' (GHB) * 2008 ''Visits New Orleans'' (

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) * 2015 ''Sammy Rimington Quintet'' (GHB)

As sideman

With

* 1963 ''When I Leave the World Behind'' * 1972 ''The Sunny Side of Ken Colyer'' * 1972 ''Very Very Live at the 100 Club'' * 2001 ''BBC Jazz Club, Vol. 7'' * 2002 ''Serenading Auntie'' * 2007 ''Studio 51 Club Sessions'' * 2006 ''Live at the York Arts Centre 1972'' * 2008 ''Studio 51 Club Sessions, Vol. 2'' * 2009 ''A Boston Concert With Ken Colyer's Jazzmen: June 1972'' With

* 1968 ''Very Handy!'' * 1965 ''All Aboard, Vol. 1'' * 1965 ''All Aboard, Vol. 2'' With others * 1966 ''Red Wing'', Kid Thomas and the Easy Riders Jazz Band * 1967 ''Zutty and the Clarinet Kings'',

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* 1992 ''Classic New Orleans Jazz, Vol. 2'', Jim Robinson * 1994 ''Live in Japan'', Louis Nelson * 1994 ''Emile Martyn's Band'', Emile Martyn * 1995 ''Volume 1: Int'l Jazz Band'',

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* 1995 ''Volume 2: Int'l Jazz Band'', Emanuel Paul * 1995 ''New Orleans Footwarmers'',

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* 1995 ''First European Tour'',

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* 1996 ''River Stay Way'',Chris Blount/Norman Thatcher/Dave Vickers * 1998 ''Then & Now'', Big Bill Bissonnette and His Easy Riders Jazz Band * 1999 ''Walking with the King'', Gregg Stafford * 1999 ''The BBC Jazz from the 70's & 80's'',

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* 1999 ''BBC Jazz from the 70's & 80's, Vol. 2'',

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* 2000 ''New Orleans Stompers'', Kid Sheik * 2000 ''At Algiers Point Louisiana'', Cliff Billett * 2001 ''Max Lager's New Orleans Stompers – Featuring Sammy Rimington &

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'' * 2004 ''Jazz Celebration'', Peter Meyer * 2005 ''Live Streets Rouen France'', Paragon Brass Band * 2005 ''Palm Court Jazz All Stars'', Lars Edegran * 2007 ''New Orleans Jazz'', Lars Edegran * 2006 ''Memories of Kid Thomas'', French Preservation New Orleans Jazz Band * 2009 ''New Orleans Reunion'',

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* 2008 ''A New Orleans Visit: Before Katrina'',

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* 2013 ''On Tour'',

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References

External links

Official siteAllMusic entry
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