Hamiet Bluiett / discography
This discography is an overview of the records published by the jazz musician Hamiet Bluiett (1940-2018). It includes his albums under his own name (section 1) , his participation in collaborative band projects such as the World Saxophone Quartet (section 2) and his participation as a (guest) soloist in other productions (section 3) . According to the discographer Tom Lord, there was bluet, the baritone saxophone (in the following bar ), clarinet ( cl ), alto clarinet ( alto-cl ) and flutes( fl ), participated in 117 recording sessions between 1971 and 2009.
Albums under your own name
This section lists the LPs and CDs released by Hamiet Bluiett during his lifetime in chronological order by year of recording.
| album | Label | Release | admission | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endangered Species | India Navigation | 1976 | 1976 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, fl) with Olu Dara , Jumma Santos , Juni Booth , Phillip Wilson |
| Bars | Musica | 1977 | 1977? | Hamiet Bluiett (bar) with Marcello Melis , Famoudou Don Moye |
| Birthright, A Solo Blues Concert | India Navigation | 1977 | 1977 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar) solo |
| Saying Something for All | Moers Music | 1977 | 1980 | Hamiet Bluiett / Muhal Richard Abrams Duo, Bluiett solo in "Requiem for Kent State" (1979) |
| Orchestra, Duo & Septet | Chiaroscuro Records | 1977? | 1977 | Bluiett (bar, cl, voc, comp) with Reggie Workman , Abdul Wadud , Thabo Michael Carvin , Ahmed Abdul-Malik , Don Pullen , Charles Stephens , Olu Dara , Bob Stewart , Chief Bey , Ladji Camara |
| SOS (We Have Come To ...) S (ave You) O (m) (yourselves) S | India Navigation | 1977 | 1978 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, cl, wood-fl, fl) with Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins , Famoudou Don Moye |
| resolution | Black Saint | 1977 | 1978 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, cl, fl) with Don Pullen , Fred Hopkins , Billy Hart , Famoudou Don Moye (alias Dougoufana Famoudou Moye ) |
| Dangerously suite | Soul note | 1981 | 1982 | Hamiet Bluiett (alto-cl, bar) with Bob Neloms , Buster Williams , Billy Hart , Chief Bey, Irene Datcher (vcl) |
| Bearer of the Holy Flame: Bluiett 5 | Black Fire | 1983 | 1994 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, cl, alto-fl) with John Hicks , Fred Hopkins , Marvin Smitty Smith , Chief Bey |
| Ebu | Soul note | 1984 | 1984 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-cl) with John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, Marvin Smitty Smith |
| The Clarinet Family | Black Saint | 1984 | 1987 | Hamiet Bluiett (alto-cl) with Dwight Andrews , Don Byron , John Purcell , Gene Ghee , Buddy Collette , JD Parran , Kidd Jordan , Fred Hopkins , Ronnie Burrage |
| Live at Carlos I: Hamiet Bluiett & Concept | Just a memory | 1986 | 1997 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar) with Don Pullen , Fred Hopkins , Idris Muhammad , Chief Bey |
| Live at Carlos I: Last Night | Just a memory | 1986 | 1997 | dto. |
| Nali Kola | Soul note | 1987 | 1989 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, fl) with Hugh Masekela , James "Plunky" Branch , Donald Smith (p), William "Spaceman" Patterson (git), Okyerema Asante, Chief Bey, Titos Sompa (african-d), Seku Tonge (african -d) Quincy Troupe |
| ... You Don''t Need To Know ... If You Have To Ask ... | Tutu | 1991 | 1991 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-fl) with Thomas Ebow Ansah (git, vcl), Fred Hopkins , Michael Carvin , Okyerema Asante |
| Walkin '& Talkin' | Tutu | 1991 | 1996 | Bluet solo |
| Sankofa / Rear Guard | Soul note | 1992 | 1993 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, coltralto-cl) with Ted Dunbar , Clint Houston , Ben Riley |
| If Trees Could Talk | Mapleshade Records | 1993 | 2002 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-fl), Larry Willis , Asante |
| Live tt the Village Vanguard: Ballads and Blues | Soul note | 1994 | 1997 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar) Ted Dunbar , Clint Houston , Ben Riley |
