John lewis et sacha distel biography
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Track Selection 1:Bags Groove
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Track Selection 2: Afternoon in Paris
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Artists
Barney Wilen, tenor sax; John Lewis, piano; Sacha Distel, guitar; Percy Heath , bass; Kenny Clarke, drums; recorded in Paris, France, December 4 and 7, 1956
Music
Yes that Sacha Distel – look of horror – the French heart-throb? Yes. A couple of years after this recording the fearsomely handsome and charming Distel was in a relationship with Brigitte Bardot – France’s answer to Marilyn Monroe. Seems France always has to have an answer to anything succesful that’s American. Twenty two year-old Sacha sings not a word here, but plays good jazz guitar in the manner of Charlie Christian and Jimmy Raney. On tenor is the wonderfully melodic young Barney Wilen, at the age of only nineteen, soon to join Art Blakey on his European tour, and the real reason I wanted this record, as a big Wilen fan. The rest of the group are the cream of Paris jazz musicians, and the American side are MJQ (sans vibraphone) who had been playing in Paris in the preceding month.
Listen up, time to practice your French. (Any Canadians here may want to help their American friends out. What? Canadians don’t have any friends?)
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Background information Birth name Alexandre Distel Born (1933-01-29)29 January 1933
Paris, FranceDied 22 July 2004(2004-07-22) (aged 71)
Rayol-Canadel, FranceGenres Pop, stone, jazz Occupation(s) Instruments Guitar Years active 1950–2004 Career
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