Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Barney Wilen, Kenny Clarke
Jazz Sur Seine (LP)
FormatLPLabelSam RecordsGenreJazz & Improvisation
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A fantastic early recording from the great French tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen – best known as an artist who recorded famously in the soundtrack world of the French new wave, and with Art Blakey – but who's even more striking here on a rare small combo date from the 50s! The session's a monster – cut with rhythmic backing by Milt Jackson on piano (!?), Percy Heath on bass, and Kenny Clarke on drums – and two cuts feature additional percussion by Gana M'Bow, which gives the set a wonderful kick, and an unusual sound for the period – as Gana plays toumba, at a level that forecasts some of Wilen's later experiments crossing jazz with elements of African music. The quality of the set is wonderful – hardbop, but with lots of new ideas going on
Format
2021 repress. Pressed at Optimal, instead of Pallas (using same metalwork). Identifiable by text on bottom flipback flap: "℗&© 1958 - Reissued in 2021 by Fred Thomas for Sam Records under license from Universal Music Classics & Jazz, a label of Universal Music." 180gram vinyl. Barcode is only found on a sticker on the shrink wrap. Jacket is an old-style t-back with the folder-over flaps. Pressed by Optimal in Germany. Includes fold-out poster of session photos.
Release notes
2021 repress. Same as [r=5978205], but pressed at Optimal, instead of Pallas (using same metalwork). Identifiable by text on bottom flipback flap: "℗&© 1958 - Reissued in 2021 by Fred Thomas for Sam Records under license from Universal Music Classics & Jazz, a label of Universal Music." 180gram vinyl. Barcode is only found on a sticker on the shrink wrap. Jacket is an old-style t-back with the folder-over flaps. Pressed by Optimal in Germany. Includes fold-out poster of session photos.
| A1 | Swing 39 | ||
| A2 | Vamp | ||
| A3 | Ménilmontant | ||
| A4 | John's Groove | ||
| A5 | B.B.B. "Bag's Barney Blues" | ||
| B1 | Swingin' Parisian Rhythm (Jazz Sur Seine) | ||
| B2 | J'Ai Ta Main | ||
| B3 | Nuages | ||
| B4 | La Route Enchantée | ||
| B5 | Que Reste-t-il De Nos Amours? | ||
| B6 | Minor's Swing | ||
| B7 | Epistrophy |
- Barney Wilen
- Bass
- Kenny Clarke
- Drums
- Milt Jackson
- Piano
- Percy Heath
- Tenor Saxophone
- Charles Trenet
- Written-By (A3, B2, B4, B5)
- Django Reinhardt
- Written-By (A1, A2, B3, B6)
