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Julius Arthur Hemphill was an American jazz composer and saxophonist known for his work on the alto saxophone. In 1976, he co-founded the World Saxophone Quartet, an acclaimed ensemble that performed without a rhythm section and helped define the modern jazz avant-garde. Before his move to New York,...
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World Saxophone Quartet co-founder, major composer-improviser, high avant-garde esteem; niche audience moderates aggregate score.
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Oliver Lake is an American avant-garde jazz alto and soprano saxophonist, flutist, and composer. In the late 1960s, he co-founded the Black Artists Group (BAG) in St. Louis, a collective dedicated to promoting African American arts and free jazz. In 1976, he joined the World Saxophone Quartet alongs...
Why this score
World Saxophone Quartet leader and BAG figure, strong creative reputation; less individually canonical than Hemphill or Mitchell.
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