Kenny Barron
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Biography
[Edit]A thorough examination of Kenny Barron's musical accomplishments over a span of 50 years necessitates a discography of more than 200 pages. That's because in addition to a distinguished career as soloist and leader he has served as one of the most dependable sidemen in all of post-bop mainstream modern jazz. More than 40 albums have appeared under his name, and his presence on literally hundreds of recordings by other musicians paints a panoramic picture of Barron's lifelong devotion to the music.
Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on June 9, 1943, he took on the piano at the age of 12, with a little help from Ray Bryant's sister, known today as the mother of guitarist Kevin Eubanks. Three years later, on the recommendation of his own big brother, saxophonist Bill Barron (1927-1989), he joined Mel Melvin's rhythm & blues band. The aspiring pianist gained more experience while working with drummer Philly Joe Jones and saxophonist Jimmy Heath, as well as multi-instrumentalist Yusef Lateef in Detroit. Lateef's album The Centaur and the Phoenix (1960) was Barron's first modern jazz recording project — not as a performer (Joe Zawinul was the pianist on this date) but as composer and arranger.
His recording debut as an improvising artist took place shortly after he moved to New York in 1961 and cut the first of many albums with his brother, who often aligned himself with two graduates of the Charles Mingus Jazz Workshop, trumpeter Ted Curson and saxophonist Booker Ervin. A session in 1962 found Barron working with trumpeter Dave Burns, onetime member of sax and flute man James Moody's exciting bop orchestra. Moody himself played an important role in Barron's career, first hiring him to perform at the Village Vanguard, then bringing him into Dizzy Gillespie's band. Barron stuck with Diz and Moody until 1966, performing at clubs and festivals on both coasts and touring through France and England.
Barron's first great year of independent recording activity was 1967. In addition to co-leading a band with trumpeter Jimmy Owens, the pianist made records with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and saxophonists Joe Henderson, Stanley Turrentine, Tyrone Washington, Booker Ervin, and Eric Kloss. Barron seldom recorded with anyone just once. His discography is thickly woven with inspiring names that recur with the regularity of intricate and colorful patterns that invite further scrutiny. Examples of artists who made a lot of records with Barron during the '70s are sax and flute men James Moody and Yusef Lateef and bassists Ron Carter and Buster Williams, with people like Earl and Carl Grubbs, Marion Brown, and Marvin "Hannibal" Peterson expanding the range of expression beyond perceived parameters of predictability and accessibility. This healthy combination of freedom and discipline would continue to bear fruit as Barron worked regularly with saxophonists Chico and Von Freeman, John Stubblefield, Nick Brignola, and Stan Getz (with whom he toured extensively during Getz's twilight years). The stylistic range continued to widen as Barron sat in with violinists Michal Urbaniak and John Blake, drummer Elvin Jones, and singing trombonist Ray Anderson.
During the '80s, Kenny Barron composed the score for Spike Lee's film Do the Right Thing, appeared on multi-performer tribute albums honoring composers Nino Rota and Thelonious Monk, and became a founding member (with Charlie Rouse, Buster Williams, and Ben Riley) of the definitive Monk legacy band, known as Sphere. The '90s were an equally fruitful period for Barron, and found him working steadily for Verve, releasing such albums as People Time, Other Places, Wanton Spirit, and Night and the City.
By the turn of the century, Barron had established himself as both a piano virtuoso and journeyman artist who moved solo, duo, and large ensemble recordings. In 2000, he released the Grammy-nominated Spirit Song, followed quickly by the release of Freefall, featuring violinist Regina Carter, in 2001. Barron then moved to a quintet setting for 2004's Images. Four years later, he collaborated with West African guitarist Lionel Loueke on Traveler. Vocalist Claire Martin was the next beneficiary of Barron's deft accompanist skills on her album Too Much in Love to Care, in 2012, and in 2014, Barron paired with bassist Dave Holland for the duo album The Art of Conversation.
