La Note Bleue

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Cat No: 5990439

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Release Date: 30 July 2021

Label: Elemental Music

Packaging Type: Digipak

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 8435395503027

Genres: Jazz

Release Date: 17 July 2021

Label: Elemental Music

Packaging Type: Box Set

No of Units: 2

Barcode: 8435395502983

Genres: Jazz

Description
Barney Wilen's complete 1987 studio album 'La Note Bleue' + 4 bonus alternative takes, one previously unissued. Newly remastered from the original analogue 24-track master tapes by the sound engineer of the original recording, Hervé le Guil.

'La Note Bleue' was awarded the Grand Prix Jazz de l'Académie Charles Cros as "The Best French Jazz Album of 1987", and features Barney Wilen on tenor and soprano saxophones, Alain Jean-Marie on piano, Philippe Petit on guitar, Riccardo Del Fra on double-bass, and Sangoma Everett on drums.

Bonus CD consists of a previously unissued 1989 Radio France live broadcast by the Barney Wilen Quartet. Recorded on September 27, 1989 at the Parisian jazz club Le Petit Opportun, the broadcast features Wilen offering fresh new interpretations of songs from La Note Bleue. It is issued here thanks to the collaboration of the INA (Institute National de l`Audiovisuel). Wilen is backed here by Jacky Terrasson on piano, Gilles Naturel on double-bass, and Peter Gritz on drums.

Includes a 28-page booklet featuring new liner notes by Philippe Vincent (Jazz Magazine), Francis Marmande (Le Monde), and bassist Riccardo del Fra. Showcases never before issued photos from the original studio sessions by Guy le Querrec, as well as other hitherto unpublished memorabilia.

French saxophonist Barney Wilen's career was boosted in 1957 when he joined Miles Davis on the soundtrack of Louis Malle's film noir classic Ascenseur pour l'échafaud. However, Wilen's popularity slowly waned starting in the 1970s, even though he would produce lots of wonderful music in the intervening years. The release of the LP 'La Note Bleue' marked a rebirth in his career. That legendary album followed the success of a Jacques de Loustal & Philippe Paringaux comic book partly inspired by his life, titled Barney et la Note Bleue, which put the saxophonist's name back into the scene.

Description
Limited edition deluxe boxset. 180g LP on virgin vinyl mastered from the original analogue master tapes. Includes 40-page LP size booklet, never before seen photos from the original sessions and the complete 88-page English edition of the iconic comic book 'Barney Et La Note Bleue' by Jacques de Loustal & Philippe Paringaux. Plus a bonus CD of a previously unissued radio France live broadcast.

French saxophonist Barney Wilen came to international fame in 1957 when he joined Miles Davis on the soundtrack of Louis Malle's film noir classic 'Ascenseur pour l'échafaud', leading to a string of his own albums as leader and a jazz national hero. The release of the LP La Note Bleue in 1987 marked a pinnacle of his career, winning the Grand Prix Jazz de l'Académie Charles Cros as 'The Best French Jazz Album of 1987'. That now legendary album followed the success of a Jacques de Loustal & Philippe Paringaux comic book partly inspired by Wilen's life, titled 'Barney et la Note Bleue'.
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