John Lewis, Sacha Distel
Afternoon In Paris (LP)
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*2022 stock. In process of stocking* '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.' - All Music
Format
The 2021 repress of the 2015 reissue. Everything is the same, except:
- This is pressed by Optimal using the Metal Mothers from Pallas (where the 2015 issue was pressed).
- The bottom line on the back cover reads "produced in 2021"
- The photo on the double insert of my copy is on the first page (so outside). The images of the 2015 pressing shows the photo on the inside of the double insert.
Re-mastered from a copy of the master tapes.
Cut by Ray Staff at Air Mastering Studio in London.
Limited edition 1000 copies.
180 gr vinyl pressed by Optimal in Germany.
Facsimile reissue with flipback sleeve using the original photo by JC Bernath.
Double insert using an original photo by JC Bernath from 1956.
Each record has been visually checked to prevent defects.
Original Insert has "Sam Records" print
Bottom line on rear cover: Originally recorded in Paris in 1956 by Disques Versailles. Reissue produced in 2021 by Fred Thomas for Sam Records. www.samrecords.fr
Release notes
The 2021 repress of the 2015 reissue. Everything is the same, except: - This is pressed by Optimal using the Metal Mothers from Pallas (where the 2015 issue was pressed). - The bottom line on the back cover reads "produced in 2021" - The photo on the double insert of my copy is on the first page (so outside). The images of the 2015 pressing shows the photo on the inside of the double insert. Re-mastered from a copy of the master tapes. Cut by Ray Staff at Air Mastering Studio in London.…
| A1 | I Cover The Waterfront | 6:45 | |
| A2 | Dear Old Stockholm | 6:01 | |
| A3 | Afternoon In Paris | 9:21 | |
| B1 | All The Things You Are | 5:12 | |
| B2 | Bags' Groove | 6:08 | |
| B3 | Willow Weep For Me | 9:33 |
- Percy Heath
- Bass (B1 to B3)
- Pierre Michelot
- Bass (A1 to A3)
- Connie Kay
- Drums (A1 to A3)
- Kenny Clarke
- Drums (B1 to B3)
- Sacha Distel
- Guitar
- Ray Staff
- Lacquer Cut By
- Ralph J. Gleason
- Liner Notes
- John Lewis
- Piano
- Disques Versailles
- Recorded By
- Barney Wilen
- Tenor Saxophone