Title: Bossa Nova: The New Sound In Jazz From South America (Album Of 1962)
Artist: Kenny Barron
Genre: Jazz
Title: On A Different Level
Artist: Dave Holland, Kenny Barron, Jack DeJohnette, Nick Brignola
Title: Men At Work - With Kenny Barron (Early Recordings As Sideman 1960 - 1963)
Artist: Kenny Barron
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Quartet Legend, Tokyo Jazz Festival
Artist: Lenny White, Benny Golson, Ron Carter, Kenny Barron
Genre: Jazz
Title: The All Star Small Groups
Artist: Jimmy McGriff, Illinois Jacquet, Zoot Sims, Buddy Rich, Kenny Barron
Genre: Jazz
Title: Kenny Barron & The Brazilian Knights (feat. Sergio Barrozo & Rafael Barata)
Artist: Kenny Barron
Genre: Jazz, World Music, Latin
Collections
Title: All Time Greatest Jazz Guitar
Genre: Jazz
Title: Top Piano Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Day At the Beach
Genre: Jazz
Title: Smooth Jazz Guitar: Six-String Sweetness
Genre: Jazz
Title: Ballads - In Blue
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For When You're Dreaming
Genre: Jazz
Title: Pianists On the Sunnyside
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Classics: The Post-Bop Era
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Night On the Town
Genre: Jazz
Title: Essential Christian Jazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Giants of Jazz: Piano
Genre: Jazz
Title: Groove Lounge
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Best Jazz Guitar You've Never Heard
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Mellow Morning
Genre: Jazz
Title: #12. the Fabulous Baker Boys
Title: On Golden Pond, Vol. 4
Title: Graduate, Vol. 2
Title: #7. an Officer and Gentleman
Title: #6. 13 Jours en France
Title: #10. a Room With a View
Title: Latin Euphoria
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Super Audio Collection, Vol. 6
Genre: Jazz
Title: A Tribute To Thelonious Monk
Title: 1960 - 2010: Candid 50th Anniversary
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Music of Thelonious Monk (Reissue)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Moods: Sounds of Summer
Genre: Jazz
Title: Black Coffee - A Jazz Morning
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For Autumn
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Most Relaxing Jazz In the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Six-string Heroes
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for a Summer Night
Genre: Jazz
Title: Hallelujazz
Genre: Jazz
Title: Impromptu Sessions 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz for Romantic Moments
Genre: Jazz
Title: Most Relaxing Jazz Piano In the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz Piano Anthology - Swingers, Vol. 3
Genre: Jazz
Title: Giants of Jazz: Groove
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Most Relaxing Jazz Guitar Music In the Universe
Genre: Jazz
Title: Jazz For A Sunday Afternoon Vol. 1: The Pianos
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Ultimate Most Relaxing Jazz (CD 2)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Dubstep Boom Vol. 10
Genre: Dub
Title: Top 100 Best Jumpstyle Vol. 5 (CD1)
Genre: Jump Up
Title: Best Jazz 100 - Piano Standards (CD1)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Best Jazz 100 - Piano Standards (CD6)
Genre: Jazz
Title: Lovely Jazz Bossa Nova (CD2)
Title: Your Guide To The North Sea Jazz Festival 2002
Genre: Jazz
Title: The Music Of Thelonious Monk - Jazz Piano Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Title: Verve & Blue Note Today 2014
Genre: Jazz
Title: Late Night Jazz - The Ultimate Collection (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: 50 Shades Of Jazz
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Smooth Jazz
Title: Let's Do It! 60 Years Of Verve Records (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Title: Dream Improvisation: Romantic Jazz Music (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Kings Of Improvisation (Vol. 02) (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Instrumental, Smooth Jazz, Instrumental
Title: Bracelets Of Sound: Instrumental Jazz Music (CD1)
Genre: Blues, Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: The Flowers Jazz's (CD3)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Smooth Jazz, Instrumental
Title: Instrumental Jazz Palette (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: The Great Jazz Code (CD2)
Genre: Jazz, Instrumental, Instrumental
Title: Spiritual Jazz Essentials
Genre: Jazz
Featuring albums
Title: Dizzy's Diamonds: The Best of the Verve Years
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Title: Goykovich, Dusko: Dusko Goykovich Portrait (a 70Th Birthday Celebration)
Artist: Dusko Goykovich
Genre: Jazz
Title: Christmas Break: Relaxing Jazz For The Holidays
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop, Traditional Pop Music, Theatre/Soundtrack, Vocal & Symphonic
Title: Jazz 'Round Midnight: Duke Ellington - Billy Strayhorn Songbook
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz
Title: Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection, Vol. 3 (2006-2016)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: Chesky 30th Anniversary Collection: The Complete Set (1986-2016)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Jazz, World Music
Title: The Comedian (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Terence Blanchard
Genre: Jazz, Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: School Daze (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack