''Ebu'' is an album by American jazz saxophonist

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 mem ...

recorded in 1984 and released on the Italian

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Reception

In his review for

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, Chris Kelsey states "Though ''Ebu'' has a taste of the arcane, it is mostly a collection of relatively straightahead Bluiett-penned blowing vehicles done with fire and invention. Bluiett has the biggest sound in town; his phrasing and articulation is a little heavy, as one would expect, but he plays with a strength and conviction that's rarely equalled by other baritonists... This music has a manifest unruliness, a spirit of adventure; it leaps outrageously into the unknown and usually lands square on its feet."

Track listing

:''All compositions by Hamiet Bluiett except as indicated'' # "Ebu" – 8:30 # "New Bones" – 9:05 # "Nu Tune" – 3:30 # "Gumbo (Vegetarian Style)" – 8:02 # "Things Will Never Be the Same" – 7:40 # " A Night in Tunisia" ( Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli) – 7:17

Personnel

– baritone saxophone, alto clarinet *

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– bass *

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– drums

References

{{Authority control 1984 albums Hamiet Bluiett albums Black Saint/Soul Note albums