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On October 5, 2006, the legendary World Saxophone Quartet, led by jazz legend Hamiet Bluiett, played at Lovejoy School in the small town of Lovejoy, Illinois where Bluiett had attended school six decades before. Those kids had quite a treat...

Channel: Music
Uploaded: October 6, 2006 at 8:54 am
Author: adfrench

Length: 00:04:14
Rating: 4.81
Views: 116114

Tags: Jazz World Saxophone Quartet music legend Hamiet Bluiett St Louis Missouri Lovejoy Illinois

Video Comments:
0DjJica0 (September 29, 2008 at 2:57 am)
HAHAHA.... the crowd's facial expressions are priceless lol...
bearsrule5 (September 24, 2008 at 2:31 am)
didn't hamiet bluiett (the bari saxist) made hattie wall, the song they're playing?
Edunei (September 23, 2008 at 11:23 pm)
Hamiet Bluiett (baritonist) uses a 1926 Chu Berry Conn bari sax with Ria mpc, Oliver Lake uses a Selmer alto sax with Ria metal mpc, the second alto is a King super 20, James Carter play a Reference 54. Julius Hemphill founder the WSQ, since 1976 in New Orleans.Julius passed away in april 1995.
george473a (October 7, 2008 at 9:20 pm)
fantastic info! thankyou so much
blazerpoopersn (October 11, 2008 at 12:44 am)
i know the sax james carter plays may look like a reference, but it's not. its a P. Mauriat.
mcstikkel (September 18, 2008 at 12:52 am)
I've heard it before live (but a different group)- I'd really like to know what it's called.
thebigshwany (September 19, 2008 at 5:40 am)
haiti wall
mcstikkel (September 18, 2008 at 12:51 am)
what is this called? anyone know?
pheron2006 (September 14, 2008 at 9:13 pm)
That tenor is outrageous, even right down to the last note!
mdb205 (September 12, 2008 at 6:33 am)
That's because they are all playing harmonies.(same rythm, different notes)