| George Barrow | |
| Death Date: | March 20, 2013 |
| Birth Date: | September 25, 1921 |
| Occupation: | Jazz saxophonist |
| Instrument: | Tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone |
George Barrow (September 25, 1921 – March 20, 2013[1]) was an American jazz saxophonist who played both tenor and baritone.
Self-taught on the saxophone, flute, and clarinet, by the mid-1950s, he was playing in different line-ups led by Charles Mingus,[2] including the Quintet (with Eddie Bert, Mal Waldron and Max Roach) before going on to join line-ups led by Ernie Wilkins, including the Ernie Wilkins-Kenny Clarke Septet and the Ernie Wilkins Orchestra, as well as with Oliver Nelson, notably on the classic album The Blues and the Abstract Truth.
With Kenny Clarke and Ernie Wilkins
With Charles Mingus
With Teddy Charles
With The Three Playmates
With Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
With Oliver Nelson
With Gene Ammons
With Jimmy Forrest
With Etta Jones
With Jimmy Smith
With Clark Terry
With Frank Wess
With Bill Dixon
With Bobby Timmons
With The Jazz Composer's Orchestra
With Melvin Van Peebles
With Jimmy Owens