Venus Masterpiece Collection Limited Edition 180g Vinyl Double LP!
According to Barney Wilen himself, he was convinced to become a musician by his mother's friend, the poet Blaise Cendrars. As a teenager he started a youth jazz club in Nice, where he played often. He moved to Paris in the mid-'50s and worked with such American musicians as Bud Powell, Benny Golson, Miles Davis, and J.J. Johnson at the Club St. Germain. His emerging reputation received a boost in 1957 when he played with Davis on the soundtrack to the Louis Malle film Lift to the Scaffold. Two years later, he performed with Art Blakey and Thelonious Monk on the soundtrack to Roger Vadim's Les Liaisons Dangereuses (1960). Wilen began working in a rock-influenced style during the '60s, recording an album entitled Dear Prof. Leary in 1968.
Features
- Limited Edition
- Venus Masterpiece LP Collection
- 180g Vinyl
- Double LP
- Mixed and Mastered by Tetsuo Hara
- Venus Hyper Magnum Sound Direct Mix Stereo
- Gatefold Jacket
- OBI Strip
- Made in Japan
Musicians
| Barney Wilen | soprano & tenor saxophone |
|---|---|
| Emmanuel Bex | organ |
| Peter Gritz | drums |
Selections
Side A:
- Granadas - Take 2
- Blue Lou - Take 1
- Parisian Thoroughfare - Take 2
- Ah Si Vous Connaissez Ma Poule - Take 1
Side B:
- Valse Hot - Take1
- Caravan - Take 1
- My Ideal - Take 1
Side C:
- Blue Lou - Take 2
- Parlez-Moi D'amour - Take 1
- The Trolley Song - Take 1
- Valse Hot - Take 2
Side D:
- Dig - Take 1
- Parisian Thoroughfare - Take 1
- Granadas- Take 1
Recorded at Acousti Studio in Paris, on October 5, 6 & 7, 1993
