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George Barrow (musician)

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George Barrow
BornSeptember 25, 1921
DiedMarch 20, 2013
OccupationJazz 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

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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

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As leader

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As sideman

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With Kenny Clarke and Ernie Wilkins

With Charles Mingus

With Teddy Charles

With The Three Playmates

  • The Three Playmates (Savoy, 1957)[5]

With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis

With Oliver Nelson

With Gene Ammons

With Jimmy Forrest

With Etta Jones

With Jimmy Smith

With Clark Terry

With Frank Wess

With Bill Dixon

With Bobby Timmons

With The Jazz Composer's Orchestra

With Melvin Van Peebles

With Jimmy Owens

References

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  1. ^ Jazz legend George Barrow is dead at 91 Daily News. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Savoy 15000 series Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  4. ^ Charles Mingus Catalog Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  5. ^ Savoy Records discography Jazzdisco.org. Retrieved 23 June 2013.