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- Since its inception in 1976, the World Saxophone Quartet has been critically lauded for its improvisatory skills and is considered among the legitimate heirs to such post-bop, free jazz, and postmodern jazz pioneers as Albert Ayler, Anthony Braxton, Steve Lacy, Cecil Taylor, Ornette Coleman, and Eric Dolphy.
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May 9, 2005 · Beginning in 1977, the four saxophonists (then Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, and David Murray) released seven remarkable albums in eight years before finding a second calling as an interpreting ensemble with 1986's brilliant Plays Duke Ellington.
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Adventurous jazz group based around leading saxophonists performing a cappella. Read Full Biography.
The World Saxophone Quartet was founded in 1976. It has been widely praised for its improvisational skills. These musicians brought radical new ideas and tonal innovations to jazz in the 1960s.
Apr 4, 2004 · With nearly two dozen albums to its credit, the World Saxophone Quartet combines veteran composure with fresh ideas. Craig Harris and Billy Bang introduce added excitement. The quartet’s four-part harmony (and disharmony) works wonders for the soul.
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Members include Hamiet Bluiett (born on September 16, 1940, in Lovejoy, IL), baritone saxophone, alto clarinet; Arthur Blythe (born on July 5, 1940, in Los Angeles, CA; joined group, 1990; left group, 1992; rejoined group, 1994; left group, 1995), alto saxophone; Julius Hemphill (born in 1940 in Fort Worth, TX; died on April 2, 1995; left group, 19...
Point of No Return,Black Saint, 1977. Steppin’ With,Black Saint, 1978. W.S.Q.,Black Saint, 1980. Revue,Black Saint, 1980. Prophet,Black Saint, 1980. Live in Zurich,Black Saint, 1981. Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music,Black Saint, 1985. World Saxophone Quartet Plays Duke Ellington,Elektra/Nonesuch, 1986. Dances and Ballads,Elektra, 1987. Rhythm & Bl...
Books
Gioia, Ted, The History of Jazz, Oxford UniversityPress, 1997.
Periodicals
Musician,July 1991, p. 88.
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“Africa Calling: The World Saxophone Quartet, and More,” Weekly Wire, http://www.weeklywire.com/ww/08-31-98/boston_music_5.html(June 23, 2002). Oliverlake.net, http://www.oliverlake.net(June 23, 2002). “World Saxophone Quartet,” All Music Guide, http://www.allmusicguide.com(June 23, 2002). “World Saxophone Quartet,”Justin Time Records, http://www.justin-time.com/artists/worldsaxophonequartet(June 23, 2002). “World Saxophone Quartet: Requiem for Julius,”52nd Street Jazz,http://www.52ndstreet.c...
The World Saxophone Quartet is an avant-garde jazz group founded in 1977, implementing elements of free funk and African jazz into their musical routines. The original members were Julius Hemphill (alto and soprano saxophone, flute), Oliver Lake (alto and soprano saxophone), Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone, alto clarinet), and David Murray ...
Jan 30, 2011 · Yes, the World Saxophone Quartet Can. Yes We Can is the most jolting, swinging, all-round best album by the World Saxophone Quartet in nearly 20 years. WSQ, which was formed in 1977, still has at its core two of the founding members, David Murray on tenor sax and Hamiett Bluiett on baritone.
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