John Lewis & Sacha Distel - Afternoon In Paris 180G Vinyl LP - Sam Records

Michael Fremer's 100 Recommended All-Analog LP Reissues Worth Owning - Rated 29/100!The Absolute Sound Top Ten Vinyl Reissue of 2016!180 Gram Vinyl! Re-mastered by Ray Staff at Air Mastering Studio!Pressed at Pallas in Germany!"It's impossible to listen to 19-year-old Wilen's playing here without marveling at his poise and ability to improvise melodically. And close to impossible to stop listening to this timeless record once you have it on the turntable. Production values are through the rood for this release." - Duck Baker, The Absolute Sound Buyer's Guide 2016, 4/5 Music, 4.5/5 Sonics Read The Full Review Here!It was in Paris that John Lewis co-led this 1956 date with Sacha Distel, a French guitarist who never became well known in the U.S. but commanded a lot of respect in French jazz circles. The same can be said about the other French players employed on "Afternoon In Paris" -- neither tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen nor bassist Pierre Michelot were huge names in the U.S., although