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World Saxophone Quartet

World Saxophone Quartet has been played on NTS in shows including Tim Koh: Kokonut Trip, featured first on 9 February 2022. Songs played include Picasso, Slide and Cairo Blues.

The World Saxophone Quartet is an avant-garde jazz group founded in 1977, implementing elements of free funk and African jazz into their musical routines.

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. In 1989, Hemphill left the group…

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MOST PLAYED TRACKS
Picasso
World Saxophone Quartet, Fontella Bass
Elektra Nonesuch1994
Picasso
World Saxophone Quartet, Fontella BassElektra Nonesuch1994
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Slide
World Saxophone Quartet
Black Saint1982
Slide
World Saxophone QuartetBlack Saint1982
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Cairo Blues
World Saxophone Quartet, Fontella Bass
Elektra Nonesuch1994
Cairo Blues
World Saxophone Quartet, Fontella BassElektra Nonesuch1994
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Funny Paper
World Saxophone Quartet
Black Saint0
Funny Paper
World Saxophone QuartetBlack Saint0
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