Bar Wars

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Bar Wars is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson, recorded in 1977 and released on the Muse label.^[1][2]

Bar Wars
Studio album by Willis Jackson
Released	1978
Recorded	December 21, 1977
Studio	Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Genre	Jazz
Length	45:17
Label	Muse MR 5162
Producer	Joe Fields
Willis Jackson chronology
The Gator Horn (1977) Bar Wars (1978) Single Action (1978)

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide	[4]

The Bay State Banner concluded: "Those who constantly cry about jazz's domination by the avant-garde should rush to hear Jackson. He blows rings around a horde of lesser talented but more highly publicized jazz-schlock tenors."^[5]

In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow stated: "This is a particularly exciting release... The chord changes might be fairly basic but Willis Jackson plays with such enthusiasm and exuberance that it almost sounds as if he had discovered the joy of playing music".^[3]

Track listing

All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.

1. "Later" (Sil Austin, Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) – 5:51
2. "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 2:59
3. "Bar Wars" – 6:57
4. "The Breeze and I" (Tutti Camarata, Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 5:00
5. "The Goose Is Loose" – 5:02
6. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 7:15
7. "The Breeze and I" [alternate take] (Camarata, Lecuona, Stillman) – 5:10 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "It's All Right With Me" [alternate take] (Porter) – 7:03 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
• Charles Earland – organ
• Pat Martino – guitar
• Idris Muhammad – drums
• Buddy Caldwell – congas, percussion

References

1. Muse Records discography accessed September 19, 2013
2. Willis Jackson discography, accessed September 19, 2013
3. Yanow, Scott. Willis Jackson – Bar Wars: Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 19, 2013.
4. Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. pp. 110. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
5. "Shades of Blue". Bay State Banner. No. 2. 19 Oct 1978. p. 17.