Hot Line (album)
{{about|the 1962 Bill Barron album|other uses|Hotline (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox album
| name = Hot Line
| type = Album
| artist = Bill Barron
| cover = Hot Line The Tenor of Bill Barron.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1964
| recorded = March 31, 1962
| venue =
| studio = Medallion Studios, Newark, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Savoy
MG-12183
| producer =
| chronology = Bill Barron
| prev_title = Modern Windows
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Bossa Nova: The New Sound in Jazz from South America
| next_year = 1962
}}
Hot Line (subtitled The Tenor of Bill Barron) is an album by saxophonist Bill Barron which was recorded in 1962 and first released on the Savoy label.[http://www.bsnpubs.com/new/savoy.pdf Discography of the Savoy/Regent and Associated Labels] accessed February 6, 2017[http://www.jazzdisco.org/bill-barron/catalog/#savoy-mg-12183 Bill Barron Catalog] accessed February 6, 2017 The album was also rereleased as The Hot Line under Booker Ervin's co-leadership.[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/BarronB/bb-disc.php Bill Barron discography] accessed February 6, 2017
Reception
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| rev1 = Allmusic
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In his review on Allmusic, Scott Yanow called it a "fine release" stating "Barron's five advanced originals alternate with three standards that give the two tenors an opportunity to display their contrasting but complementary inside/outside styles"{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000910410|first=Scott|last=Yanow|label=Bill Barron – Hot Line: Review|accessdate=February 6, 2017}}
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Barron except where noted.
- "Bill's Boogie" – 6:50
- "Groovin'" – 6:08
- "Now's the Time" (Charlie Parker) – 9:05
- "A Cool One" – 4:37
- "Jelly Roll" – 4:49
- "Playhouse March" (Ted Curson) – 5:23
- "Billie's Bounce" (Parker) – 3:04 Bonus track on reissue
- "Work Song" (Nat Adderley) – 5:03
Personnel
References
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