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American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer (1940–2018)

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Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1940-09-16
Active to
2018-10-04
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Hamiet Bluiett (Brooklyn, Illinois, September 16, 1940 - October 4, 2018) was an American jazz baritone saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. Bluiett co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet. He also played bass saxophone, E-flat alto clarinet, E-flat contra-alto clarinet, and wooden flute. Bluiett also worked with Charles Mingus, Sam Rivers, Babatunde Olatunji, Abdullah Ibrahim, Stevie Wonder, and Marvin Gaye a.o.. Hamiet Bluiett was born just north of East St. <a href="https://www.last.fm/mus

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Instance of
human
Gender
male
Citizenship
United States
Place of birth
Brooklyn
Place of death
St. Louis
Occupation
saxophonist
Instrument
saxophone
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Hamiet Bluiett
date of birth
1940-09-15
date of death
2018-10-04
start of work period
1961-00-00
manner of death
natural causes
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