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Dangerously Suite
''Dangerously Suite'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist Hamiet Bluiett recorded in 1980 and released on the Italian Soul Note label.Frohne, M.Soul Note discographyaccessed November 18, 2014 Reception In his review for AllMusic, Milo Fine states the session "tried a bit too hard to cover all the "Black music" bases from ballads to swing to blues to gospel to funk. The group played well, but only a few surface levels of feeling/commitment seemed to be explored." Track listing :''All compositions by Hamiet Bluiett except as indicated'' # "Between the Raindrops" – 8:17 # "Ballad of Eddie Jefferson" – 6:35 # "Full, Deep and Mellow" – 6:48 # "Prayer" (Chief Bey) – 1:20 # "Blues for Atlanta Georgia" – 5:08 # "Mighty Denn" – 4:22 # "Doll Baby" – 4:17 # "Oasis" – 5:39 # "Rain Shout" (Chief Bey, Hamiet Bluiett) – 1:58 Personnel *Hamiet Bluiett – baritone saxophone, alto clarinet *Bob Neloms – piano *Buster Williams – bass Bass or Basses may refer to: F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hamiet Bluiett
Hamiet Bluiett (; September 16, 1940 – October 4, 2018) was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. His primary instrument was the baritone saxophone, and he was considered one of the finest players of this instrument. A member of the World Saxophone Quartet, he also played (and recorded with) the bass saxophone, E-flat alto clarinet, E-flat contra-alto clarinet, and wooden flute. Biography Bluiett was born just north of East St. Louis in Brooklyn, Illinois (also known as Lovejoy), a predominantly African-American village that had been founded as a free black refuge community in the 1830s, and which later became America's first majority-black town. As a child, he studied piano, trumpet, and clarinet, but was attracted most strongly to the baritone saxophone from the age of ten. He began his musical career by playing the clarinet for barrelhouse dances in Brooklyn, Illinois, before joining the Navy band in 1961. He attended Southern Illinois University Car ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
