Bill Barron
Bill Barron was an advanced and adventurous tenor saxophonist (doubling on soprano) who never compromised his music or received much recognition. He spent his formative years and beyond in Philadelphia, not moving to New York until 1958. Barron first came to the jazz world's attention through his participation on a Cecil Taylor date in 1959. After recording with Philly Joe Jones, Barron co-led a fine post-bop quartet with Ted Curson. However, Barron spent much of the remainder of his career as an educator, directing a jazz workshop at the Children's Museum in Brooklyn, teaching at City College of New York, and becoming the chairman of the music department at Wesleyan University. His "day job" made it possible for him to consistently record non-commercial music for Savoy (in 1972 he made that label's last jazz record), Dauntless, and Muse. Every one of Bill Barron's recordings as a leader uses brother Kenny Barron (16 years his junior) on piano.
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Discography
9 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron / Modern Windows / Hot Line
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 1 Jun 2012
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The Tenor Styling of Bill Barron
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 31 Dec 1899
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Now, Hear This!
Bill Barron, Ted Curson & His Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Fresh Sound Records on 31 May 2023
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Men At Work - with Kenny Barron (Early Recordings as Sideman 1960 - 1963)
Bill Barron, Yusef Lateef, The Brasileros
Jazz - Released by Happy Birthday on 31 May 2023
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Essential Jazz Masters
Jazz - Released by Vintage Masters Inc. on 1 Jun 2012
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Modern Windows
Jazz - Released by Must Be Heard Records on 20 Dec 2020
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Now, Hear This!
Bill Barron, Ted Curson Orchestra
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 31 May 2023
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The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron
Bebop - Released by Milestones Records on 6 Jan 2020
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo