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BARNEY WILEN QUINTET
Barney Wilen Quintet (mono) (remastered) (180 gram vinyl LP + poster)
Sam France
Cat: SR 05J1239. Rel: 8 Apr 24
Jazz
| Side 1 - Track 1. Moving Out |
| Side 1 - Track 2. Brainstorm |
| Side 1 - Track 3. Lloyd's Brother's Tune |
| Side 1 - Track 4. Crystal Ball |
| Side 1 - Track 5. Spracklin |
| Side 2 - Track 1. Up In Alsace |
| Side 2 - Track 2. Dink |
| Side 2 - Track 3. Blue Hubert |
| Side 2 - Track 4. The Office |
| Side 2 - Track 5. Papiermento |
| Side 2 - Track 6. Snakes |
Tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen made his debut splash when he was just 20 years old, impressing all those around him with the incendiary Guilde Du Jazz: 1957 album. Across the album, laggard, carefree swing and roomy bop abounded stylistically, leading one of his major inspirations, Miles Davis, to remark: "this is the best tenor saxophone I've heard in Europe; he plays tenor in an authentic way, much better than many current stars in the States." Unfortunately, this record was not widely distributed in Wilens' native France because he was under contract with the French label Vogue. Now reissued in its true home country under the wing of Sam Records, Wilen's Guilde is returns as an impressive portrayal of the saxophonist's aptitude for wild, ghostly playing, which succeeds in evoking a feeling of the uncanny despite its jubilant style.