Sam Brown (January 19, 1939 – December 27, 1977) was an American jazz guitarist.

History

Sam T. Brown's playing style was unusual in that he performed in a generally jazz-rock format, while performing in Keith Jarrett's ensembles that sometimes veered close to a free jazz style.^[1] His initial recording success included membership of the jazz rock group Ars Nova during the 1967-1969 period.

Brown's most noteworthy recorded performances were on recordings of Keith Jarrett (particularly, his "American band" with Dewey Redman); and Charlie Haden's Liberation Music Orchestra. On the Liberation Music Orchestra album he has a spotlighted performance on the 21-minute suite, "El Quinto Regimiento/Los Cuatro Generales/Viva la Quince Brigada".^[2]

He also performed as a session musician for popular artists as diverse as James Brown, Astrud Gilberto, Peter Allen and Barry Manilow.

Discography

As sideman

With Louis Armstrong

• Louis Armstrong and His Friends (Flying Dutchman/Amsterdam, 1970)

With Carla Bley

• Escalator over the Hill (JCOA 1971)

With Gary Burton

• Good Vibes (Atlantic, 1969)
• Gary Burton & Keith Jarrett (Atlantic, 1970)
• Live in Tokyo (Atlantic, 1971)

With Ron Carter

• Uptown Conversation (Embryo, 1970)
• Blues Farm (CTI, 1973)

With Richard Davis

• The Philosophy of the Spiritual (Cobblestone, 1971)

With Paul Desmond

• Bridge over Troubled Water: Paul Desmond plays the songs of Simon and Garfunkel (CTI, 1970)

With Bill Evans

• Living Time the Bill Evans-George Russell Orchestra(Columbia, 1972)
• From Left to Right (Verve 1971)

With Astrud Gilberto

• Gilberto with Turrentine with Stanley Turrentine (CTI, 1971)

With Gene Harris

• Gene Harris of the Three Sounds (Blue Note, 1972)

With Keith Jarrett

• Expectations (Columbia, 1971)
• Treasure Island (1974)

With Hubert Laws

• Flute By-Laws (Atlantic, 1966)
• Laws' Cause (Atlantic, 1968)

With Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Big Band

• Central Park North (1969)

With the Liberation Music Orchestra

• Liberation Music Orchestra (1969)

With Mike Mainieri

• Journey Thru an Electric Tube (Solid State, 1968)

With Herbie Mann

• First Light (Atlantic, 1974)
• Surprises (Atlantic, 1976)
• Gagaku & Beyond (Finnadar/Atlantic, 1974 [1976])

With Dave Matthews Big Band

• Night Flight (1977)
• Live at the Five Spot (1975)

With Gary McFarland

• Profiles (Impulse!, 1966)
• Simpático with Gábor Szabó (Impulse!, 1966)

With Blue Mitchell

• Many Shades of Blue (Mainstream, 1974)

With Paul Motian

• Conception Vessel (ECM, 1971)
• Tribute (ECM, 1974)

With Mark Murphy

• Bridging a Gap (Muse, 1972)

With Duke Pearson

• The Phantom (1968)

With Pat Rebillot

• Free Fall (1974)

With Jeremy Steig

• Legwork (Solid State, 1970)
• Wayfaring Stranger (Blue Note, 1971)

As guest

• 1974 Peter Allen, Continental American