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• Barney Wilen's mother was French, his father a successful American dentist-turned-inventor. He grew up mostly on the French Riviera; the family left during World War II but returned upon its conclusion. Read Full Biography. Overview ↓ Biography ↓ Discography ↓ Songs ↓.

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• Le ça: New York Romance, an Album by Barney Wilen Quartet. Released 25 October on Venus (catalog no. TKCV; CD). Genres: Jazz. Featured peformers: Barney Wilen (soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone), Kenny Barron (piano), Ira Coleman (bass), Lewis Nash (drums).

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• But unlike those, you don't need to be a Shepp fan to truly appreciate every nuance of the playing. Barney Wilen is a masterful musician and his style is accessible to everyone--from the jazz novice fan on up. The playing by the entire quartet is top notch. Easily a five-star performance.

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• Oct 10,  · For most American jazz aficionados, Elemental Music’s new 2-disc set, Barney Wilen Quartet Live in Tokyo ’91 will be a revelation. In the U.S. the remarkable saxophonist is best known as Miles Davis’ choice to participate in his groundbreaking soundtrack to Louis Malle’s film Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud (Elevator to the Gallows).

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• Barney Wilen CD discography The original albums have been remastered to a high quality by a specialist in the jazz field (as per the previous two volumes) and the set is completed with a page deluxe colour booklet of in-depth essays on each film, written by Jazzwise's 'Jazz on Film' feature writer Selwyn Harris, with editorial consultancy by the esteemed author, critic and broadcaster Brian.

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• Jun 05,  · Tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen was not quite 21 years old at the time of this meeting with Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, and Kenny Clarke, three veterans of the Modern Jazz buttprofhiterplipiguasodorjuggtalev.xyzinfo the young man is surprising mature and confident throughout the session, interpreting several of Django Reinhardt's compositions, along with a few by his French contemporaries and a pair of his own works.

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• Moods › Themes › Blues full condensed blue highlight denotes album pick Filter Discography By Albums All. Year Album Label AllMusic Rating User Ratings ; Live in Tokyo ' Elemental AllMusic Find Barney Wilen Quartet discography, albums and singles on AllMusic.

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• Aug 21,  · Regarded as among the top European saxophonists of his time, Barney Wilen enjoyed the chance from a very young age to develop in the company of American stars who passed through Paris, some of them remaining for lengthy periods. A strange career in many ways: he never stayed put stylistically and even dropped out of [ ].

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