John Lewis & Sacha Distel: Afternoon In Paris (1x LP 180g)

It was in Paris that John Lewis co-led this 1956 date with Sacha Distel, a French guitarist who never became well known in the U.S. but commanded a lot of respect in French jazz circles. The same can be said about the other French players employed on "Afternoon In Paris" -- neither tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen nor bassist Pierre Michelot were huge names in the U.S., although both were well known in European jazz circles. With Lewis on piano, Distel on guitar, Wilen on tenor, Michelot or Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke or Connie Kay on drums, the part-American, part-French group of improvisers provides an above-average bop album that ranges from "Willow Weep For Me", "All The Things You Are", and "I Cover The Waterfront" to Milt Jackson's "Bags' Groove" and Lewis' title song. The big-toned Wilen was only 19 when "Afternoon In Paris" was recorded, but as his lyrical yet hard-swinging solos demonstrate, he matured quickly as a sax man. A mythic LP and one of the best recorded in France!!! 1956 leitete John Lewis in Paris dieses Zusammentreffen gemeinsam mit Sacha Distel, einem französischen Gitarristen, der in den USA nie so recht bekannt geworden ist, aber in französischen Jazz-Zirkeln viel Respekt genoss. Dasselbe lässt sich über die übrigen französischen Musiker sagen, die bei "Afternoon In Paris" mitwirkten – weder Tenorsaxophonist Barney Wilen noch Bassist Pierre Michelot hatten in den USA einen großen Namen, obowhl beide in der europäischen Jazzszene sehr bekannt waren. Mit Lewis am Klavier, Distel an der Gitarre, Wilen am Saxophon, Michelot oder Percy Heath am Bass sowie Kenny Clarke oder Connie Kay am Schlagzeug, bietet die teils amerikanische, teils französische Gruppe von Improvisationskünstlern ein überdurchschnittliches Bop-Album, das von "Willow Weep For Me", "All The Things You Are" und "I Cover The Waterfront" über Milt Jacksons "Bags' Groove" bis zu Lewis' Titelsong reicht. Der klangstarke Wilen war erst 19, als "Afternoon In Paris" aufgenommen wurde, aber seine lyrischen und dennoch stark swingenden Soli beweisen, dass er als Saxophonspieler schnell heranreifte. Eine geradezu mythische LP und eine der besten, die in Frankrreich aufgenommen wurden!!!

John Lewis & Sacha Distel: Afternoon In Paris (1x LP 180g)

It was in Paris that John Lewis co-led this 1956 date with Sacha Distel, a French guitarist who never became well known in the U.S. but commanded a lot of respect in French jazz circles. The same can be said about the other French players employed on "Afternoon In Paris" -- neither tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen nor bassist Pierre Michelot were huge names in the U.S., although both were well known in European jazz circles. With Lewis on piano, Distel on guitar, Wilen on tenor, Michelot or Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke or Connie Kay on drums, the part-American, part-French group of improvisers provides an above-average bop album that ranges from "Willow Weep For Me", "All The Things You Are", and "I Cover The Waterfront" to Milt Jackson's "Bags' Groove" and Lewis' title song. The big-toned Wilen was only 19 when "Afternoon In Paris" was recorded, but as his lyrical yet hard-swinging solos demonstrate, he matured quickly as a sax man. A mythic LP and one of the best recorded in France!!!

1956 leitete John Lewis in Paris dieses Zusammentreffen gemeinsam mit Sacha Distel, einem französischen Gitarristen, der in den USA nie so recht bekannt geworden ist, aber in französischen Jazz-Zirkeln viel Respekt genoss. Dasselbe lässt sich über die übrigen französischen Musiker sagen, die bei "Afternoon In Paris" mitwirkten – weder Tenorsaxophonist Barney Wilen noch Bassist Pierre Michelot hatten in den USA einen großen Namen, obowhl beide in der europäischen Jazzszene sehr bekannt waren. Mit Lewis am Klavier, Distel an der Gitarre, Wilen am Saxophon, Michelot oder Percy Heath am Bass sowie Kenny Clarke oder Connie Kay am Schlagzeug, bietet die teils amerikanische, teils französische Gruppe von Improvisationskünstlern ein überdurchschnittliches Bop-Album, das von "Willow Weep For Me", "All The Things You Are" und "I Cover The Waterfront" über Milt Jacksons "Bags' Groove" bis zu Lewis' Titelsong reicht. Der klangstarke Wilen war erst 19, als "Afternoon In Paris" aufgenommen wurde, aber seine lyrischen und dennoch stark swingenden Soli beweisen, dass er als Saxophonspieler schnell heranreifte. Eine geradezu mythische LP und eine der besten, die in Frankrreich aufgenommen wurden!!!

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