| Bluiett's Barbeque Band | Mapleshade | 1996 | 1996 | with Donald Blackman, Kenny Davis, Calvin Jones, Ronnie Burrage, Chief Bey, Amba Hawthorne |
| Young warrior, old warrior | Mapleshade | 1995 | 1995? | Hamiet Bluiett Sextet with Jack Walrath , Mark Shim , Larry Willis , Keter Betts , Jimmy Cobb |
| Makin 'whoopee | Mapleshade | 1996 | 1997? | King / Bluiett Trio ; Hamiet Bluiett (bar, contrabass-cl) with Rodney Jones , Ed Cherry , Keter Betts , Gali Sanchez, Myrrh |
| Libation for the Baritone Saxophone Nation | Justin Time | 1997 | 1998 | Bluiett Baritone Nation with Alex Harding , James Carter , Patience Higgins , Ronnie Burrage |
| Live the the Knitting Factory | Knitting Factory | 1997 | 1998 | Bluiett Baritone Saxophone Group with Patience Higgins , Alex Harding, James Carter, Ronnie Burrage |
| With eyes wide open | Justin Time | 1999 | 2000 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar) with Ed Cherry, Jaribu Shahid , Nasheet Waits |
| Blueblack | Justin Time | 2000 | 2001? | Hamiet Bluiett (bar) with Patience Higgins , Alex Harding, James Carter, Lee Person , Kahil El'Zabar |
Collaborative band projects
| album | Musician | Label | rec | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildflowers 4 - The New York Loft Jazz Sessions | Olu Dara , Hamiet Bluiett, Butch Campbell , William "Spaceman" Patterson, June Booth , Charles Bobo Shaw , Famoudou Don Moye | Douglas | 1975 | |
| Point of no return | World Saxophone Quartet | Moers Music | 1977 | with Julius Hemphill , Oliver Lake , David Murray , Hamiet Bluiett (bar) |
| Steppin 'with the World Saxophone Quartet | World Saxophone Quartet | Black Saint | 1978 | Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, fl) |
| WSQ | World Saxophone Quartet | Black Saint | 1980 | Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-cl) |
| revue | World Saxophone Quartet | Black Saint | 1980 | Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-cl, fl) |
| Live in Zurich | World Saxophone Quartet | Black Saint | 1981 | Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-fl, alto-cl) |
| Live at Brooklyn Academy Of Music | World Saxophone Quartet | Black Saint | 1985 | Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-cl) |
| Plays Duke Ellington | World Saxophone Quartet | Nonesuch Records | 1986 | Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar) |
| Dances and Ballads | World Saxophone Quartet | Elektra / Musician | 1987 | Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-cl) |
| Rhythm and Blues | World Saxophone Quartet | Elektra / Musician | 1988 | Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-cl) |
| Metamorphosis | World Saxophone Quartet and African Drums | Elektra / Musician | 1990 | Oliver Lake, Arthur Blythe , David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Melvin Gibbs , Mor Thiam, Chief Bey, Mar Gueye (perc) |
| Breath of Life | World Saxophone Quartet with Fontella Bass | Elektra / Nonesuch | 1992 | Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar) with Donald Smith, Amina Claudine Myers , Tarik Shah, Fred Hopkins , Ronnie Burrage , Gene Lake , Fontella Bass |
| Moving Right Along | World Saxophone Quartet | Black Saint | 1993 | Oliver Lake, James Spaulding , Eric Person , David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, contralto-cl) |
| Brand New Bag | The Ebony Brass Quintet | Mapleshade | 1994 | Eddie Allen, Frank Gordon (tp), Alfred Patterson (tb), Mark Taylor (fhr), Joe Daley , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Eli Fountain (dr) |
| Knights of Power | Music Revelation Ensemble | DIW | 1995 | Arthur Blythe , Hamiet Bluiett (bar in three titles), James Blood Ulmer , Amin Ali, Cornell Rochester |
| Four now | World Saxophone Quartet Featuring African Drums | Justin Time Records | 1995 | John Purcell, Oliver Lake , David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, contra-alto-cl), Chief Bey, Mor Thiam, Mar Gueye (African-d, vcl) |
| Takin 'It 2 the Next Level | World Saxophone Quartet | Justin Time Records | 1996 | John Purcell, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Donald "Capt Keyboards" Blackman, Calvin Jones , Ronnie Burrage |
