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Jazz Musician of the Day: Hamiet Bluiett

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All About Jazz is celebrating Hamiet Bluiett's birthday today!

The finest baritone saxophonist of the 1970s and beyond, Hamiet Bluiett has demonstrated a huge, impressive sound, superb technique, and a mastery of his horn in every register. In his solos, he can provide an array of tonal colors and harmonic options. A first-rate free player who\'s as proficient on standards as in blues, Bluiett has played in many excellent groups, has led his own bands... Read more.

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