What is Hamiet Bluiett?
[[File:Hamiet Bluiett (cropped).jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bluiett in 2007]] '''Hamiet Bluiett''' ({{respell|BLUE|et}}; September 16, 1940 – October 4, 2018) was an American [[jazz]] [[saxophonist]], [[clarinetist]], and [[composer]]. His instrument was the [[baritone saxophone]]. Bluiett was born in [[Brooklyn, Illinois]]. He was thought to be one of the finest players of this instrument. He was member of the [[World Saxophone Quartet]], he also played (and records with) the [[bass saxophone]], E-flat [[alto clarinet]], E-flat [[contra-alto clarinet]], and wooden flute.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hamiet-bluiett-mn0000795771/biography|title=Hamiet Bluiett - Biography & History - AllMusic|website=[[AllMusic]]|access-date=6 October 2018}}</ref> Bluiett died of complications from a [[stroke]] in Brooklyn, Illinois on October 4, 2018 at the age of 78.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/therecord/2018/10/05/533784788/hamiet-bluiett-giant-of-the-baritone-sax-has-died-at-78|title=Hamiet Bluiett, Giant Of The Baritone Sax, Has Died At 78|publisher=NPR|date=October 7, 2018}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Bluiett, Hamiet}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:2018 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from stroke]] [[Category:American jazz musicians]] [[Category:American saxophonists]] [[Category:American clarinetists]] [[Category:American composers]] [[Category:Musicians from Illinois]] {{US-bio-stub}}