Name: Rhythmatism
Brand: Steve Reid

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Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

CD-SOJR-448

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Format detail

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2019-11-22

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5026328104485

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

Artist

Steve Reid

Genre US

Jazz

Label US

Soul Jazz Records

American jazz percussionist, producer, and engineer, Steve Reid was born on January 6, 1944 in Omaha, Nebraska. He began releasing material in 1987 and achieved great success as a co-founder of the contemporary jazz group The Rippingtons. Reid also gained popularity among pop audiences as a member of Supertramp. Recognized as Jazziz magazine's Percussionist Of The Year in both 1993 and 1995, he released several solo albums including "Nova" (1994) and "Spirit Walk" (1996). Other notable works include "Bamboo Forest" (1997) under the name Steve Reid's Bamboo Forest and "Passion In Paradise" (2001).

Throughout his career, Steve Reid has showcased his exceptional talent as a percussionist through his diverse musical influences. His worldbeat-influenced debut album "Nova" received critical acclaim for its unique fusion of styles. With each subsequent release, Reid continued to push boundaries and experiment with different sounds.

Steve Reid's contributions to the music industry have not gone unnoticed. Named Percussionist Of The Year by Jazziz magazine multiple times, he has solidified his place as one of the most respected percussionists in the industry. His collaborations with renowned artists such as The Rippingtons and Supertramp have further cemented his status as a versatile musician.

Drummer and composer extraordinaire Steve Reid’s Rhythmatism is one of his deepest and most radical of albums of all time and features some of the heaviest jazz players – Arthur Blythe ‘AKA Black Arthur’, Charles Tyler, David Wertman and others – joining Reid. The album was originally released on Reid’s own Mustevic Sound label in 1976.

As a radical jazz artist, Steve Reid played with an extraordinary group of artists – including Miles Davis, Sun Ra, Fela Kuti, James Brown, Ornette Coleman, Lester Bowie, Freddie Hubbard, Jackie McLean, Dionne Warwick, Archie Shepp, Chief Bey, Olatunji, Arthur Blythe, Dextor Gordon, Gary Bartz, Dee Dee Bridgewater, Sam Rivers, Leon Thomas, Lonnie Smith and Horace Silver!

Reid was born in the South Bronx, and grew up in Queens, New York. He played in the house band at Harlem's Apollo Theatre, accompanying James Brown, as well as playing in Sun Ra's Arkestra. He lived next to John Coltrane, worked in a department store with Ornette Coleman, had a son who played drums with NWA. He began his career as a teenager in the 1960s as a drummer at Motown when he played on Martha and The Vandellas "Heatwave" (aged 14).

At the end of the 1960s Reid was sentenced to four years in jail as a conscientious objector of the Vietnam war. On his release from prison in 1974, he formed the Legendary Master Brotherhood and started the independent record label, Mustevic Sound, to release his debut LP Nova in 1976. This album is released in its entirety and with full original cover art here. Rhythmatism is the second in a series of stunning independent records he released in the 1970s.

At the start of the 21st century, his career took a new twist when Steve Reid began a successful collaboration with Kieran Hebden (Four Tet). Hebden referred to Reid as his ‘musical soul mate’, resulting in a number of joint albums.

Steve Reid died in New York in 2010. Subsequently the Steve Reid Foundation was set up in his name, to help aspiring musicians and artists.