Barney Wilen Quintet 1957 Original 1st Mono France Lp Guilde Du Jazz J 1239

Tracklist MOVING OUT BRAINSTORM LLOYD S BROTHER S TUNE CRYSTAL BALL SPRACKLIN UP IN ALSACE DINK BLUE HUBERT THE OFFICE PAPIERMENTO SNAKES Recording Data Recorded at Paris, France, 1957 Credits Bass LLOYD THOMPSON Drums AL LEVITT Piano NICO BUNINK Alto Saxophone HUBERT FOL Tenor Saxophone BARNEY WILEN BARNEY WILEN S MOTHER WAS FRENCH, HIS FATHER A SUCCESSFUL AMERICAN DENTIST - TURNED-INVENTOR AND HE GREW UP MOSTLY ON THE FRENCH RIVIERA ...
THE FAMILY LEFT DURING WORLD WAR II BUT RETURNED UPON ITS CONCLUSION.
ACCORDING TO WILEN HIMSELF, HE WAS CONVINCED TO BECOME A MUSICIAN BY HIS MOTHER S FRIEND, THE POET BLAISE CENDRARS.
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AS A TEENAGER HE STARTED A YOUTH JAZZ CLUB IN NICE, WHERE HE PLAYED OFTEN.
HE MOVED TO PARIS IN THE MID- 50s AND WORKED WITH SUCH AMERICAN MUSICIANS AS BUD POWELL, BENNY GOLSON, MILES DAVIS, AND J.
J.
JOHNSON AT THE CLUB ST.
GERMAIN.
HIS EMERGING REPUTATION RECEIVED A BOOST IN 1957 WHEN HE PLAYED WITH DAVIS ON THE SOUNDTRACK TO THE LOUIS MALLE S FILM LIFT TO THE SCAFFOLD ASCENSEUR POUR L ECHAFAUD ASCENSEUR POUR L ECHAFAUD .
TWO YEARS LATER, HE PERFORMED WITH ART BLAKEY AND THELONIOUS MONK ON THE SOUNDTRACK TO ROGER VADIM S LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES 1960 UP FOR SALE A KILLER COPY OF THIS INSANELY RARE ORIGINAL 1957 MONO PRESSING, ONE OF THE MOST SOUGHT AFTER FRENCH JAZZ ALBUMS - NOT A REISSUE, THIS IS THE REAL THING WITH BEAUTIFUL SHINY AND HARDLY PLAYED FLAT EDGE VINYL RECORD - JUST A TINY MARK ON TRACK 3, SIDE ONE THAT MAKES A VERY FEW MILD TICS, OTHERWISE A SUPERB PLAYBACK EXPERIENCE THE UNLAMINATED COVER IS ALSO IN GREAT SHAPE WITH SLIGHT CREASE TO UPPER FRONT LEFT SIDE.
MATRIX NUMBERS STAMPED IN THE DEAD WAX : XPARTX 35635/M6 182697 XPARTX 35636/M6 182698 - ETCHED : J-1239 PT1 / J-1239 PT2.