Hamiet Bluiett

baritone saxophone, clarinets, flute · 1940–2018 · Brooklyn (Illinois)

Hamiet Bluiett, baritone saxophonist, clarinetist and composer, is considered one of the finest baritone players in jazz. A cofounder of the World Saxophone Quartet in 1976, he went on to champion the instrument at the head of ensembles made up entirely of baritones.

Styles

• Free jazz
• Collectives and lofts (BAG, loft jazz)

Landmark tracks

• Between the Rain Drops (1976)
• Sobre Una Nube (1976)
• The Other Side of the World (1976)
• Ayana Nneke (Dedicated to My Daughter) (1976)

Sources

• Source

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