Barney Wilen

LIMITED EDITION

Original LP issue: Guilde du Jazz J-1239.

This album reflects joy and sadness on an emotional level by the subtletly of Wilen’s musical imagination and physical releasing the essential siprit of jazz swing. On this so rare record, Barney plays with : on alto Hubert Fol, who recorded couple of times with Django Reinhardt. On Piano Nico Buninck, born in Amsterdam, is considered one of the best Young pianist in his country. Lloyd Thompson is a Young talented bassist who played with Lester Young, Dizzy Gillespie and Kenny Clarke. On drums Al Levitt, 25, has already toured in the USA with Charles Mingus, Lennie Tristano, Stan Getz and Lee Konitz.

PERSONNEL:

• BARNEY WILEN, tenor sax
• HUBERT FOL, alto sax
• NICO BUNINCK, piano
• LLOYD THOMPSON, bass
• AL LEVITT, drums

Recorded in 1957, Paris.

SIDE A:

• 01. Moving Out
• 02. Brainstorm
• 03. Lloyd’s Brother’s Tune
• 04. Crystal Ball
• 05. Spracklin

SIDE B:

• 01. Up In Alsace
• 02. Dink
• 03. Blue Hubert
• 04. The Office
• 05. Papiermento
• 06. Snakes