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Hamiet Bluiett discography

This is a discography of Hamiet Bluiett albums and albums by other musicians that feature Hamiet Bluiett


Hamiet Bluiett: leader and co-leader discography

Endangered Species, Hamiet Bluiett, 1976, India Navigation IN 1025

Tracks : Between The Rain Drops, Sobre Una Nube, The Other Side Of The World, Ayana Nneke (Dedicated To My Daughter)

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Olu Dara, Junie Booth, Phillip Wilson, Jumma Santos

Recordedlive in New York City in June 1976.

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Birthright: A Solo Blues Concert, Hamiet Bluiett, 1977, India Navigation IN 1030

Tracks : Doll Baby Aka Song Service, The Mighty Denn, The Village Of Brooklyn, Ill. 62059, Ballad For George Hudson, My Father´s House: Hamiet / Deborah / Karen, In Tribute To Harry Carney, Ebu-Helen

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett

Recorded live in New York City in 1977.

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Resolution, Hamiet Bluiett, 1977, Black Saint 0014

Tracks : Happy Spirit, Flux/A Bad M.F., Head Drake, Before Yesterday, Spring's Joy, Mahalia...No Other One

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Billy Hart, Don Moye

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Orchestra, Duo & Septet, Hamiet Bluiett, 1977, Chiaroscuro

Tracks : Glory (Symphony For World Peace) (Orchestra), Nioka (Duo), Oasis / The Well (Septet)

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Olu Dara, Charles Stephens, Bob Stewart, Don Pullen, Abdul Wadud, Reggie Workman, Thabo Michael Carvin, Ahmed Abdul-Malik, Chief Bey, Ladji Camara

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Point of No Return, World Saxophone Quartet, 1977, Moers Music

Tracks : Dar el Sudan, Bajou Scetches, Point of No Return, Sacred Sheetless, Hymn for the Old Year

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Wildflowers 4: The New York Loft Jazz Sessions, Various Artists, 1977, Douglas

Tracks : Tranquil Beauty (Hamiet Bluiett), Pensive (Julius Hemphill), Push Pull (Jimmy Lyons), Zaki (Oliver Lake), Shout Song (David Murray)

Musicians : The musicians on the Hamiet Bluiett track are Hamiet Bluiett, Olu Dara, Billy Patterson, Butch Campbell, Juney Booth, Charles Bobo Shaw, Don Moye

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Steppin' With The, World Saxophone Quartet, 1979, Black Saint 0027

Tracks : Steppin', Ra-Ta-Ta, Dream Scheme, P.O. in Cairo, Hearts, R&B

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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S.O.S.: We Have Come To Save You From Yourselves, Hamiet Bluiett, 1979, India Navigation IN 1039

Tracks : Sobre Una Nube / Na Likolo / On a Cloud (Part 1), Sobre Una Nube / Na Likolo / On a Cloud (Part 2)

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Famoudou Don Moye

Recorded live in New York City in 1977.

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Bars, Hamiet Bluiett, Marcello Melis, Don Moye, 1980, Musica MUS 3029

Tracks : In, Bars, Fifth Step, Mockingbird, Colloquio, Black Roses, Fingerprints, Out

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Marcello Melis, Don Moye

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W.S.Q., World Saxophone Quartet, 1980, Black Saint 0046

Tracks : Sundance, Plainsong, Connections, W.S.Q., Pillars Latino, Suite Music: The Key/Ballad for Eddie Jefferson/Pam-Maw/Hattie Wall, Sound Light, Fast Life

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Dangerously Suite, Hamiet Bluiett, 1981, Soul Note SN 1018

Tracks : Between The Raindrops, Ballad Of Eddie Jefferson, Full, Deep And Mellow, Prayer, Blues For Atlanta Georgia, Mighty Denn, Doll Baby, Oasis, Rain Shout

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Bob Neloms, Buster Williams, Jabali Billy Hart, Chief Bay, Irene Datcher

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Revue, World Saxophone Quartet, 1982, Black Saint 0056

Tracks : Revue, Affairs of the Heart, Slide, Little Samba, I Heard That, Hymn for the Old Year, Ming, David's Tune, Quinn Chapel A.M. E Church

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Live in Zurich, World Saxophone Quartet, 1984, Black Saint 0077

Tracks : Hattie Wall, Funny Paper, Touchic, My First Winter, Bordertown, Steppin', Stick, Hattie Wall

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Ebu, Hamiet Bluiett, 1985, Soul Note SN 1088

Tracks : Ebu, New Bones, NU Tune, Gumbo (Vegetarian Style), Things Will Never Be The Same, Night In Tunisia

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music, World Saxophone Quartet, 1987, Black Saint 0096

Tracks : One/Waltz/Time, Great Peace, Kinda' Up, Paper Works, Open Air (For Tommy), Georgia Blue

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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The Clarinet Family, Hamiet Bluiett, 1987, Black Saint 0097

Tracks : Sub-Jump, For Macho (Dedicated To Machito), Nioka, Paper Works, Run Away, To Be There (In Memory Of Duke Ellington), Solo Bass Improvisation No. 1, River Niger, Song For Mama

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Don Byron, Dwight Andrews, John Purcell, Buddy Collette, J.D. Parran, Gene, Ghee, Sir "Kidd" Jordan, Fred Hopkins, Ronnie Burrage