| Same space | Hamiet Bluiett / DD Jackson / Mor Thiam | Justin Time | 1997 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, contrabass-cl, wood, fl, poet, rap), DD Jackson (p, keyboards), Mor Thiam (djembe, vcl) |
| M'Bizo | World Saxophone Quartet | Justin Time Records | 1997 | John Purcell, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, bassax, contrabass-cl), DD Jackson (p), James Lewis (kb) |
| Selim Sivad - A Tribute to Miles Davis | World Saxophone Quartet Featuring Jack DeJohnette | Justin Time Records | 1998 | John Purcell, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, contra-alto-cl), Jack DeJohnette, Chief Bey, Okyerema Asante , Titos Sompa , Mario Canonge, Jimane Nelson, Jaribu Abdurahman, Ronnie Burrage, Mabeleng Moholo |
| Join Us | Hamiet Bluiett / DD Jackson / Mor Thiam | Justin Time | 1998 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, wood-fl, contra-alto-cl, vcl), DD Jackson (p, org, synt, keyboards, b) Mor Thiam (djemba, vcl) |
| Steppenwolf | World Saxophone Quartet | Justin Time Records | 1999 | John Purcell, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar) |
| Requiem for Julius | World Saxophone Quartet | Justin Time Records | 1999 | John Purcell, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar) |
| If you believe | Trifactor | 8th harmonic breakdown | 2000 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, fl), Billy Bang , Kahil El'Zabar |
| 25th Anniversary | World Saxophone Quartet | Justin Time Records | 2000 | John Purcell, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, contra-alto-cl) |
| The calling | Hamiet Bluiett / DD Jackson / Kahil El'Zabar | Justin Time Records | 2000 | Hamiet Bluiett (bar, wooden-fl, contra-alto-cl), DD Jackson (p, org, b-synt, keyboards), Kahil El'Zabar (d, perc, bells, kalimba, vcl) |
| Quartet Experience | World Saxophone Quartet | Justin Time Records | 2003 | Oliver Lake, Bruce Williams , David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar) plus guests: Matthew Garrison , Gene Lake , Billy Bang , Craig Harris |
| Political blues | World Saxophone Quartet | Justin Time Records | 2006 | with Jeremy Pelt , Craig Harris , Oliver Lake, Bruce Williams, Jaleel Shaw , David Murray, Hamiet Bluiett (bar), James Blood Ulmer, Herve Samb , Jamaaladeen Tacuma , Lee Pearson , Carolyn Amba Hawthorne |
| Yes we can | World Saxophone Quartet | Jazz workshop | 2009 | Kidd Jordan , David Murray, James Carter, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, cl) |
Albums as a soloist in other productions
| album | Artist | rec | Label | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live at The Jazz Workshop, Boston, October 11th, 1971 | Charles Mingus | 1971 | Hit Hat | with Joe Gardner , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), John Foster, Roy Brooks (probably Bootleg) |
| Family | Paul Jeffrey | 1972 | mainstream | with Joe Gardner, Stuart Butterfield , Bob Stewart , Hamiet Bluiett (bar, fl), George Cables , Stanley Clarke , Wilbur Ware , TS Monk |
| Coon Bid'ness | Julius Hemphill | 1972/75 | Arista | with Baikida Carroll , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Abdul Wadud , Phillip Wilson |
| Charles Mingus Quintet Meets Cat Anderson | Charles Mingus | 1972 | Unique jazz | with Cat Anderson , Joe Gardner, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, cl), John Foster, Roy Brooks (Bootleg) |
| African Space Program | Dollar fire | 1973 | enja | with Cecil Bridgewater , Enrico Rava , Charles Sullivan , Kiane Zawadi , Sonny Fortune , Carlos Ward , Roland Alexander , John Stubblefield , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Abdullah Ibrahim, Cecil McBee , Roy Brooks |
| Ethnic Expressions | Roy Brooks | 1973 | In the Hotep | with Olu Dara , Cecil Bridgewater, Sonny Fortune, John Stubblefield, Hamiet Bluiett (bar, cl), Joe Bonner , Hilton Ruiz , Reggie Workman , Richard Landrum, Lawrence Williams, Eddie Jefferson , Black Rose |
| Mingus at Carnegie Hall | Charles Mingus | 1974 | Atlantic | with Jon Faddis , Charles McPherson , John Handy , George Adams , Rahsaan Roland Kirk , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Don Pullen , Dannie Richmond |
