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Barney Wilen - La Note Bleue

by Barney Wilen

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Barney Wilen’s complete studio album “La Note Bleue” + 4 bonus alternative takes, one of them previously unissued.

NEWLY REMASTERED FROM THE ORIGINAL ANALOG 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
CD2 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 (Institut National de l`Audiovisuel). Wilen is backed here by JACKY TERRASSON on piano, GILLES NATUREL on double-bass and PETER GRITZ on drums.

28-PAGE BOOKLET
FEATURING NEW LINER NOTES BY PHILIPPE VINCENT (Jazz Magazine), FRANCIS MARMANDE (Le Monde), and bassist RICCARDO DEL FRA. It also showcases short commentaries by Jacques de Loustal, Philippe Paringaux, Daniel Richard, Patrick Wilen, Alain Jean-Marie and Sangoma Everett, among others. SHOWCASES NEVER BEFORE ISSUED PHOTOS FROM THE ORIGINAL STUDIO SESSIONS BY GUY LE QUERREC, AS WELL AS OTHER HERETOFORE UNPUBLISHED MEMORABILIA.

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Limited Edition Deluxe Box Set
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This deluxe box set presents the original LP La Note Bleue by the Barney Wilen Quintet in a 180-gram virgin vinyl, sounding better than ever after being newly remastered from the original 24-track analog master tapes by the sound engineer that initially recorded the album, Hervé Le Guil, assisted by Daniel Cayotte. 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.

The set also includes:
The complete 88-page English edition of the iconic comic book Barney et La Note Bleue by Jacques de Loustal & Philippe Paringaux. Issued in collaboration with world-renown Franco-Belgian publisher Casterman.

A specially prepared 40-page LP-size booklet featuring new liner notes by Philippe Vincent (Jazz Magazine), Francis Marmande (Le Monde), and bassist Riccardo Del Fra, as well as short commentaries by Jacques de Loustal, Philippe Paringaux, Daniel Richard, Patrick Wilen, Alain Jean-Marie, and Sangoma Everett, among others. The booklet includes never before seen photos from the original studio sessions by Guy Le Querrec, as well as other heretofore unpublished memorabilia.

A bonus CD consisting of a previously unissued Radio France live broadcast presented by Claude Carrière and showcasing 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 (Institut National de l`Audiovisuel). Wilen is backed by Jacky Terrasson on piano, Gilles Naturel on double-bass, and Peter Gritz on drums.

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	1.	Besame Mucho 04:33
	2.	No Problem (L'habit de Lumière) 04:54
	3.	Pauline 01:42
	4.	Round' Midnight 04:19
	5.	Les Jours Heureux 01:22
	6.	Mr Martin (Voleur D'amour) 02:59
	7.	Un Baiser Rouge 00:58
	8.	Portrait de L'artiste Avec Saxophone 03:06
	9.	Whisper Not 03:45
	10.	Triste Again 02:24
	11.	Harlem Nocturne 04:11
	12.	Besame Mucho (Solo) 01:57
	13.	Goodbye 06:38
	14.	All Blues 05:03

about

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 in 1987 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.

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released July 17, 2021

Barney Wilen, tenor sax
Alain-Jean-Marie, piano
Philippe Petit, guitar
Riccardo Del Fra, double bass
Sangoma Everett, drums

Recorded at Studio Gimmick, Yerres, France, November 30 & December 1-3, 1986

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Elemental Music Records specializes in releasing unique Jazz albums and bringing to light previously unissued archival recordings. The Label is working closely with the heirs of the music, the original sound engineers and national archival institutes. Each release will feature newly-remastered recordings, deluxe designed packaging, carefully documented notes and essays. ... more

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