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Plays Duke Ellington, World Saxophone Quartet, 1987, Nonesuch

Tracks : Take the A Train, Lush Life, Prelude to a Kiss, Sophisticated Lady, I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart, Come Sunday, In a Sentimental Mood, Take the A Train

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Dances and Ballads, World Saxophone Quartet, 1987, Nonesuch

Tracks : Sweet D, For Lester, Belly Up, Cool Red, Hattie Wall, Adjacent, West African Snap, Full, Deep and Mellow, Dance Until Dawn (For Little Anthony), Fast Life

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Nali Kola, Hamiet Bluiett, 1989, Soul Note SN 1188

Tracks : Bouka, Snake Back Solos, Enum, Broken Sticks, Nali Kola, Ganza

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Hugh Masekela, James "Plunky" Branch, Donald Smith, Billy "Spaceman" Patterson, Chief Bey, Okeryema Asante, Seku Tonge, Titos Sompa

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Rhythm & Blues, World Saxophone Quartet, 1989, Elektra Musician 60864

Tracks : For the Love of Money, Let's Get It On, I Heard That, Loopology, (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay, Messin' With the Kid, Try a Little Tenderness, Nemesis, Night Train

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake, David Murray

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Moving Right Along, World Saxophone Quartet, 1989, Black Saint 0127

Tracks : Antithesis, Baba 2, N.T., Astral Travels, Land Of Mystery, Moving On, Amazing Grace Part I, Giant Steps, Urban, Sharrod, M.I.L.D., Lightning And Thunder, Amazing Grace Part II

Musicians : David Murray, James Spaulding, Eric Person, Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett

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... If You Have To Ask ..., Hamiet Bluiett, 1991, TUTU CD 888 128

Tracks : Black Danube (James Brown in 3/4 Times), If Only We Knew & T.S. Monk, Sir, Wide Open, El Owora Befame-Ko (So, I'll Come Back), If You Have to Ask, You Don't Need to Know, The King and the Pallenquin, Theme for L. Young: Goodbye Pork Pie Hat, Children at Play, The Gift: One Shot from the Hip, Circle of Prayer

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Fred Hopkins, Thomas Ebow Ansah, Michael Carvin, Okyerema Asante

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Metamorphosis, World Saxophone Quartet, 1991, Nonesuch

Tracks : Holy Men, Lullaby, Metamorphosis, Su Mama Ah Zumu, Africa, Ballad For The Blackman, Masai Warrior's Dance, Love Like Sisters, Lo Chi Lo, Feed The People

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Melvin Gibbs, Chief Bey, Mor Thiam, Mar Gueye

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Sankofa / Rear Garde, Hamiet Bluiett, 1993, Soul Note

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Bearer Of The Holy Flame, Hamiet Bluiett, 1994, Black Fire

Tracks : Footprints, EBU, Song Song, Headless Blues, I'll Close My Eyes, Gumbo (Vegetarian Style)

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, John Hicks, Fred Hopkins, Marvin "Smitty" Smith, Chief Bey

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Breath of Life, World Saxophone Quartet with Fontella Bass, 1994, Nonesuch

Tracks : Jest a Little, Cairo Blues, Suffering with the Blues, You Don't Know Me, Picasso, Song for Camille, Breath of Life, Deb

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Fontella Bass, Amina Claudine Myers, Donald Smith, Fred Hopkins, Tarik Shah, Ronnie Burrage, Gene Lake

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Young Warrior, Old Warrior, Hamiet Bluiett Sextet, 1995, Mapleshade

Tracks : Blue 'N Boogie, Precious Moments For Right Now, Sir Phyllis Blues, Thinking About It, Jimmy And Me, Bari-Ed Treasure, Head Start, Blues In F And G

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Jack Walrath, Mark Shim, Larry Willis, Keter Betts, Jimmy Cobb

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Walkin' & Talkin', Hamiet Bluiett, 1996, TUTU CD 888 172

Tracks : Daddy Banks/Doll Baby, A View from My Mind's Eye, Full, Deep and Mellow/Mighty Denn, Talkin' to Myself, Back Yard Sonata and Taditional New Orleans Tune, Overture Song/Hard Bottom/Oasis, Ballad for My People/Foot Stompin' Blues, Departure/Mangalam

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett

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Im/possible To Keep, Hamiet Bluiett, 1996?, India Navigation IN 1072

Tracks : Oasis / The Well, Sobre Una Nube (Over A Cloud), Pretty Tune, Yusuf / Sankofa, Tune Up, R. B. (Dedicated To Ronnie Boykins)

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Don Moye

Recorded live in New York in 1977. Track 2 was originally released on the S.O.S album in 1979.

