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Rufus Reid (born February 10, 1944, in Atlanta, Georgia) is an American jazz bassist, educator, and composer.




Biography


Reid was raised in Sacramento, California, where he played the trumpet through junior high and high school. Upon graduation from Sacramento High School, he entered the United States Air Force as a trumpet player. During that period, he began to be seriously interested in the double bass.
After fulfilling his duties in the military, Rufus had decided he wanted to pursue a career as a professional bassist. He moved to Seattle, Washington, where he studied bass with James Harnett of the Seattle Symphony. He continued his education at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, 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 New York City. Playing with hundreds of the world's greatest musicians, he is famously the bassist that saxophonist Dexter Gordon chose when he returned to the states from his decade-long exile in Denmark. His colleagues include Thad Jones, Nancy Wilson, Eddie Harris, and Bob Berg.
Reid directed the Jazz Studies program at William Paterson University 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 Montclair State University in 2024.
Reid has been a resident of Teaneck, New Jersey.
Reid's double bass is a Josef Rieger circa 1805.




Discography






= As leader

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Perpetual Stroll (Theresa, 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 Michael Moore (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

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With Akira Tana

Yours and Mine (Concord Jazz, 1991)
Passing Thoughts (Concord Jazz, 1992)
Blue Motion (Paddle Wheel, 1993)
Rumour with Charles Licata Rumour (Charles Publishing, 1995)
Looking Forward (Evidence, 1995)
Back to Front (Evidence, 1998)




= As sideman

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Books


The Evolving Bassist (1974) (2nd edition: ISBN 978-0-9676015-0-2)




Contributions to education


Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshops
Stanford Jazz Workshop
The Lake Placid Institute
Professor Emeritus, William Paterson University, 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)
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, Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation
2006 Award, Raymond and Beverly Sackler Composition Competition, administered by University of Connecticut
2006 Fellowship, New Jersey State Council on the Arts
2006 ASCAP/IAJE Strayhorn Commission Recipient
2008 Guggenheim Fellowship, Creative Arts/Music Composition category
Charlie Parker Jazz Composition Award ("Skies Over Emilia")




References






External links


Official site
Stanford Jazz Workshop
Rufus Reid at Motéma Music
Rufus Reid Interview NAMM Oral History Program (2005)

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