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Hamiet Bluiett

Hamiet Bluiett was an American musician said by Variety magazine to be "widely considered as one of the greatest baritone saxophonists in jazz history". When he died aged 78 on 4th October 2018, the New York Times noted that he was "a central figure in jazz, primarily as a member of the renowned World Saxophone Quartet" and said he "expanded the possibilities of his instrument while connecting the jazz avant-garde with a broad view of its own history". Born in St. Louis, he grew up in Brooklyn, Illinois and played piano and the clarinet as a child. While at Southern Illinois U...