Name George Barrow Role Musician | Died 2013 | |
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Similar People Eddie Bert, Oliver Nelson, John LaPorta, Mal Waldron, Teo Macero | ||
David amram with george barrow the eastern scene 1957 jazz studio no 6
George Barrow (21 September 1921 – 20 March 2013) was an American jazz saxophonist who played both tenor and baritone saxes.
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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, 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.
As leader
As sideman
With Charles Mingus
With Teddy Charles
With The Three Playmates
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