George Barrow
George Barrow (25 September 1921 – 20 March 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist who played both tenor and baritone saxes. Self-taught on the saxophone, flute and clarinet, by the mid-1950s, he was playing in different line-ups led by Charles Mingus, 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. |
Birth and Death Data: Born September 21, 1921 (New York City), Died March 19, 2013 (West Village)
Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1957
Roles Represented in DAHR: tenor saxophone
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Recordings
| Company | Matrix No. | Size | First Recording Date | Title | Primary Performer | Description | Role | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decca | 101374 | 1/16/1957 | Some day morning will come | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101375 | 1/16/1957 | Lobo nocho | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101376 | 1/16/1957 | I let a song go out of my heart | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101377 | 1/16/1957 | Darn that dream | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101404 | 1/21/1957 | City talk | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101405 | 1/21/1957 | Phipps quipps | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101406 | 1/21/1957 | The best thing for you | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101407 | 1/30/1957 | Shenandoah | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101408 | 1/30/1957 | Somewhere along the way | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone | |||
| Decca | 101409 | 1/30/1957 | I love you | Amram-Barrow Quartet, The | instrumentalist, tenor saxophone |
Citation
Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Barrow, George," accessed April 24, 2024, https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303265.
Barrow, George. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved April 24, 2024, from https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/303265.
"Barrow, George." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 24 April 2024.
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LCNAR: Barrow, George - http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91051278
Wikidata: George Barrow - http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15428649
VIAF: http://viaf.org/viaf/199592
MusicBrainz: George Barrow - https://musicbrainz.org/artist/67a136d2-2792-4634-a47f-769b6b099f0e
ISNI: 0000 0000 5512 997X - http://www.isni.org/isni/000000005512997X
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