A complete never before heard quartet performance by the great French saxophonist in pristine sound quality!!
All tracks previously unissued.
Barney Wilen - Tenor & Soprano Sax, Olivier Hutman - Piano & Electric Piano, Gilles Naturel - Bass, Peter Gritz - Drums. Recorded Live At The Keystone Korner, Tokyo, Japan, February 11, 1991.
Born in Nice, Barney Wilen’s (1937-1996) career was boosted in 1957 when he worked with Miles Davis on the soundtrack Ascenseur pour l’ chafaud. In 1959, Wilen wrote his two soundtracks Un t moin dans la ville and Jazz sur scene with Kenny Clarke. He also wrote a soundtrack for Roger Vadim’s film Les Liaisons Dangereuses two years later, working with Thelonious Monk. Wilen toured in Japan for the first time in 1990 and returned the following year when this concert was taped. He died of cancer in Paris at the age of 59.
Includes 20-page booklet containing previously unpublished colour photos from the actual concert, as well as special annotations by Bruno Pfeiffer, Patrick Wilen, Gilles Naturel & Olivier Hutman