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Bluiett's Barbeque Band, Hamiet Bluiett, 1996, Mapleshade

Tracks : Oasis / The Well, Give Me Rivers, Bonitablu, The Wind Beneath My Wings, Wide Open, Nanna / Ena Brown, Uluru / Dreamtime, Precious Lord, Body And Soul

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Ronnie Burrage, Donald Blackman, Calvin Jones, Kenny Davis, Chief Bey, Amba Hawthorne

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Four Now, World Saxophone Quartet, 1996, Justin Time

Tracks : Dou Dou N'Daiye Rose, Dakar Darkness, Suga, Colors, For Now, What a Dream, Sangara

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, John Purcell, Chief Bey, Mor Thiam, Mar Gueye

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Takin It 2 the Next Level, World Saxophone Quartet, 1996, Justin Time

Tracks : Wiring, Soft Landing, Rio, The Peace Before, Blues for a Warrior Spirit, The Desegregation of Our Children, When the Monarchs Come to Town, Endless Flight, Ballad After Us, Australopithecus

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, John Purcell, Donald Blackman, Calvin Jones, Ronnie Burrage

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Live At The Village Vanguard: Ballads & Blues, Hamiet Bluiett, 1997, Soul Note

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Live At Carlos 1, Hamiet Bluiett & Concept, 1997, Just A Memory

Tracks : The Mighty Denn, Full, Deep And Mellow, Nali Kola (aka Sobre Una Nube), Oleo, A Night In Tunisia

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Idris Muhammad, Chief Bey

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Live At Carlos 1: Another Night, Hamiet Bluiett & Concept, 1997, Just A Memory

Tracks : I'll Close My Eyes, Wide Open, Autumn Leaves, John, Sobre Una Nube

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Fred Hopkins, Idris Muhammad, Chief Bey

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Live At Carlos 1: Last Night, Hamiet Bluiett & Concept, 1998, Just A Memory

Tracks : John, Sophisticated Lady, Oasis, Eastern Joy, Wide Open

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Mulgrew Miller, Fred Hopkins, Idris Muhammad, Chief Bey

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Saying Something For All, Hamiet Bluiett & Muhal Richard Abrams, 1998, Just A Memory JAM 9134

Tracks : Night Dreams For Daytime Viewing, Dual Reflections, Suite Pretty Tune, Saying Something For All, Solo Flight, Requiem For Kent State

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Muhal Richard Abrams

Tracks 1 to 5 recorded in July 1977 and track 6 recorded in February 1979

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Live At The Knitting Factory, Bluiett Baritone Saxophone Group, 1998, Knitting Factory

Tracks : Opening Statement, Settagast Strut, A's Song, K.M.A./Q.B., Pit Stop, Discussion Amongst Friends, Lowdown Blues, Blunita, Revival, Neck Bones, J.B.'s Groove

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, James Carter, Alex Harding, Patience Higgins, Ronnie Burrage

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Libation For The Baritone Saxophone Nation, Bluiett Baritone Nation, 1998, Justin Time

Tracks : Libation For The Baritone Saxophone Nation, Discussion Among Friends, MPR-1, Revival, Settegast Strut, Underwater Birth, J.B. Groove, KMA/OB

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, James Carter, Alex Harding, Patience Higgins, Ronnie Burrage

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Selim Sivad: The Music of Miles Davis, World Saxophone Quartet featuring Jack DeJohnette, 1998, Justin Time

Tracks : Seven Steps To Heaven, Selim, Freddie Freeloader, The Road To Nefertiti, Tutu, Blue in Green, All Blues

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, John Purcell, Jack DeJohnette, Chief Bey, Okyerema Asante, Titos Sompa

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Same Space, Bluiett / Jackson / Thiam, 1998, Justin Time

Tracks : Aseeko, Closing Melody, Titled-Un, Can't Help It, Peace-Song, Jamm'd, Gnu Tune, Kasima, Spirit, Moment, A/B Original, Mon Dieu, Conversation

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, D.D. Jackson, Mor Thiam

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Join Us, Bluiett / Jackson / Thiam, 1999, Justin Time

Tracks : Papa, Ayse, Is There A Problem?, Drum Millenium, A Little Calypso, Pentium II Blues, My Mother, One Night, LXO, Join Us / Get Happy

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, D.D. Jackson, Mor Thiam

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If Trees Could Talk, Larry Willis & Hamiet Bluiett, 1999, Mapleshade

Tracks : The African, Straight Ahead-A Day On The Plantation, Uncle Adolf, Uncle Aaron, Ask Me Now, Whenever We Could, Ballad For E.K., Cherry Pink, Apple Blossom White, Ballad For Frederick, If Trees Could Talk, Bro' Blue, Some Other (Schizophrenic) Blues, Nightfall, Aunt Hallie, Runaway

Musicians : Larry Willis, Hamiet Bluiett

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M'Bizo, World Saxophone Quartet, 1999, Justin Time

Tracks : Snanapo, M'Bizo Suite: Africa-Europe-Asia, M'Bizo Suite: Sizelapha, M'Bizo Suite: M'Bizo, Matsidiso

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, John Purcell, Mario Canonge, D.D. Jackson, Jimane Nelson, Jaribu Shahid, James Lewis, Ronnie Burrage, Mabeleng Moholo

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With Eyes Wide Open, Hamiet Bluiett, 2000, Justin Time

Tracks : Africa / Island Song, Sing Me A Song Everlasting, Monk & Wes, Enum, Song For Camille (A.K.A. Ballad For The Black Woman), 1529 Gunn Street, Mystery Tune, Deb, (With Eyes) Wide Open

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Ed Cherry, Jaribu Shahid, Nasheet Waits

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Requiem for Julius, World Saxophone Quartet, 2000, Justin Time

Tracks : Ebony, Free and Independent Thought, All Praise, Requiem for Julius, Le Sport Suite, Hurricane Floyd, Potato Vamp, Tone Poem, Blues

