Hamiet Bluiett

Hamiet Bluiett ( born September 16, 1940 in Brooklyn, Illinois)) is an American jazz musician (baritone saxophone, alto clarinet, flute).

Bluiett grew up near East St. Louis and learned flute and clarinet before moving to the baritone saxophone. Towards the end of his military service in the Navy, there was a first plate production with the local band Leo's Five. He then moved to St. Louis, where he joined the Black Artists Group and joined the big band headed. In 1969 he moved to New York City to work with Sam Rivers, with the Thad Jones / Mel Lewis Big Band and with Charles Mingus. He then founded a quartet with Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Billy Hart and Don Moye. In 1974 he played with Anthony Braxton and the Black Artists Group colleagues Julius Hemphill and Oliver Lake, a composition for 4 Saxophones by Braxton. This ensemble was the model for the World Saxophone Quartet, founded in 1977 and which he is to this day. With his own groups he organized next, Bluiett moved mostly between blues, gospel and jazz avant-garde. He also worked with Babatunde Olatunji, Abdullah Ibrahim, DD Jackson ( Paired Down, 1997), Stevie Wonder and Marvin Gaye.

In 2002 he returned to Brooklyn.

Discography (selection)

Lexigraphischer entry

• Ian Carr et al: Jazz Rough Guide Stuttgart 1999