Bill Barron

Also known as William Barron

English footballer (1917-2006)

Person · Open Library

Works: 5

Top works

Old Age Sucks
The Great Disconnect
Census of Pointe Coupee, Louisiana, 1745
The Official NFL encyclopedia of pro football
The Vaudreuil papers

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1943-06-09

hard bopjazzpost-bop

Discography

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 763
Total plays: 7,478

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saxophonejazzcomplexinstrumentalsophisticated

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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