Sax Barron

Bill Barron, pianist Kenny Barron's older brother, was an advanced, primarily tenor saxophonist who shifted his focus to jazz education, rather than recording, pretty early in his career. "Modern Windows Suite" is a nice Savoy label CD compilation of two Barron LPs from 1961, both with a young Kenny Barron and trumpeter Ted Curson accompanying on a lineup of Bill Barron compositions. If it reminds you somewhat of Mingus, no surprise. Both Bill Barron and Curson played with the force-of-nature bassist, composer and band leader. Fine avant-garde jazz rooted in but not bound by tradition.