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Milt Jackson, Barney Wilen, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke – Jazz Sur Seine (E/VG+)
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Jazz Sur Seine is an LP by Barney Wilen, Milt Jackson, Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke from 2014 released on the Philips, Sam Records label.
About this album
Jazz Sur Seine is a graceful, modern jazz session that blends American cool with Parisian sophistication. Recorded in 1959, it brings together Barney Wilen with Milt Jackson, Percy Heath and Kenny Clarke in a small-group setting that balances looseness, swing and melodic poise. The set moves easily between originals and standards, with pieces such as “Nuages” and “Minor’s Swing” nodding to the Django Reinhardt tradition while keeping the emphasis on post-bop flow and conversational interplay. Its enduring appeal lies in that cross-Atlantic meeting point, where the Paris jazz scene and visiting masters sounded fully in step.
Genre: Jazz
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A1 Swing 39
A2 Vamp
A3 Ménilmontant
A4 John'S Groove
A5 B.B.B. (Bag'S Barney Blues)
B1 Swingin' Parisian Rhythm (Jazz Sur Seine)
B2 J'Ai Ta Main
B3 Nuages
B4 La Route Enchantée
B5 Que Reste-T-Il De Nos Amours?
B6 Minor'S Swing
B7 Epistrophy