George Barrow (musician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

George Barrow (musician)

American jazz musician

Date of Birth: 21-Sep-1921

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 19-Mar-2013

Profession: saxophonist, jazz musician

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

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.