Variations in Blue
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{{Infobox album
| name = Variations in Blue
| type = Album
| artist = Bill Barron
| cover = Variations in Blue.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1984
| recorded = August 23 & 24, 1983
| venue =
| studio = Jimmy Madison Studio, NYC
| genre = Jazz
| length =
| label = Muse
MR 5306
| producer = Bill Barron
| chronology = Bill Barron
| prev_title = Jazz Caper
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = Compilation
| next_year = 1985
}}
Variations in Blue is an album by saxophonist Bill Barron which was recorded in 1983 and first released on the Muse label.[http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Muse_5300.htm Jazzlists: Muse LP series discography: 5200 to 5249] accessed February 6, 2017[http://www.jazzdisco.org/bill-barron/catalog/#muse-mr-5235 Bill Barron Catalog] accessed February 6, 2017[http://www.jazzdiscography.com/Artists/BarronB/bb-disc.php Bill Barron discography] accessed February 6, 2017
Reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
}}
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".{{allMusic|class=album|id=mw0000901084|first=Scott|last=Yanow|label=Bill Barron – Jazz Caper: Review|accessdate=February 6, 2017}}
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
- "Minority" (Basheer Qusim) – 6:36
Personnel
References
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