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, John Purcell

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The Calling, Bluiett / Jackson / El'Zabar, 2001, Justin Time

Tracks : Open My Eyes, Sai-wah, When The Elephant Walks, Blues For The People, Wake Up And Dream, Ask And You Shall Find, Black Danube (aka The Calling), We Are, Odd Pocket, Blues Grind

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, D.D. Jackson, Kahil El'Zabar

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25th Anniversary: The New Chapter, World Saxophone Quartet, 2001, Justin Time

Tracks : Suki Suki Now, Netdown, Bit's N' Pieces, Goin' Home, Over a Cloud (Sobre Una Nube), Stock, The New Chapter

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, John Purcell

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Blueblack, Hamiet Bluiett & The Baritone Nation, 2002, Justin Time

Tracks : (You're Still) My Girl (In Spite Of Everything), Humpback, Zippin', Blueblack / Prelude To A Scream, LG's Place, Lamentation For J.J. / Ballad For Babs, Juxtaposition, Angles, Gittin' It Good, Sasa - The Here And Now

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, James Carter, Alex Harding, Patience Higgins, Lee Person, Kahil El'Zabar

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Steppenwolf, World Saxophone Quartet, 2002, Justin Time

Tracks : Intro, The Crossing, Intro, Li'l Poki, Intro, Sunrise (Brazilian Sunshine), Giant Steps, Intro, Color for Duke, Intro, Toré, What If, Hattie Wall (Theme Song)

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, John Purcell

Recorded live at the Steppenwolf Theatre, Chicago in March 1999.

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Experience, World Saxophone Quartet, 2004, Justin Time

Tracks : Freedom, If 6 Was 9, Hey Joe, Machine Gun, Little Wing, Foxy Lady, Hear My Train a Comin', The Wind Cries Mary

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Bruce Williams / Craig Harris, Billy Bang, Matthew Garrison, Gene Lake

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Political Blues, World Saxophone Quartet, 2006, Justin Time

Tracks : Political Blues, Hal's Blues, Mannish Boy, Let's Have Some Fun, Amazin' Disgrace, Bluocracy, Part 1, Bluocracy, Part 2, Bluocracy, Part 3, Blue Diamond, Harlem, Spy on Me Blues

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, Oliver Lake, David Murray, Jaleel Shaw / Jeremy Pelt, Craig Harris, Bruce Williams, James Blood Ulmer, Herve Samb, Jamaaladeen Tacuma, Lee Pearson, Carolyn Amba Hawthorne

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Yes We Can, World Saxophone Quartet, 2010, Jazzwerkstatt

Tracks : Hattie Wall, The River Niger, Yes We Can, The God Of Pain, The Angel Of Pain, The Guessing Game, Long March To Freedom, Hattie Wall (Reprise)

Musicians : Hamiet Bluiett, James Carter, Kidd Jordan, David Murray

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Hamiet Bluiett: leader and co-leader: compilations, two-fers and similar

The Complete Remastered Recordings On Black Saint & Soul Note, World Saxophone Quartet, 2012, Black Saint/Soul Note

Tracks : C, Steppin', Ra-Ta-Ta, Dream Scheme, P.O. In Cairo, Hearts, R&B, Sundance, Plain Song, Connections, W.S.Q., Pillars Latino, Suite Music: The Key / Ballad For Eddie Jefferson / Pam-Maw / Hattie Wall, Sound Light, Fast Life, Revue, Affairs Of The Heart, Slide, Little Samba, I Heard That, Hymn For The Old Year, Ming, David's Tune, Quinn Chapel A.M.E. Church, Hattie Wall, Funny Paper, Touchic, My First Winter, Bordertown, Steppin', Stick, Hattie Wall, One/Waltz/Time, Great Peace, Kind'a Up, Paper Works, Open Air (For Tommy), Georgia Blue, Antithesis, N.T., Astral Travels, Land Of Mistery, Moving On, Amazing Grace Part I, Giant Steps, Urban, Sharrod, M.I.L.D., Lighting And Thunder, Amazing Grace Part II

This 6 CD set combines the albums Steppin' With, W.S.Q., Revue, Live In Zurich, Live At Brooklyn Academy Of Music, and Moving Right Along. Julius Hemphill plays on the first 5 CDs.

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Hamiet Bluiett: sideman: main albums and selected single artist collections

Family, Paul Jeffrey, 1972, Mainstream MRL 376

Tracks : F.U., Immigration, Motor Drive, Ina, Kim, Rodan, Bianca

Musicians : Paul Jeffrey, Joe Gardner, Hamiet 'Bunny' Bluiett, J. C. Williams, Stuart Butterfield, Bob Stewart, George Cables, Stan Clarke, Wilbur Ware, Thelonious Monk, Jr.

