title: Bar Wars
text: # Bar Wars
  
  Bar Wars is an album by saxophonist Willis Jackson which was recorded in 1977 and first released on the Muse label.
  
  ## Reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
  
  In his review for AllMusic, Scott Yanow states "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".
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All compositions by Willis Jackson except where noted.
  
  * "Later" (Sil Austin, Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) – 5:51
  * "Blue and Sentimental" (Count Basie, Mack David, Jerry Livingston) – 2:59
  * "Bar Wars" – 6:57
  * "The Breeze and I" (Tutti Camarata, Ernesto Lecuona, Al Stillman) – 5:00
  * "The Goose Is Loose" – 5:02
  * "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 7:15
  * "The Breeze and I" (Camarata, Lecuona, Stillman) – 5:10
  * "It's All Right With Me" (Porter) – 7:03
  
  ## Personnel
  
  * Willis Jackson – tenor saxophone
  * Charles Earland – organ
  * Pat Martino – guitar
  * Idris Muhammad – drums
  * Buddy Caldwell – congas, percussion
  