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| 1. | I Cover the Waterfront
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| 2. | Dear Old Stockholm
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| 3. | Afternoon in Paris
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| 4. | All the Things You Are
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| 5. | Bags Groove
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| 6. | Willow Weep for Me
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| 7. | Little girl blue*
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| 8. | D&E*
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Jazz
John Lewis (p)
Sacha Distel (g)
Barney Wilen (ts), Pierre Michelot (b #1-3), Percy Heath (b #4-6), Connie Kay (d #1-3), Kenny Clarke (d #4-6)
Includes The Complete Album:
Versailles' December 1956 LP Afternoon In Paris
Also Contains As Bonus Tracks:
Little Girl Blue and D & E from John Lewis' Complete February 21, 1957 Atlantic Session with Percy Heath & Connie Kay
Total Time: 52:26
One of the most tastefully elegant pianists, John Lewis rose to the top of the jazz world as the guiding force behind the legendary Modern Jazz Quartet. This release includes Lewis' complete Paris, December 4 & 7, 1956 quintet sessions with guitarist Sacha Distel, tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen, bassists Percy Heath (Dec. 4) and Pierre Michelot (Dec. 7), and drummers Kenny Clarke (Dec. 4) and Connie Kay (Dec.7).
This edition also boasts two delightful bonus tracks (Little Girl Blue and D & E) featuring Lewis in a trio format with Heath and Kay, recorded in a New York studio on February 21, 1957. These two tracks were the only songs recorded during the session.
* Donald Elfman - Producer
* Gene Paul - Mastering
* Kerin J. Kolonoskie - Reissue Design
* Mark Fellows - Engineer
* Marvin Israel - Cover Design
* Naomi Yoshii - Producer
* Ralph J. Gleason - Liner Notes
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 saxman. It should be noted that all of the Americans on this album had been members of the Modern Jazz Quartet; the only MJQ member who isn't on board is vibist Jackson. Originally released by Atlantic, Afternoon in Paris was finally reissued on CD in 1999 after being out of print for many years.
---Alex Henderson, All Music Guide
John Lewis
Active Decades: '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and '00s
Born: May 03, 1920 in La Grange, IL
Died: Mar 29, 2001
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Chamber Jazz, Bop, Cool, Ballads, Third Stream, Mainstream Jazz, Orchestral Jazz
The musical director of the Modern Jazz Quartet for its entire history, John Lewis found the perfect outlet for his interest in bop, blues and Bach. Possessor of a "cool" piano style that (like Count Basie's) makes every note count, Lewis with the MJQ has long helpled make jazz look respectable to the classical music community without watering down his performances.
After serving in the military, Lewis was in the Dizzy Gillespie big band (1946-48). He recorded with Charlie Parker during 1947-48 (including "Parker's Mood") and played with Miles Davis's Birth of the Cool Nonet, arranging "Move" and "Rouge." He worked with Illinois Jacquet (1948-49) and Lester Young (1950-51) and appeared on many recordings during the era. In 1951 Lewis recorded with the Milt Jackson Quartet which by 1952 became the Modern Jazz Quartet. Lewis's musical vision was fulfilled with the MJQ and he composed many pieces with "Django" being the best-known. In addition to constantly touring with the MJQ during 1952-74, Lewis wrote the film scores to Odds Against Tomorrow, No Sun in Venice and A Milanese Story, recorded as a leader (including the 1956 cool classic "Two Degrees East, Three Degrees West," collaborations with Gunther Schuller and records with Svend Asmussen and Albert Mangelsdorff) and worked with Orchestra U.S.A. in the mid-'60s. When the MJQ broke up in 1974, Lewis worked as an educator and occasionally recorded as a leader. With the MJQ's rebirth in 1981, he has resumed his former role as its guiding spirit. Most of John Lewis's own projects were recorded for Atlantic.
---Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
Sacha Distel
Active Decades: '60s, '70s and '90s
Born: Jan 29, 1933 in Paris, France
Died: Jul 22, 2004 in St. Tropez, France
Genre: Jazz
Styles: French Pop, French Folk
Sasha Distel was one of the top jazz guitarists and chanson singers in France. A prolific recording artist, Distel recorded more than two hundred tunes including his biggest hit, "Scoubidou", in 1958. In addition to appearing in several French films, Distel became of France's most popular television actors.
Distel inherited his love of music from his mother, who played piano, and an uncle, Ray Ventura, who was a renown band leader and composer. Trained by Henry Salvador, guitarist/singer for Ventura's orchestra, Distel was featured soloist with his school orchestra by the age of thirteen. He established his early reputation as accompanist for French vocalist Juliette Greco.
Following a stint in the French military, Distel spent an extended period in New York, haunting jazz clubs in Manhattan and Harlem. Returning to France, Distel launched his solo career.
The success that Distel enjoyed during the 1960s and ‘70s were offset by a series of setbacks in the 1980s. After struggling psychologically following a mid-80s car crash, in which a colleague was seriously hurt, Distel was diagnosed with cancer and forced to undergo chemotherapy.
Distel's compositions have been covered by a lengthy list of international artists including Archie Shepp, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin, Billy Eckstine, Bobby Hackett, Shirley Horn and Bireli Legrene. He passed away in 2004 at the age of 71.
---Craig Harris, All Music Guide |
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