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Jazz Jamboree '72, Various Artists, 1972, Polskie Nagrania Muza

Tracks : Yesterdays (Elvin Jones Quartet), Children's Merry - Go Round (Elvin Jones Quartet), Celia (Charles Mingus Quintet), Suburbia (Kurt Edelhagen Big Band), Lullaby (Kurt Edelhagen Big Band), Days Of Wine And Roses (Boško Petrovi? Quartet)

Musicians: Hamiet Bluiett (credited as Bunny Bluiett) plays on the Charles Mingus track. The musicians on the tracks are Charles Mingus, Cat Anderson, Bunny Bluiett, John Russell Foster, Roy Brooks

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Ethnic Expressions, Roy Brooks And The Artistic Truth, 1973, Im-Hotep

Tracks : M'Jumbe, The Last Prophet, The Smart Set, Eboness, Eboness (Kwanza)

Musicians : Roy Brooks, Cecil Bridgewater, Olu Dara, Sonny Fortune, John Stubblefield, Hamiet Bluiett, Joseph Bonner, Hilton Ruiz, Reggie Workman, Lawrence Williams, Richard Landrum, Eddie Jefferson

Released on CD in 2010 on Jazzman (UK) and P-Vine (Japan)

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African Space Program, Dollar Brand, 1974, Enja

Tracks : Tintiyana, First Part, Tintiyana, Second Part, Jabulani - Easter Joy

Musicians : Dollar Brand, Cecil Bridgewater, Charles Sullivan, Enrico Rava, Kiani Zawadi, John Stubblefield, Sonny Fortune, Carlos Ward, Hamiet Bluiett, Roland Alexander, Cecil McBee, Roy Brooks

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Mingus At Carnegie Hall, Charles Mingus, 1974, Atlantic 1667

Tracks : C Jam Blues, Perdido

Musicians : Charles Mingus, Jon Faddis, George Adams, Rahsaan Roland Kirk, Charles McPherson, John Handy, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Dannie Richmond

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'Coon Bid'ness, Julius Hemphill, 1975, Arista Freedom AL 1012

Tracks : Reflections, Lyric, Skin 1, Skin 2, The Hard Blues

Musicians : Julius Hemphill, Baikida E. J. Carroll (track 5), Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, Abdul Wadud, Barry Altschul, Daniel Ben Zebulon, Philip Wilson (track 5)

Reissued in 1995 as Reflections

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New York, Fall 1974, Anthony Braxton, 1975, Arista

Tracks : Composition 23 B, Composition 23 C, Composition 23 D, Composition 37, Composition 23 A, Composition 38 A

Musicians : Anthony Braxton, Kenny Wheeler, Julius Hemphill (track 4), Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett, Leroy Jenkins, Richard Teitelbaum, Dave Holland, Jerome Cooper

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13 For Piano And Two Orchestras / 3/4 For Piano And Orchestra, Michael Mantler / Carla Bley, 1975, WATT 3

Tracks : 13 For Piano And Two Orchestras, 3/4 For Piano And Orchestra

Musicians : Michael Mantler, Carla Bley, 2 orchestras

Hamiet Bluiett is a member of the orchestra on the piece 13 For Piano And Two Orchestras.

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In: Sanity, The 360 Degree Music Experience, 1976, Black Saint 0006/7

Tracks : Tradewinds, In: Sanity Suite Part I: Skull Job, In: Sanity Suite Part II: TM's Top, In: Sanity Suite Part III: Complete Operation, Open, Full, Deep and Mellow, Sahara

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Dave Burrell, Keith Marks, Azar Lawrence, Hamiet Bluiett, Cecil McBee, Sunil Garg, Titos Sompa, Francis Haynes, Roger Sardinha, Coleridge Barbour, Alston Jack, Michael Sorzano, Lawrence McCarthy

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African Space Program, Abdullah Ibrahim / Dollar Brand, 1977, Chiaroscuro

Tracks : Sister Rosie, Jabulani (Joy), Hajj (The Journey)

Musicians : Abdullah Ibrahim, Don Cherry, Carlos Ward, Talib Rhynie, Hamiet Bluiett, Johnny Akhir Dyani, John Betsch, Roy Brooks, Claude Jones

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The Main Man, Eddie Jefferson, 1977, Inner City

Tracks : Jeannine, Night Train, Moody's Mood For Love, Body & Soul, Confirmation, Benny's From Heaven, Summertime, Freedom Jazz Dance, Exactly Like You

Musicians : Eddie Jefferson, Charles Sullivan, Slide Hampton, Junior Cook, Richie Cole, Hamiet Bluiett, Harold Mabern, George Duvivier, Billy Hart, Azzendin Weston, Harold White

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Streets Of St. Louis, Charles Bobo Shaw & Human Arts Ensemble, 1978, Moers Music

Tracks : Streets Of St. Louis, Miles Beyond, Entensity Big, Hard Light

Musicians : Charles Bobo Shaw, Lester Bowie, Joseph Bowie, Julius Hemphill, Hamiet Bluiett, Dominique Gaumont, Abdul Wadud

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Apple Cores, Sunny Murray's Untouchable Factor, 1979, Baystate RVJ-6030

Tracks : Apple Cores, Past Perfect Tense, One Down And One Up, New York Maze, Applebuff

Musicians : Sunny Murray, Youseff Yancy, Frank Foster, Arthur Blythe, Oliver Lake, Jimmy Vass, Hamiett Bluiett, Abdul Zahir Batin, Don Pullen, Monnette Sudler, Cecil McBee, Fred Hopkins, Sonny Brown

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Live at the Public Theater (New York 1980), Gil Evans, 1980, Trio

Tracks : Anita's Dance, Jelly Roll, Alyrio, Variation On The Misery, Gone, Gone, Gone, Up From The Skies

Musicians : Gil Evans, Hannibal Marvin Peterson, Jon Faddis, Lou Soloff, George Lewis, Dave Bargeron, Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, John Clark, Pete Levin, Masabumi Kikuchi, Tim Landers, Billy Cobham, Alyrio Lima

Subsequently released on a number of labels and on CD in an expanded format.

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The Great Pretender, Lester Bowie, 1981, ECM 1209

Tracks : The Great Pretender, Howdy Doody Time, When The Doom (Moon) Comes Over The Mountain, Rios Negroes, Rose Drop, Oh, How The Ghost Sings

Musicians : Lester Bowie, Hamiet Bluiett, Donald Smith, Fred Williams, Phillip Wilson, David Peaston, Fontella Bass

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Negcaumongus, Beaver Harris 360 Degree Music Experience, 1981, Cadence

Tracks : Negcaumongus Pt I, Negcaumongus Pt II, Well Kept Secret

Musicians : Beaver Harris, Ken McIntyre, Ricky Ford, Hamiet Bluiett, Don Pullen, Cameron Brown, Bob Rusch, Francis Haynes

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The Young Lions, The Young Lions, 1983, Elektra Musician 60196

Tracks : B'n'W, Mariel, Thank You, Maiden Dance, What Ever Happened To The Dream Deferred, Breakin', Nigerian Sunset, FMW, Pleasant Memories, Endless Flight

Musicians : Wynton Marsalis, Craig Harris, Chico Freeman, John Purcell, Paquito D'Rivera, Hamiet Bluiett, John Purcell, James Newton, Anthony Davis, Jay Hoggard, Kevin Eubanks, John Blake, Abdul Wadud, Avery Sharpe, Fred Hopkins, Ronnie Burrage, Daniel Ponce, Bobby McFerrin

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Gumbo, The Horizon Quintet, 1985, Amigo

Tracks : Unit Seven, Point The Finger, Luqman's Dream, From East To West, Gumbo, Wheel Within A Wheel, Premonition

Musicians : Melton Mustafa, Robert Watson, Hamiet Bluiett, Mulgrew Miller, Curtis Lundy, Marvin "Smitty" Smith

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Countin' On The Blues, John Stubblefield, 1987, Enja

Tracks : Remembrance, For Those Who Didn't Know, Going Home, Montauk, My Ideal, Countin' On The Blues

Musicians : John Stubblefield, Hamiet Bluiett, Mulgrew Miller, Charnett Moffett, Victor Lewis

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Bud And Bird, Gil Evans & The Monday Night Orchestra, 1987, Electric Bird / Evidence

Tracks : Bud And Bird, Half Man, Half Cookie, Gates-Illuminations, Nicaragua Blues, Groove Form The Louvre

Musicians : Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Lew Soloff, Miles Evans, Shunzo O'No, Dave Bargeron, Dave Tucker, Bill Evans, Chris Hunter, Hamiet Bluiett, John Clark, Gil Goldstein, Peter Levin, Hiram Bullock, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb

Released on Evidence in the US in 1992.

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Farewell: Live At Sweet Basil, Gil Evans, 1988, Electric Bird / Evidence

Tracks : Let The Juice Loose, Your Number, Waltz, Little Wing

Musicians : Gil Evans, Johnny Coles, Lew Soloff, Miles Evans, Shunzo O'No, Dave Bargeron, Dave Taylor, Bill Evans, Chris Hunter, Hamiet Bluiett, John Clark, Gil Goldstein, Peter Levin, Hiram Bullock, Mark Egan, Danny Gottlieb

Released on Evidence in the US in 1992.

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Cab Calloway Stands In For The Moon, Conjure, 1988, American Clave

Tracks : The Author Reflects On His 35th Birthday, Loup Garou Means Change Into, 'Sputin, Nobody Was There, Medley: General Science / Ish / Papa La Bas, Running For The Office Of Love (Prelude), My Brothers, Running For The Office Of Love, Petit Kid Everett, St. Louis Women (Excerpts), Bitter Choclate, Beware: Don't Listen To This Song

Musicians : Kip Hanrahan, Olu Dara, Hamiet Bluiett, Lenny Pickett, David Murray, Eddie Harris, Don Pullen, Allen Toussaint, Elysee Pyronneau, Johnny Watkins, Leo Nocentelli, Steve Swallow, Fernando Saunders, Ignacio Berroa, Robbie Ameen, Frisner Augustin, Manenquito Giovanni Hidalgo, Milton Cardona, Bobby Womack, Clare Bathé, Diahnne Abbott, Grayson Hugh, Ishmael Reed, Robert Jason, Shaunice Harris, Tennessee Reed

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Hipmotism, Arthur Blythe, 1991, Enja

Tracks : Dear Dessa, Dance Benita Dance, Cousin Sidney, Shadows, Hipmotism, Miss Eugie, Matter Of Fact, Bush Baby, My Son Ra

Musicians : Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, Bob Stewart, Gust William Tsilis, Kelvin Bell, Famoudou Don Moye, Arto Tuncboyaci

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F-Stops, Craig Harris, 1993, Soul Note SN 1255

Tracks : Say Essay, F-Stops: 1st Flow, F-Stops: 2nd Flow, F-Stops: 3rd Flow, F-Stops: 4th Flow, F-Stops: 5th Flow, F-Stops: 6th Flow, F-Stops: 7th Flow, D.A.S.H., Generations, High Life, A Soft Shoe, Burundi

