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1984 studio album by Bill Barron
Variations in Blue
Released 1984 Recorded August 23 & 24, 1983 Studio Jimmy Madison Studio, NYC
Genre
Jazz
Label
Muse MR 5306
Producer Bill Barron
Jazz Caper (1978)
Variations in Blue (1984)
Compilation (1985)
Variations in Blue is an album by saxophonist
Bill Barron which was recorded in 1983 and first released on the
Muse label.
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Reception
Professional ratings Review scores Source Rating
Allmusic
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In his review on
Allmusic , Scott Yanow stated "Bill Barron, who spent much of his life as a music educator, played inventive solos that sounded both spontaneous and well thought-out. Barron, who was underrated throughout his career, cut three records for Muse during 1978–1987, of which this set was the second".
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Track listing
All compositions by Bill Barron except where noted.
"Variations in Blue" – 6:15
"September 1979" – 7:09
"Be Who You Are" – 7:03
"The Name of This Is" – 7:44
"Swingin' in Bushnell Park" – 9:10
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Minority " (
Basheer Qusim ) – 6:36
Personnel
References
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Studio albums Live albums Related articles
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
Albums as leader or co-leader
You Had Better Listen (with
Jimmy Owens , 1967)
Sunset to Dawn (1973)
Peruvian Blue (1974)
In Tandem (and
Ted Dunbar , 1975)
Lucifer (1975)
Innocence (1978)
Together (and
Tommy Flanagan , 1978)
Golden Lotus (1980)
Kenny Barron at the Piano (1981)
Imo Live (1982)
Spiral (1982)
Green Chimneys (1983–87)
1+1+1 (1984)
Autumn in New York (1984)
Landscape (1984)
Scratch (1985)
The Red Barron Duo (and
Red Mitchell , 1986)
Two as One (and
Buster Williams , 1986)
What If? (1986)
Live at Fat Tuesdays (1988)
Rhythm-a-Ning (and
John Hicks , 1989)
Invitation (1990)
Live at Maybeck Recital Hall, Volume Ten (1990)
The Only One (1990)
Confirmation (and
Barry Harris , 1991)
Lemuria-Seascape (1991)
The Moment (1991)
Quickstep (1991)
Sambao (1992)
Other Places (1993)
Wanton Spirit (1994)
Swamp Sally (and
Mino Cinelu , 1995)
Things Unseen (1995)
Live at Bradley's (1996)
Live at Bradley's II (1996)
Night and the City (and
Charlie Haden , 1996)
Spirit Song (1999)
Canta Brasil (2000)
Freefall (and
Regina Carter , 2000)
Images (2003)
Super Standard (2004)
The Traveler (2007)
Minor Blues (2009)
Kenny Barron & the Brazilian Knights (2012)
The Art of Conversation (and
Dave Holland , 2014)
Book of Intuition (2015)
Concentric Circles (2018)
Without Deception (and
Dave Holland , 2020)
The Source (2023)
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Ron Carter With
Stan Getz With
Dizzy Gillespie With
Freddie Hubbard With
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Curtis Amy , 1967)
Old Bottles - New Wine (
Ray Anderson , 1985)
The Best Thing for You (
Chet Baker , 1977)
You Can't Go Home Again (Chet Baker, 1977)
Studio Trieste (
Chet Baker and
Hubert Laws , 1982)
Bad Benson (
George Benson , 1974)
Code Red (
Cindy Blackman , 1990)
The Oracle (Cindy Blackman, 1995)
Shining Hour (
Larry Coryell , 1989)
Quicksand (
Ted Curson , 1974)
Continuum (
Ray Drummond , 1994)
Booker 'n' Brass (
Booker Ervin , 1967)
Tex Book Tenor (Booker Ervin, 1968)
All That Jazz (
Ella Fitzgerald , 1989)
Awakening (
Sonny Fortune , 1975)
Two for the Blues (
Frank Foster and
Frank Wess , 1983)
Frankly Speaking (Frank Foster and Frank Wess, 1984)
Tiger in the Rain (
Michael Franks , 1978)
Man & Woman (
George Freeman , 1974)
Panorama: Live at the Village Vanguard (
Jim Hall , 1996)
Light and Lively (
Louis Hayes , 1989)
Una Max (Louis Hayes, 1989)
The Gap Sealer (
Albert Heath , 1972)
Kwanza (The First) (
Jimmy Heath , 1973)
Now! (
Bobby Hutcherson , 1969)
In the Vanguard (Bobby Hutcherson, 1986)
New Agenda (
Elvin Jones , 1975)
Time Capsule (Elvin Jones, 1977)
The Bassist! (
Sam Jones , 1979)
We're Goin' Up (
Eric Kloss , 1967)
Jazz Nocturne (
Lee Konitz , 1992)
Number Two Express (
Christian McBride , 1995)
Brownie: Homage to Clifford Brown (
Helen Merrill , 1995)
Never Never Land (
Jane Monheit , 2000)
Peace and Rhythm (
Idris Muhammad , 1971)
A Time for Love (
Arturo Sandoval , 2010)
This Bud's for You... (
Bud Shank , 1984)
Solid (
Woody Shaw , 1986)
Kamau (
Charles Sullivan , 1995)
Pure Dynamite (
Buddy Terry , 1972)
A Bluish Bag (
Stanley Turrentine , 1967)
Jazz French Horn (
Tom Varner , 1985)
Listen Here (
Roseanna Vitro , 1982)
Natural Essence (
Tyrone Washington , 1967)
Two at the Top (
Frank Wess and
Johnny Coles , 1983)
New York, New Sound (
Gerald Wilson , 2003)