John Lewis "Afternoon In Paris" LP

• LP
• Paris sessions recorded December 1956
• John Lewis, Sacha Distel and Barney Wilen

Pianist John Lewis and guitarist Sacha Distel co-led these Paris sessions in December 1956, joined by the young tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen. Pierre Michelot and Percy Heath share bass duties across the sessions, with Connie Kay and Kenny Clarke on drums. “Afternoon in Paris,” “Bags’ Groove” and “Dear Old Stockholm” sit alongside standards on this six-track album.

“soloing and moving the music along with little fuss and a light touch”

Track listing

1. I Cover the Waterfront
2. Dear Old Stockholm
3. Afternoon in Paris
4. All the Things You Are
5. Bags' Groove
6. Willow Weep for Me

Listen: Afternoon in Paris

UPC: 3700409814310