Musicians : Craig Harris, John Stubblefield, Hamiet Bluiett, Darrell Grant, Bill White, Calvin Jones, Tony Lewis

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Volcano Blues, Randy Weston / Melba Liston, 1993, Antilles

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In the Name of..., Music Revelation Ensemble, 1994, DIW

Tracks : In Time, Non-Believer, The Dawn, Mankind, Help, Abundance, Purity

Musicians : James Blood Ulmer, Sam Rivers, Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, Amin Ali, Cornell W. Rochester

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Reflections, Julius Hemphill, 1995, Freedom

Tracks : Reflections, Lyric, Skin 1, Skin 2, The Hard Blues

Musicians : Julius Hemphill, Baikida E. J. Carroll (track 5), Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, Abdul Wadud, Barry Altschul, Daniel Ben Zebulon, Philip Wilson (track 5)

Originally released as 'Coon Bid'ness in 1975.

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No Ways Tired, Fontella Bass, 1995, Nonesuch

Tracks : The Light Of The World, You Don't Know What The Lord Told Me, No Ways Tired, Everlasting Arms, What The World Needs Now, All My Burdens, I Surrender All, Lean On Me, This Place I Call Home, This Little Light Of Mine, I Must Tell Jesus

Musicians : Fontella Bass, Arthur Baron, Lester Bowie, Hamiet Bluiett, Dave Douglas, Marty Ehrlich, David Sanborn, Doug Wieselman, Donald Smith, Stew Cutler, Harvey Brooks, Garry Bruer, The Institutional Radio Choir

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International Baritone Conspiracy, Charles Papasoff, 1996, Les Disques Victo

Tracks : Mouvements, L'Espoir De Ne Pas Perdre Espoir, 1st Mouvement, 2nd Mouvement Loose Cannons, 3rd Mouvement, Verdi, God's Clothes For Shaman Bobbi, Pithecantropus Erectus

Musicians : Charles Papasoff, Hamiet Bluiett, Jean Derome, Christian Gavilett, David Mott, Bo Van Der Werf

Recorded live at the Festival International de Musique Actuelle de Victoriaville in May 1995.

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Knights of Power, Music Revelation Ensemble, 1996, DIW

Tracks : The Scandal Monger, The Day Of, Convulsion, Noise and Clamor, The Elephant, Father of Flame, Quarish, Back Biter

Musicians : James Blood Ulmer, Arthur Blythe, Hamiet Bluiett, Amin Ali, Cornell Rochester

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Conversin' with the Elders, James Carter, 1996, Atlantic

Tracks : FreeReggaeHiBop, Parker's Mood, Lester Leaps In, Naima, Blue Creek, Centrepiece, Composition #40Q, Moten Swing, Atitled Valse

Musicians : James Carter, Lester Bowie (tracks 1 & 9), Harry "Sweets" Edison (tracks 3 & 6), Buddy Tate (tracks 5 & 8), Hamiet Bluiett (tracks 4 & 7), Larry Smith (track 2), Craig Taborn, Jaribu Shahid, Tani Tabbal

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Paired Down Volume One: Duo Collaborations, D.D. Jackson, 1997, Justin Time

Tracks : Rhythm And Things, Ballad For Miles, Reflections, Chick-Isms, Fanfare And Fiesta, Subliminal Messages, African Dreams, For Don, Bang's Dream, Easy

Musicians : D.D. Jackson, James Carter (track 1 & 3), Hugh Ragin (track 2, 5 & 6), Santi Debriano (track 4), Hamiet Bluiett (tracks 7 & 8), Billy Bang (track 9), David Murray (track 10)

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Sound Roots, Andy McKee And Next, 1997, Mapleshade

Tracks : Top Hat, All Blues, Sound Roots, Andrea, 56 Blows, Inner Circle, Blues Interrogation, U-Turn, Hilltop Stomp, In A Perfect World

Musicians : Andy McKee, Ryan Kisor, Alex Foster, Hamiet Bluiett, Ed Cherry, Billy Kilson

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Inspiration, Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra, 1999, BMG France

Tracks : Vines, Nebula, Beatrice, Inspiration, Solace, Whirlwind, Rejuvenation

Musicians : Sam Rivers, Baikida Carroll, James Zollar, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Best, Art Baron, Joseph Bowie, Ray Anderson, Chico Freeman, Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Hamiet Bluiett, Joseph Daley, Bob Stewart, Doug Mathews, Anthony Cole

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Culmination, Sam Rivers' Rivbea All-Star Orchestra, 1999, BMG France

Tracks : Spectrum, Bubbles, Revelation, Culmination, Ripples, Neptune, Riffin'

Musicians : Sam Rivers, Baikida Carroll, James Zollar, Ralph Alessi, Ravi Best, Art Baron, Joseph Bowie, Ray Anderson, Chico Freeman, Gary Thomas, Greg Osby, Steve Coleman, Hamiet Bluiett, Joseph Daley, Bob Stewart, Doug Mathews, Anthony Cole

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The Power, Kahil El'Zabar's Tri-Factor, 2000, CIMP

Tracks : Space Of No Pain, Katon, Silent Observations, At Play In The Fields Of The Lord, Contrary Motion, The Power, Moment's Resolution, A Little Sumpin' Sumpin', Alternate Tuning, Space Of No Pain, Vocal Improv