| Stormy & Funky Blues | Charles Mingus | 1974 | Moon | with George Adams, Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Don Pullen, Dannie Richmond (Bootleg) |
| Streets of St. Louis | Charles Bobo Shaw & The Human Arts Ensemble | 1974 | Moers Music | with Lester Bowie , Joseph Bowie , Julius Hemphill , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Abdul Wadud , Dominique Gaumont |
| New York, Fall 1974 | Anthony Braxton | 1974 | Arista | Bluiett can be heard in “Composition 37”, with Julius Hemphill , Oliver Lake |
| 13 for Piano and Two Orchestras | Michael Mantler | 1975 | watt | Big Band |
| In: Sanity | { Beaver Harris 360 Degrees Music Experience | 1975 | Black Saint | with Hamiet Bluiett (fl, cl, bar), Keith Marks , Azar Lawrence , Dave Burrell , Sunil Garg (sitar), Cecil McBee , Francis Haynes , Titos Sompa |
| Apple Cores | Sunny Murray ’s Untouchable Factor | 1977 | Philly jazz | Bluiett (bar) can be heard in "New York Maze", with Youseff Yancy , Arthur Blythe , Monnette Sudler , Fred Hopkins |
| The Journey | Dollar fire | 1977 | chiaroscuro | with Don Cherry , Talib Kibwe , Carlos Ward , Hamiet Bluiett (bar, cl), Johnny Mbizo Dyani , John Betsch , Roy Brooks , Claude Jones |
| The Main Man | Eddie Jefferson | 1977 | Inner City | with Charles Sullivan , Slide Hampton , Richie Cole , Junior Cook , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Harold Mabern , George Duvivier , Billy Hart , Azzedin "Niles" Weston, Harold White, Janet Lawson |
| Negcau mongus | Beaver Harris 360 Degrees Music Experience | 1979 | Cadence Jazz Records | with Ricky Ford , Makanda Ken McIntyre , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Don Pullen, Cameron Brown , Francis Haynes |
| Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980) | Gil Evans | 1980 | Trio Records | Big band line-up with Hamiet Bluiett (bar, afl) |
| The great pretender | Lester Bowie | 1981 | ECM records | with Hamiet Bluiett (title track) as well as Donald Smith, Fred Williams, Phillip Wilson, Fontella Bass , David Peaston |
| The Young Lions | VA | 1982 | Elektra / Musician | Live recordings from the North Sea Jazz Festival , collective staff; Bluett can be heard in four tracks |
| gumbo | Bobby Watson Horizon Quintet | 1983 | Amigo | with Melton Mustafa , Hamiet Bluiett (bar in "Point the Finger"), Mulgrew Miller , Curtis Lundy , Marvin Smitty Smith |
| Well Kept Secret | Beaver Harris / Don Pullen 360 Degree Experience | 1984 | SHEMP | with Sharon Freeman , Willie Ruff , Bill Warnick , Greg Williams (fhr), Ricky Ford , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Buster Williams , Francis Haynes, Cándido Camero |
| Thank you for your ears | Beaver Harris Trio | 1984 | Dizim | with Hamiet Bluiett (bar, alto-cl, alto-fl), Vincent Taylor (steel-dr) |
| Farewell | Gil Evans, The Monday Night Orchestra | 1986 | Bellaphone | with Lew Soloff , Shunzo O'no , Miles Evans , Dave Bargeron , Dave Tucker , John Clark , Chris Hunter , Bill Evans , Hamiet Bluiett (bar, cl, b-cl), Pete Levin , Gil Goldstein , Hiram Bullock , Mark Egan , Danny Gottlieb , Johnny Coles |
| Bud & Bird | Gil Evans, The Monday Night Orchestra | 1986 | Pro Jazz / King | dto. |
| Countin 'on the blues | John Stubblefield | 1987 | enja | with Hamiet Bluiett (bar in the title track and in “Goin 'Home”), Mulgrew Miller , Charnett Moffett , Victor Lewis |
| Cab Calloway Stands In for the Moon | Conjure / Kip Hanrahan | 1988 | American clave | Bluiet (bar) |
| Hipmotism | Arthur Blythe | 1991 | enja | with Bob Stewart, Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Gust William Tsilis , Kelvyn Bell , Arto Tuncboyaci , Famoudou Don Moye |
| Volcano blues | Randy Weston / Melba Liston | 1993 | Antilles | with Wallace Roney , Benny Powell , Talib Kibwe , Teddy Edwards , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Ted Dunbar , Johnny Copeland , Jamil Nasser , Charlie Persip and others. a. |
| Shuttle | Ronnie Burrage | 1993 | Sound Hills | with Frank Lacy , Joe Ford (fl, sop, as), Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Cyrus Chestnut , Charnett Moffett , Doc Gibbs |
