George Barrow (musician)
George Barrow | |
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| Born | September 25, 1921 |
| Died | March 20, 2013 |
| Occupation | Jazz saxophonist |
| Instrument(s) | Tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone |
George Barrow (September 25, 1921 – March 20, 2013[1]) was an American jazz saxophonist who played both tenor and baritone.
Career
[edit]Self-taught on the saxophone, flute, and clarinet, by the mid-1950s, he was playing in different line-ups led by Charles Mingus,[2] including the Quintet (with Eddie Bert, Mal Waldron and Max Roach) before going on to join line-ups led by Ernie Wilkins, including the Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet and the Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, as well as with Oliver Nelson, notably on the classic album The Blues and the Abstract Truth.
Discography
[edit]As leader
[edit]- The Amram-Barrow Quartet – with David Amram
As sideman
[edit]With Kenny Clarke and Ernie Wilkins
- Kenny Clarke & Ernie Wilkins (Savoy, 1955)
With Charles Mingus
- The Moods of Mingus (Savoy, 1955)[3]
- Mingus at the Bohemia (Debut, 1955)[4]
- The Charles Mingus Quintet & Max Roach (Debut, 1955)
With Teddy Charles
- The Teddy Charles Tentet (Atlantic, 1956)
- Word from Bird (Atlantic, 1957)
With The Three Playmates
- The Three Playmates (Savoy, 1957)[5]
- Trane Whistle (Prestige, 1960)
With Oliver Nelson
- The Blues and the Abstract Truth (Impulse, 1961)
With Gene Ammons
- Soul Summit Vol. 2 (Prestige, 1962)
- Late Hour Special (Prestige, 1964)
- Velvet Soul (Prestige, 1964)
With Jimmy Forrest
- Soul Street (New Jazz, 1962)
With Etta Jones
- From the Heart (Prestige, 1962)
With Jimmy Smith
- Bashin': The Unpredictable Jimmy Smith (Verve, 1962)
With Clark Terry
- Clark Terry Plays the Jazz Version of All American (Moodsville, 1962)
With Frank Wess
- Southern Comfort (Prestige, 1962)
With Bill Dixon
With Bobby Timmons
- Got to Get It! (Milestone, 1967)
With The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
- The Jazz Composer's Orchestra (ECM, 1968)
With Melvin Van Peebles
- Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death (A&M, 1971)
With Jimmy Owens
- Headin' Home (A&M/Horizon, 1978)
References
[edit]- ^ Jazz legend George Barrow is dead at 91 Daily News. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ Jenkins, Todd S. (2006) I Know What I Know: The Music of Charles Mingus, p. 34. Greenwood Publishing Group At Google Books. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Savoy 15000 series Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Charles Mingus Catalog Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
- ^ Savoy Records discography Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
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