Musicians : Kahil El'Zabar, Hamiet Bluiett, Billy Bang

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Talking Horns, Malachi Thompson, 2001, Delmark

Tracks : Woody's Dream, Brass And Oak, Scope, Way Back When We Didn't Understand, Fred Hopkins, Talking Horns, Lucky Seven, Circles In The Air

Musicians : Malachi Thompson, Oliver Lake, Hamiet Bluiett, Willie Pickens, Harrison Bankhead, Reggie Nicholson

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If You Believe, Tri-Factor, 2002, 8th Harmonic Breakdown

Tracks : If You Believe, The Sequence Of Our Hearts, Dark Silhouette, Without Blame, Baby K (For Kaduwa), Wide Open (Country Style), San San (For Kasan), It Went Somewhere Else Now, Internal Offerings, Urban Bush People

Musicians : Kahil El'Zabar, Hamiet Bluiett, Billy Bang

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Now Is Another Time, David Murray Latin Big Band, 2003, Justin Time

Tracks : Crystal, Aerol's Change, Blue Muse, Break Out, Mambo Dominica, Giovanni's Mission, Sad Kind of Love

Musicians : David Murray, Hugh Ragin, Alexander Brown Cabrera, Bacilio Bernardo Marquez, Carmelo Andres, Cristobal Ferrer, Elpidio Chappotin Elgado, Rafael Gavilan, Craig Harris, Amaury Perez Rodriguez, Boris Sarmiento, Denis Cuni Rodriguez, Heikel Fabian Triminio, Leonardo Alarcon Henville, Sergio Ricardo Luna Longchamp, Cesar Lopez Martinez, Ernesto Varona Rodriguez, German Fermin, Roman Feliu O'Reilly, Valazco Urdeliz, Velasco Urdeliz, Irvin Luichel Acao Sierra, Orlando Sanchez Soto, Hamiet Bluiett, Moises Marquez Loyva, Jose Luis Cortez, Kahil-Ikshr Smith, Carcasses Colon, Emilio Morales, Luis Manuel Guerra Crespo, Miguel Angel De Armas, Roberto Julio, Tony Perez, Feliciano Arango Noa, Narciso Jorge, Reyes Hernandez, Giraldo Piloto, Olivier Valdes Rey, Jorge Luis Guerra, Adel Gonzales Gomez, Evelio Ramos Delfin, Tomas Ramos Ortiz, Jose Luis Quintana Fuerte

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Out Of Nowhere: Live At The Blue Note, James Carter Organ Trio with special guests Hamiet Bluiett & James "Blood" Ulmer, 2005, Half Note Records

Tracks : Out Of Nowhere, Along Came Betty, Highjack, Song For Camille, Little Red Rooster, I Believe I Can Fly

Musicians : James Carter, Gerard Gibbs, Leonard King, Hamiet Bluiett, James "Blood" Ulmer

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Souls Within the Veil, Craig Harris, 2006, Aquastra Music

Tracks : The Veil, The Color Line, The Strange Land Of Shadows, Second Sight, TestiMoan Tro 1, Bone Of The Bone & Flesh Of The Flesh, Double Consciousness, The Talented Tenth, Seldom A Word, TestiMoan Tro 2, More Ancient Than Words, TestiMoan Tro 3, City Of A Hundred Hills, A Tale Twice Told

Musicians : Craig Harris, Hugh Ragin, Graham Haynes, Oliver Lake, Steve Coleman, Don Byron, Hamiet Bluiett, Cecil McBee, Billy Hart, Kahil El'Zabar

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Brand New Bag, Ebony Brass Quintet with Hamiet Bluiett, 2007, Mapleshade

Tracks : Langston Hughes: Feet Live Their Own Life, Papa's Got A Brand New Bag, Be-B-Q, And He Never Said A Mumblin' Word, Nefertiti, Evolution Of Man (III), Ill Wind, 'Round Midnight, Take The A Train, A Child Is Born, Ballad From A Dying Planet, Morning Star

Musicians : Eddy Allen, Frank Gordon, Alfred Patterson, Hamiet Bluiett, Mark Taylor, Joseph Daley, Eli Fountain

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The Good Life (Music Of Ornette Coleman), Jarek Smietana, Yaron Stavi, Adam Czerwinski featuring Hamiet Bluiett, 2009, JSR Records

Tracks : Humpty Dumpty, Piece For Ornette, Blues Connotation, Lonely Woman, The Invisible, The Blessing, The Good Life, Round Trip / Broad Way Blues, Lonely Man / Open Letter To Ornette, Turnaround

Musicians : Jarek Smietana, Yaron Stavi, Adam Czerwinski, Hamiet Bluiett

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Route De Frères, Andrew Cyrille & Haitian Fascination, 2011, TUM Records

Tracks : Marinèt, Deblozay, Hope Springs Eternal, Isaura, Route De Frères: Part 1: Hills Of Anjubeau/Part 2: Memories Of Port-au-Prince Afternoons/Part 3: Manhattan Swing, C'mon Baby, Sankofa, Spirit Music, Mais, Ti Kawòl

Musicians : Andrew Cyrille, Hamiet Bluiett, Alix Pascal, Lisle Atkinson, Frisner Augustin

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Last updated July 2015