Barney Wilen Quartet – Le Ça : New York Romance (2LP, Japanese edition)
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Barney Wilen - Soprano, tenor & baritone saxophones [click here to see more vinyl featuring Barney Wilen]
Piano - Kenny Barron [click here to see more vinyl featuring Kenny Barron]
Bass - Ira Coleman
Drums - Lewis Nash
Written by Duke Jordan (A1), Burton Lane (A2), Lou Donaldson (B1), Cole Porter (B2), Michel Legrand (B3), Kurt Weill (C1), Robert Fletcher (C2), Arthur Hamilton (D1), Carl Fischer (D2)
2 LPs, Gatefold
Limited edition
Original Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Japanese Pressing
Label : Venus
Original Label : Venus
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ on June 19, 1994 & June 20, 1994
Recorded and Mixed by Rudy Van Gelder
Producer and mastered by Tetsuo Hara
Design by Taz
Photography by John Abbott
Originally released in 2024
Tracks:
Side A:
- No Problem
- Old Devil Moon
Side B:
- Blues Walk
- You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
- I Will Say Goodbye
Side C:
- Mack The Knife
- Don't Fence Me In
Side D:
- Cry Me A River
- You've Changed
Reviews:
“Alternating between soprano, tenor and baritone saxes in this collection of straight-ahead jazz for the Japanese market, Barney Wilen refuses to be pinned down to a single tone quality or approach, even on the same instrument. Among other things, he mimics the lagging phrasing of Lady Day on "You've Changed" on soprano, "Blues Walk" bumps along agreeably on baritone while "Old Devil Moon" is sustained and humorous, and "Mack the Knife" is converted into a glacial smoky ballad with almost casual nonchalance. Throughout, Kenny Barron gets acres of well-turned solo space -- it's practically his gig, too -- and Ira Coleman (bass) and Lewis Nash (drums) provide crisp underpinning. The further one goes in this collection, the more interesting and less predictable it sounds." AllMusic Review by Richard S. Ginell
Ratings :
AllMusic : 4 / 5 ; Discogs : 4.49 / 5