Harry Allen Quartet - French Lullaby (2LP, Japanese edition)
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Tenor Saxophone – Harry Allen
Bass – Hans Backenroth
Drums – Kristian Leth
Guitar – Jacob Fischer
Written by Michel Legrand (A1-3, D2), Henri Betti (A2), Joseph Kosma (B1), Claude François, Jacques Revaux (B2), Charles Trenet (B3, D3), Raymond Le Sénéchal (C1), Cole Porter (C2-3), Louiguy, Louis Guglielmi (D1)
2 LP, Gatefold Jacket
Limited edition
Original Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Studio
Record Press : Japanese pressing
Label : Venus
Original Label : Venus
Recorded at MillFactory Studios in Copenhagen on October 30 & 31, 2017
Engineered by Boe Larsen
Mixed, mastered and produced by Tetsuo Hara
Cover by Ukon Onoe
Design by Artplan
Photography by Masami Taguchi
Originally released in 2018
Reissued in September 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
1. Will Wait For You
2. C'est Si Bon
3. What Are You Doing The Rest Of Your Life
Side B:
1. Autumn Leaves
2. My Way
3. I Wish You Love
Side C:
1. Chateau En Suede
2. C'est Magnifique
3. I Love Paris
Side D:
1. La Vie En Rose
2. The Summer Knows
3. La Mer
Reviews :
Harry Allen has recorded more than 70 albums as a leader and many more as a sideman. Three of Harry's albums have won Gold Disc Awards from Japan's Swing Journal Magazine, and his album Tenors Anyone? won both the Gold Disc Award and the New Star Award. His recordings have made the Top Ten list for favorite new releases in Swing Journal Magazine's reader's poll and Jazz Journal International's critic's poll for 1997, and Eu Nao Quero Dancar (I Won't Dance), the third Gold Disc Award winner, was voted second for album of the year for 1998 by Swing Journal Magazine's reader's poll. The Harry Allen — Joe Cohn Quartet won the New York Nightlife Award for Outstanding Jazz Combo Performance of 2006 and was nominated for Best Jazz Combo by the Jazz Journalists Association for the same year. Harry also won the 2010 New York Nightlife Award for Best Jazz Solo.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.75 / 5