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Also known as William Barron

American musician (1927–1989)

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Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1943-06-09
hard bopjazzpost-bop

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Bill Barron (1927–1989) was a tenor saxophonist (doubling on soprano) who never received much recognition. He spent his formative years and beyond in Philadelphia, not moving to New York until 1958. Barron first came to the jazz world's attention through his participation on a Cecil Taylor date in 1959. After recording with Philly Joe Jones, Barron co-led a fine post-bop quartet with Ted Curson. However, Barron spent much of the remainder of his career as an educator <a href="https://www.last.fm

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1927-03-27
date of death
1989-09-21
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