Modern Windows
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{{Infobox album
| name = Modern Windows
| type = Album
| artist = Bill Barron
| cover = Modern Windows.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1962
| recorded = June 5, 1961
| venue =
| studio = Medallion Studios, Newark, NJ
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Savoy
MG-12163
| producer = Herman Lubinsky
| chronology = Bill Barron
| prev_title = The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron
| prev_year = 1961
| next_title = Hot Line
| next_year = 1962
}}
Modern Windows (subtitled A Jazz Suite from the New "Soul" by Bill Barron) is an album by saxophonist Bill Barron which was recorded in 1961 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-12163 Bill Barron Catalog] accessed February 6, 2017[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/BarronB/bb-disc.php Bill Barron discography] accessed February 6, 2017 The album was reissued on CD combined with The Tenor Stylings of Bill Barron in 2000.
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|3.5|4}}{{cite book|last = Cook|first = Richard|author-link = Richard Cook (journalist)|author2 = Brian Morton|author2-link = Brian Morton (Scottish writer)|title = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings|edition = 9th|series = The Penguin Guide to Jazz|year = 2008|publisher = Penguin|location = London|isbn = 978-0-14-103401-0 | page = 86}}
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In his review on Allmusic, Michael G. Nastos called stated "This is a rich, fulfilling modern jazz window into the soul of one of the most underappreciated masters of the idiom, and is clearly Bill Barron's best work in his criminally {{sic|min|iscule}} discography."{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000055319|first=Michael G.|last=Nastos|label=Bill Barron – Modern Windows Suite: Review|accessdate=February 6, 2017}} All About Jazz noted "A part of the creative Philadelphia jazz scene of his generation, along with many other better-known artists, Bill Barron for too long has been overlooked as an innovator and contributor to the music. The Savoy re-issues may allow a new generation to recognize Bill Barron as one of the quieter but nevertheless valued sounds from that pivotal time".AAJ Staff [https://www.allaboutjazz.com/modern-windows-suite-bill-barron-savoy-jazz-review-by-aaj-staff__14847.php All About Jazz Review] accessed February 6, 2017
Track listing
All compositions by Bill Barron
- "Modern Windows Suite: Men at Work" – 6:43
- "Modern Windows Suite: Tone Colors" – 7:30
- "Modern Windows Suite: Dedication to Wanda" – 4:09
- "Modern Windows Suite: Keystone" – 6:23
- "Noodlin'" – 5:49
- "Duality" – 6:53
- "Self Portrait" – 4:23
- "Persian Street Scene" – 3:58
Personnel
- Bill Barron – tenor saxophone
- Ted Curson – trumpet
- Jay Cameron – baritone saxophone
- Kenny Barron – piano
- Eddie Kahn – bass
- Pete La Roca – drums
References
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