| F-stops | Craig Harris | 1993 | Soul note | with John Stubblefield , Hamiet Bluiett (bar in "F Stops / 5th Flow" and "DASH"), Darrell Grant, Bill White, Calvin Jones , Tony Lewis |
| No Ways Tired | Fontella bass | 1994 | Nonesuch | Bluiett can be heard on "All My Burdens", with Art Baron , Doug Wieselman , Mark Johnson (org), Donald Smith, Stew Cutler , Harvey Brooks , Garry Bruer |
| In The Name of ... | Music Revelation Ensemble | 1994 | DIW REcords | with Arthur Blythe , Sam Rivers , Hamiet Bluiett (bar) in “The Dawn”, James Blood Ulmer , Amin Ali , Cornell Rochester |
| Dance of the Night Creatures | Thurman Green | 1994 | Mapleshade | with Hamiet Bluiett (bar, contrabass-cl), John Hicks, Walter Booker , Steve Novosel , Steve Williams (dr) |
| International Baritone Conspiracy | Charles Papasoff | 1995 | Victo | with Hamiet Bluiett, Jean Derome , David Mott , Christian Gavillet , Bo Van Der Werf (bar) |
| Melodia Para Congas (Jungle and the Saxophone) | Patato Valdes with the Enriquillo Winds | 1995 | Mapleshade | with Enrique Fernandez, Siraj, John Purcell, Hamiet Bluiett (contrabass-cl), Pablo Calogero |
| Conversin 'with the Elders | James Carter | 1996 | Atlantic | Bluiett can be heard in "Naima" and "Composition # 40Q" |
| Sound roots | Andy McKee and Next | 1996 | Mapleshade | with Ryan Kisor , Alex Foster , Hamiet Bluiett (bar in "Hilltop Stomp"), Ed Cherry, Billy Kilson |
| Live in Harlem | Patience Higgins ' Sugar Hill Quartet Jamming With Guests | 1996 | Mapleshade | with Les Kurz, Andy McCloud , Eli Fountain , James Zollar , Kiane Zawadi , Gerald Hayes , Hamiet Bluiett (bar in “Berta's Song”), Montego Joe , Leopoldo Fleming , Ghannayia Green |
| Paired Down, Volume I. | DD Jackson | 1996 | Justin Times | Duo with Hamiet Bluiett (bar in "African Dreams") |
| The Voice of the Saxophone | The Don Braden Octet | 1997 | RCA Victor | with Randy Brecker , Frank Lacy , Vincent Herring , Hamiet Bluiett (bar in "Winelight",, cl in "Cozy", contrabass-cl in "Speak No Evil"), Darrell Grant , Dwayne Burno , Cecil Brooks III , Jimmy Delgado , Bill Cosby |
| inspiration | Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra | 1998 | RCA Victor | with Ravi Best, Ralph Alessi , James Zollar , Baikida Carroll , Ray Anderson , Joseph Bowie , Art Baron , Joe Daley , Bob Stewart, Steve Coleman , Greg Osby , Chico Freeman , Gary Thomas , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Doug Mathews , Anthony Cole |
| Talking horns | Malachi Thompson | 1999 | Delmark Records | with Oliver Lake , Hamiet Bluiett (bar, contrabass-cl), Willie Pickens , Harrison Bankhead , Reggie Nicholson |
| The Power | Kahil El'Zabar 's Tri Factor | 1998 | CIMP | with Hamiet Bluiett (fl, bar, contra-bassax), Billy Bang |
| Now is Another Time | David Murray Latin Big Band | 2002 | Justin Time | |
| American Jazz Concertos | Promusica Chamber Orchestra | 2002 | Summit | |
| Vision feast | VA | 2002 | Thirsty Ear | Bluiett can be heard in "Bangart 1000" with the Billy Bang Trio |
| Gospel jazz mass | C. Anthony Bush | 2003 | Spirit | Hamiet Bluiett (bar), John Hicks, Ben Williams , Okyerema Asante, u. a. |
| Souls Within the Veil | Craig Harris | 2003 | Aquastra | with Graham Haynes , Hugh Ragin , Don Byron , Oliver Lake , Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Cecil McBee , Billy Har , Kahil El'Zabar |
| Out of Nowhere | James Carter Organ Trio | 2004 | Half note | with Hamiet Bluiett (bar in “Song for Camille”), Gerald Gibbs , James Blood Ulmer , Leonard King |
| Route De Freres | Andrew Cyrille & Haitian Fascination | 2005 | TUM | with Hamiet Bluiett (bar), Alix Pascal , Lisle Atkinson , Frisner Augustin |
| The Good Life (Music of Ornette Coleman ) | Jarek Smietana | 2008 | JSR | with Hamiet Bluiett (bar in “Piece for Ornette”, “Lonely Woman” and in the title track), Yaron Stavi, Adam Czerwinski |
Web links / sources
- Hamiet Bluiett on Allmusic (English)
- Tom Lord Jazz Discography (online)
- Hamiet Bluiett at Discogs (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Tom Lord : The Jazz Discography (online, accessed October 20, 2018)
- ↑ a b Unauthorized Recordings