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Barney Wilen & Mal Waldron Trio - Movie Themes from France (1989) Genre: Jazz

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Soft and sensuous, saxophonist Barney Wilen runs gently through eight French movie soundtracks, with the Mal Waldron Trio behind him. Wilen came to international attention decades before with his work with Miles Davis, and several of the themes here were actually written by the trumpeter. Wilen has been criticized for sounding tired on this recording, and, in fact, his sound does sometimes sound somewhat sleepy, though often attractively so. In ways, this sounds a bit like Stan Getz minus some oomph. The results are lazily appealing, the sort of melodies that might be soothing after a long day. This is not to imply, though, that Wilen is anything less than a very strong jazz performer, as his phrasing and choice of notes are smack dab in the middle of the jazz tradition. Yet, even when he builds tension, as he likes to do on his soprano, it has the feel of being held back. He is best heard on tenor, and on those tracks his lilting, soft forays usually hit the mark. Waldron is an oddly sympathetic voice, so much so that the music is often in danger of drifting to paradise.

Dustygroove.com:

One of the best later albums by French tenor genius Barney Wilen -- a true gem that's far better than the title might indicate! The tunes, as you might guess, are all themes from French films -- stretching back to the late 50s jazz/new wave days, when Wilen recorded on a few brilliant soundtracks with Miles Davis and Art Blakey -- and moving forward into later years to include a few great tunes from the 60s French scene. The group on the set is Mal Waldron's excellent trio with Stafford James on bass and Eddie Moore on drums -- the three of them rounding out the tunes with a strong degree of soul, and lots of open notes and space, which lets Wilen do some incredible work on both tenor and soprano saxes. Tunes are all quite long, and really depart from the original structures -- and titles include "Un Homme Et Une Femme", "Les Parapluies De Cherbourg", "Manha De Carnaval", "No Problem", and "Julien Dans L'Ascenseur".

Personnel:

Barney Wilen (tenor saxophone)

Mal Waldron (piano)

Stafford James (bass)

Eddie Moore (drums)



Tracks:

1. Un Homme et une Femme Francis Lai - Pierre Barouh (6:21)

2. Julien Dans l'Ascenseur {Florence Sur Les Champs-Elysées} - Miles Davis (7:31)

3. Les Parapluies de Cherbourg - Michel Legrand (9:56)

4. No Problem - Duke Jordan (8:45)

5. Manha de Carnaval - Luiz Bonfá (10:31)

6. Générique - Miles Davis (6:56)

7. Les Feuilles Mortes - Joseph Kosma (7:45)

8. Quiet Temple - Mal Waldron (9:36)

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