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Jazztodon artist of the week: Hamiet Bluiett!
From @aaj : The finest baritone saxophonist of the 1970s and beyond, #HamietBluiett has demonstrated a huge, impressive sound, superb technique, and a mastery of his horn in every register.
He founded the Black Artists Group, the St. Louis equivalent of Chicago's Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians.
He moved to New York in 1969, and joined Sam Rivers' large ensemble and Olatunji. Bluiett worked with various bands before joining Charles Mingus' quintet in 1972, with whom he remained, off and on, until 1974. Bluiett helped Mingus crystalize some of the finest music of his last years. After Mingus, Bluiett performed and recorded with Abdullah Ibrahim, Hemphill and others. Bluiett, Hemphill, Lake and David Murray formed a quartet in 1976 for a New Orleans concert. They decided to remain intact as a working unit and named themselves the World Saxophone Quartet. They continued recording and performing into the '90s.
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Hamiet Bluiett was born on this day in 1940 (he died in 2018) - here's his terrific solo album "Birthright" (India Navigation, 1977):
https://youtu.be/BWfb_jUkoH8?list=PLBJenJIJrq0wGHgP0aa0TfIp0R8uF_ZKI
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#NowPlaying Hamiet Bluiett - Birthright : A Solo Blues Concert (India Navigation, US 1977).
Extraordinary solo baritone saxophone performance recorded in concert at The Kitchen, New York City.