147:. He began studying the piano when he was nine years old and later switched to the saxophone. He toured with the Carolina Cotton Pickers when he was 17. He first appeared on a
174:
Barron also directed a jazz workshop at the
Children's Museum in Brooklyn, taught at City College of New York, and became the chairman of the music department at
860:
632:
523:
168:
845:
835:
800:
555:
840:
790:
855:
850:
810:
830:
825:
820:
625:
795:
463:
665:
451:
347:
331:
220:
618:
805:
815:
420:
689:
236:
163:, appeared on all of the sessions that the elder Barron led. Other musicians he recorded with included
600:
580:
604:
187:
198:
69:
427:
559:
509:
785:
780:
505:
442:
8:
732:
308:
175:
705:
272:
191:
740:
531:
300:
713:
681:
437:
395:
339:
280:
244:
152:
651:
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
673:
373:
228:
164:
774:
535:
363:
179:
758:
458:
415:
183:
160:
148:
144:
140:
118:
114:
52:
48:
202:
73:
697:
323:
264:
156:
110:
381:
355:
524:"Bill Barron, Tenor Saxophonist, Composer and Teacher, Dies at 62"
610:
133:
84:
151:
recording in 1959, and he later recorded extensively with
182:, recording that label's last jazz record in 1972, and
132:(March 27, 1927 – September 21, 1989) was an American
581:"The William "Bill" Barron (1927 – 1989) Collection"
772:
186:. The Bill Barron Collection is housed at the
626:
633:
619:
500:
498:
496:
494:
492:
490:
488:
432:London Stereo Laboratory Vol. 4 Big Band
861:20th-century African-American musicians
485:
773:
573:
521:
614:
846:20th-century American male musicians
155:and co-led a post-bop quartet with
13:
836:20th-century American saxophonists
801:American jazz soprano saxophonists
348:The New Thing & the Blue Thing
14:
872:
666:The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron
594:
221:The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron
841:Jazz musicians from Pennsylvania
791:American jazz tenor saxophonists
522:Fraser, C. Gerald (1989-09-24).
856:African-American jazz musicians
640:
159:. His younger brother, pianist
136:tenor and soprano saxophonist.
548:
515:
208:
1:
478:
316:
851:American male jazz musicians
811:SteepleChase Records artists
213:
7:
831:Musicians from Philadelphia
826:Wesleyan University faculty
821:Chiaroscuro Records artists
10:
877:
796:American male saxophonists
690:West Side Story Bossa Nova
294:A Swedish-American Venture
237:West Side Story Bossa Nova
751:
724:
657:
648:
605:Institute of Jazz Studies
188:Institute of Jazz Studies
106:
98:
90:
80:
59:
35:
25:
18:
512:. Retrieved 2012-07-06.
556:"Jazz discography.com"
467:(United Artists, 1959)
359:(Arista/Freedom, 1977)
254:(Audio Fidelity, 1964)
806:Savoy Records artists
816:Muse Records artists
607:, Rutgers University
312:(SteepleChase, 2006)
304:(SteepleChase, 2005)
367:(Chiaroscuro, 1981)
176:Wesleyan University
139:Barron was born in
130:William Barron, Jr.
102:Saxophone, clarinet
31:William Barron, Jr.
706:Variations in Blue
528:The New York Times
504:Yanow, Scott.
449:Philly Joe Jones,
273:Variations in Blue
192:Rutgers University
178:. He recorded for
94:Musician, educator
63:September 21, 1989
768:
767:
474:(Blue Note, 1975)
455:(Riverside, 1960)
443:Philly Joe's Beat
399:(Limelight, 1965)
240:(Dauntless, 1963)
124:
123:
868:
752:Related articles
733:Live at Cobi's 2
714:The Next Plateau
635:
628:
621:
612:
611:
588:
587:
585:
577:
571:
570:
568:
567:
558:. Archived from
552:
546:
545:
543:
542:
519:
513:
502:
446:(Atlantic, 1960)
438:Philly Joe Jones
403:Take the A Train
396:Mingus Revisited
351:(Atlantic, 1965)
340:Tears for Dolphy
335:(Old Town, 1961)
309:Live at Cobi's 2
281:The Next Plateau
153:Philly Joe Jones
66:
45:
43:
28:
16:
15:
876:
875:
871:
870:
869:
867:
866:
865:
771:
770:
769:
764:
747:
744:(1987 and 1988)
720:
653:
644:
639:
597:
592:
591:
583:
579:
578:
574:
565:
563:
554:
553:
549:
540:
538:
520:
516:
503:
486:
481:
405:(Back Up, 2006)
391:(Mercury, 1963)
385:(Mercury, 1961)
343:(Fontana, 1965)
319:
216:
211:
197:Barron died in
127:
68:
64:
47:
41:
39:
26:
21:
12:
11:
5:
874:
864:
863:
858:
853:
848:
843:
838:
833:
828:
823:
818:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
783:
766:
765:
763:
762:
755:
753:
749:
748:
746:
745:
741:Live at Cobi's
737:
728:
726:
722:
721:
719:
718:
710:
702:
694:
686:
678:
674:Modern Windows
670:
661:
659:
655:
654:
649:
646:
645:
638:
637:
630:
623:
615:
609:
608:
596:
595:External links
593:
590:
589:
572:
547:
514:
483:
482:
480:
477:
476:
475:
470:Cecil Taylor,
468:
456:
447:
435:
434:(London, 1974)
425:
407:
406:
400:
392:
386:
374:Charlie Mingus
369:
368:
360:
352:
344:
336:
332:Plenty of Horn
318:
315:
314:
313:
305:
301:Live at Cobi's
297:
296:(Dragon, 2002)
291:
285:
277:
269:
261:
255:
252:Now Hear This!
