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Dialogues for saxophone quartet, winds, and percussion (2006)—James Curnow; Windings for saxophone quartet and wind orchestra (2006)—Miklós Maros; Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2012)—David Maslanka; Concerto after Dvorak (2018)—David DeBoor Canfield; Concerto for saxophone quartet and wind ensemble (2019)—Roger Briggs
Hamiet Bluiett, Vision XIII Festival. Hamiet Bluiett (BLUE-et; September 16, 1940 – October 4, 2018) [1] 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.
The World Saxophone Quartet was an American jazz ensemble founded in 1977, incorporating elements of free jazz, R&B, funk and South African jazz into their music. [1]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 (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet). [2]
Geoffrey Himes, writing for The Washington Post, praised the group's "sumptuous sound," and commented: "David Murray and Julius Hemphill conjure up the rich voices of Redding and Gaye on their horns (and Hamiet Bluiett's deep baritone sax resembles the bass voice of the Coasters' Bobby Nunn). The arrangements refract the vocal melody into three ...
The most recent World Saxophone Congress, in 2015, hosted a competition specifically for saxophone quartets with a first prize of 4000 euros and a recital, [3] won by Keuris Saxophone Quartet. [4] Saxophone quartets also compete in, and have won, the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition , which is the world's largest classical chamber ...
He is the only person to perform all saxophone parts consecutively in the Duke Ellington Orchestra. [ 2 ] On 26 June 2011, a tribute concert [ 3 ] was held during the Montreal International Jazz Festival to honor and recognize Abdul Al-Khabyyr's contributions to the Montreal jazz scene, as he was long considered the patriarch of Montreal's ...
Lee Konitz – alto saxophone; Gerry Mulligan – baritone saxophone - backgrounds 1-6; Chet Baker – trumpet - backgrounds 1-6; Joe Mondragon (tracks 10–12), Carson Smith (tracks 1–9) – bass; Larry Bunker – drums
Dances and Ballads is an album by the jazz group the World Saxophone Quartet, released in 1988 and featuring performances by Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake and David Murray. Reception [ edit ]