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The World Saxophone Quartet is an American jazz ensemble founded in 1977, incorporating elements of free jazz, R&B, funk and South African jazz into their music. The original members were Julius Hemphill (alto and soprano saxophone, flute), Oliver Lake (alto and soprano saxophone), Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone, alto clarinet), and David Murray (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet). The first three had worked together as members of the Black Artists' Group in St. Louis, Missouri, and had appeared together on Anthony Braxton's album New York, Fall 1974. In 1991, Hemphill left the group due to illness, and was replaced by Arthur Blythe, although several saxophonists have filled his chair in the years since. Hemphill died on April 2, 1995. Beginning in the early 1980s, the quartet used Bluiet

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  • World Saxophone Quartet (de)
  • World Saxophone Quartet (it)
  • World Saxophone Quartet (fr)
  • ワールド・サキソフォン・カルテット (ja)
  • World Saxophone Quartet (nl)
  • World Saxophone Quartet (en)
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  • Le World Saxophone Quartet est un groupe américain de jazz formé de quatre saxophonistes (ténor, alto et baryton), à l'origine par , , Oliver Lake et David Murray. (fr)
  • Het World Saxophone Quartet was een Amerikaanse jazzband, doe in 1977 werd geformeerd door de saxofonisten Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake en David Murray. (nl)
  • Das World Saxophone Quartet wurde 1977 von den Jazz-Saxophonisten Hamiet Bluiett, Julius Hemphill, Oliver Lake und David Murray als Saxophonquartett gegründet. In der Besetzung mit zumeist zwei Alt-, einem Tenor- und einem Baritonsaxophon versuchen sie ein ähnliches Klangspektrum zu erreichen wie ein klassisches Streichquartett. Die Musiker setzen jedoch auch andere Instrumente ein und spielen – insbesondere bei späteren Produktionen – auch mit Perkussionisten (wie mit Jack DeJohnette) und teilweise auch mit Bassisten zusammen. Aus dem Quartett lösen sich während eines Auftritts auch kleinere Gruppen heraus (für Trio-, Duo- und Solostücke). Wurde anfangs nur selbstgeschriebene Kompositionen aufgeführt, entstanden später Konzeptalben, die sich beispielsweise mit dem Werk von Duke Ellington (de)
  • The World Saxophone Quartet is an American jazz ensemble founded in 1977, incorporating elements of free jazz, R&B, funk and South African jazz into their music. The original members were Julius Hemphill (alto and soprano saxophone, flute), Oliver Lake (alto and soprano saxophone), Hamiet Bluiett (baritone saxophone, alto clarinet), and David Murray (tenor saxophone, bass clarinet). The first three had worked together as members of the Black Artists' Group in St. Louis, Missouri, and had appeared together on Anthony Braxton's album New York, Fall 1974. In 1991, Hemphill left the group due to illness, and was replaced by Arthur Blythe, although several saxophonists have filled his chair in the years since. Hemphill died on April 2, 1995. Beginning in the early 1980s, the quartet used Bluiet (en)
  • Il World Saxophone Quartet è un gruppo di musicisti jazz nato nel 1977 su invito del sassofonista per un concerto a New Orleans.Il nucleo iniziale e più longevo della formazione è quello formato da (sassofono contralto e soprano, flauto), Oliver Lake (sassofono contralto e soprano), (sassofono baritono, clarinetto alto), e David Murray (sassofono tenore, clarinetto basso). I primi tre avevano già lavorato assieme nel di St. Louis nel Missouri, (U.S.A.). (it)
  • ワールド・サキソフォン・カルテット（World Saxophone Quartet）は、1977年に結成されたジャズ・アンサンブルであり、フリー・ジャズ、R&B、ファンク、南アフリカ・ジャズの要素を音楽に取り入れている。 オリジナル・メンバーは、ジュリアス・ヘンフィル（アルトおよびソプラノ・サックス、フルート）、オリヴァー・レイク（アルトおよびソプラノ・サックス）、（バリトン・サックス、アルト・クラリネット）、デヴィッド・マレイ（テナー・サックス、バスクラリネット）である。最初の3人はミズーリ州セントルイスで、ブラック・アーティスト・グループのメンバーとして一緒に演奏していた。1989年、ヘンフィルが病気のためにグループを脱退し、その後、数人のサックス奏者が彼の席を埋めた。ヘンフィルは1995年4月2日に亡くなった。1980年代後半、カルテットはグループの看板となるテーマ曲としてブルイエットの作曲による「Hattie Wall」（『W.S.Q.』、『ライヴ・イン・チューリッヒ』、『ダンシズ・アンド・バラッズ』、『Steppenwolf』、『Yes We Can』の各アルバムに収録）を使用するようになった。 (ja)
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