249:
241:
233:
229:Modern Windows
225:
215:
212:
210:
207:
165:Charles Mingus
126:Musical artist
125:
122:
121:
108:
104:
103:
100:
96:
95:
92:
88:
87:
82:
78:
77:
67:(aged 62)
61:
57:
56:
46:March 27, 1927
37:
33:
32:
29:
23:
22:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
873:
862:
859:
857:
854:
852:
849:
847:
844:
842:
839:
837:
834:
832:
829:
827:
824:
822:
819:
817:
814:
812:
809:
807:
804:
802:
799:
797:
794:
792:
789:
787:
784:
782:
779:
778:
776:
760:
757:
756:
754:
750:
743:
742:
738:
735:
734:
730:
729:
727:
723:
716:
715:
711:
708:
707:
703:
700:
699:
695:
692:
691:
687:
684:
683:
679:
676:
675:
671:
668:
667:
663:
662:
660:
658:Studio albums
656:
652:
647:
643:
636:
631:
629:
624:
622:
617:
616:
613:
606:
602:
599:
598:
582:
576:
562:on 2012-02-18
561:
557:
551:
537:
533:
529:
525:
518:
511:
507:
501:
499:
497:
495:
493:
491:
489:
484:
473:
472:In Transition
469:
466:
465:
464:Love for Sale
460:
457:
454:
453:
448:
445:
444:
439:
436:
433:
429:
426:
423:
422:
417:
414:
413:
412:
411:
404:
401:
398:
397:
393:
390:
387:
384:
383:
379:
378:
377:
376:
375:
366:
365:
364:Snake Johnson
361:
358:
357:
353:
350:
349:
345:
342:
341:
337:
334:
333:
329:
328:
327:
326:
325:
311:
310:
306:
303:
302:
298:
295:
292:
290:(Joken, 1993)
289:
288:Higher Ground
286:
283:
282:
278:
275:
274:
270:
267:
266:
262:
260:(Savoy, 1972)
259:
256:
253:
250:
248:(Savoy, 1964)
247:
246:
242:
239:
238:
234:
232:(Savoy, 1962)
231:
230:
226:
224:(Savoy, 1961)
223:
222:
218:
217:
206:
204:
200:
195:
193:
189:
185:
181:
177:
172:
170:
169:Ollie Shearer
166:
162:
158:
154:
150:
146:
142:
137:
135:
131:
120:
116:
112:
109:
105:
101:
99:Instrument(s)
97:
93:
91:Occupation(s)
89:
86:
83:
79:
75:
71:
62:
58:
54:
50:
38:
34:
30:
24:
17:
759:Kenny Barron
739:
731:
712:
704:
696:
688:
680:
672:
664:
650:
641:
575:
564:. Retrieved
560:the original
550:
539:. Retrieved
527:
517:
471:
462:
459:Cecil Taylor
450:
441:
431:
424:(Muse, 1975)
419:
416:Kenny Barron
409:
408:
402:
394:
388:
380:
371:
370:
362:
354:
346:
338:
330:
321:
320:
307:
299:
293:
287:
284:(Muse, 1989)
279:
276:(Muse, 1983)
271:
268:(Muse, 1982)
263:
257:
251:
243:
235:
227:
219:
196:
173:
161:Kenny Barron
149:Cecil Taylor
145:Pennsylvania
141:Philadelphia
138:
129:
128:
119:Kenny Barron
115:Cecil Taylor
65:(1989-09-21)
53:Pennsylvania
49:Philadelphia
786:1989 deaths
781:1927 births
725:Live albums
642:Bill Barron
601:Bill Barron
506:Bill Barron
410:With others
389:Jazz Makers
209:Discography
203:Connecticut
194:libraries.
107:Formerly of
74:Connecticut
20:Bill Barron
775:Categories
698:Jazz Caper
566:2009-10-06
541:2023-07-24
479:References
324:Ted Curson
317:As sideman
265:Jazz Caper
258:Motivation
199:Middletown
157:Ted Curson
111:Ted Curson
70:Middletown
42:1927-03-27
27:Birth name
761:(brother)
536:0362-4331
428:Ted Heath
214:As leader
682:Hot Line
510:AllMusic
452:Showcase
382:Pre-Bird
356:Flip Top
245:Hot Line
603:at the
421:Lucifer
190:of the
736:(1985)
717:(1987)
709:(1983)
701:(1978)
693:(1963)
685:(1962)
677:(1961)
669:(1961)
534:
81:Genres
584:(PDF)
372:With
322:With
180:Savoy
532:ISSN
184:Muse
167:and
134:jazz
85:Jazz
76:, US
60:Died
55:, US
36:Born
508:at
777::
530:.
526:.
487:^
461:,
440:,
430:,
418:,
205:.
201:,
171:.
143:,
117:,
113:,
72:,
51:,
634:e
627:t
620:v
586:.
569:.
544:.
44:)
40:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.