John Lewis & Sacha Distel Rare original Jazz lp
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JOHN LEWIS & SACHA DISTEL An afternoon in Paris. This is an original French pressing on VERSAILLES records MEDX I 2005 - Classy gold on black label.
The record looks vg++ and is free from scratches, I think the scan gives an idea. Will play excellent throughout.
Cover is vg + some cover wear and a seam split on its spine, 10cm taped. See scan to see if you can live with it. back cover has a price and a small clean number written, nothing obtrusive, other than that, it looks mint minus. As a bonus a few press clippings added. I understand this is a very rare record as an original, especially in this condition. Weight about 300 gram. My apologies for being so lazy and copy-pasting reviews from the net. (This information is available for all if you take some time browsing...) but I am not a jazz connoisseur and I learn as a go along.
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 1956 album, ‘Afternoon In Paris’ : wonderfully ‘french’ quintet sessions with guitarist Sacha Distel, tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen, bassists Percy Heath or Pierre Michelot, and drummers Kenny Clarke or Connie Kay.
This very beautiful record, made in 1957,is a great one. First,because it features the MJQ's piano player, John Lewis.Second,because there are two immense drummers,Kenny Clarke and Connie Kay (a member of the MJQ).Third,because Percy Heath plays bass on 3 tunes. Fourth,because it features three very great french players: Pierre Michelot on bass, the very young Barney Wilen on tenor sax (19 years old at this time), and the 22 years old Sacha Distel on guitar.Sacha ,46 years later, always plays jazz guitar, sometimes, but this guy, who is Ray Ventura's nephew and Norman Granz' god-child,became famous as a singer. This record gives you the opportunity of, first, listening to very great jazz music, and second, meeting the very talented tenor sax of Barney Wilen, who left us a few years ago in his fifties. There is one of the most moving versions of "Dear old Stockholm" I've ever heard Listen to John Lewis' deeply Bach-oriented solo, listen to Wilen's outstanding tenor; a tenor which combines strong influences of Pres, Hawkins. Listen to Ann Ronnell's evergreen, "Willow weep for me"; to Milt Jackson's "Bag's groove"; to Lewis' "afternoon in Paris". Here is some very swinging music. But this record is more important than this: here is the birth of a new generation of french jazz players, who can compete with american players. Really, a great session. It would be a mistake to miss it. (Quotes from JEAN-MARIE JUIF (BESANCON France)
This album was a bit of a sleeper (despite good critical reviews) when it came out. it is wonderful music, with superb work by French musicians generally unknown in the US. Barney Wilen on TS and Sacha Distel on G are remarkable jazz artists. Wilen sounds very modern for the time, and Distel is a powerful, thoughtful guitarist. Lewis's peculiar genius shines through on this disk. One you will be glad to get , My college roommate had the LP and I have been looking for it for 30(!) years. (Reviewer: Benj Thomas (Washingon, DC USA)
POSTAGE RATES EUROPE: LP (heavy vinyl lp’s or gatefold sleeve albums ):
NORMAL 9 euro - 11 US dollar - 6 UK pounds
PRIORITY 11 euro - 13 US dollar - 8 UK pounds -
REGISTERED 15 euro - 17 US dollar - 10 UK pounds
USA & Rest of the world : NORMAL 14 US dollar - PRIORITY 18 US dollar - REGISTERED 25 US dollar These are the official rates, sorry. Cash in registered letter or bank to bank transfer are preferred, please ask for details. Please no cheques! US customers: no IMO’s please – they take several weeks to arrive
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