Interpretation – Bill Barron
A fun composition that works around II-V progressions, making it especially enjoyable to solo over.
- Recording: Philly Joe Jones - Showcase
- Recorded on: November 18, 1959
- Label: Riverside (RLP 12-313)
- Concert Key: C
- Style: Swing (medium)
- Trumpet - Blue Mitchell
- Tenor Sax - Bill Barron
- Trombone - Julian Priester
- Piano - Sonny Clark
- Bass - Jimmy Garrison
- Drums - Philly Joe Jones
Philly Joe Jones's "Showcase" album was a showcase for him, featuring not only his great playing but also some of his own compositions.
Bill Barron
March 27, 1927 – September 21, 1989
Philadelphia-born tenor saxophonist Bill Barron was also a gifted composer. His first record date was with Cecil Taylor in 1959. In November of that year he recorded Interpretation with drummer Philly Joe Jones on the Riverside label. Barron continued to perform and record with Jones through 1960. In 1961 he started recording as a leader for Savoy records and began his association with trumpeter Ted Curson which resulted in several more recordings. Barron also had a successful career as an educator in the NY area, directing a jazz workshop at the Children's Museum in Brooklyn, and teaching at City College of New York, before leaving the city to become the chairman of the music department at Wesleyan University. He also introduced his younger brother, pianist Kenny Barron, to the jazz recording world and featured him on most of his own recordings. Read more...