1. Samuel Most was an American jazz flutist, clarinetist and tenor saxophonist, based in Los Angeles.
12 Facts About Sam Most
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Sam Most was "probably the first great jazz flutist", according to jazz historian Leonard Feather.
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Sam Most was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and began his career in music at the age of 18 with the bands of Tommy Dorsey, Shep Fields, Boyd Raeburn and Don Redman.
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Sam Most performed many times with his older brother, clarinetist Abe Most.
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Sam Most's first recording was at age 23, a single called "Undercurrent Blues".
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Between 1953 and 1958 Most led and recorded sessions for the Prestige, Debut, Vanguard and Bethlehem labels.
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Sam Most did session work for Chris Connor, Paul Quinichette and Teddy Wilson.
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Sam Most was a member of the Buddy Rich band from 1959 to 1961.
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Sam Most resurfaced in the late 1970s recording six albums on the Xanadu label.
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Sam Most was the guest of and played for the King of Thailand three times.
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Sam Most was the subject of Edmond Goff's documentary film Sam Most, Jazz Flutist.
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Sam Most died on June 13,2013, from cancer, at Woodland Hills, Los Angeles.