Swing · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Tilt
| Recorded | Jan 7-11, 1957 |
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| Label | Swing |
| Catalog | LDM 30.058 |
| Released | 1957 |
| Personnel | 6 credited players |
| Discogs | master 498746 |
The record
Cut in Paris when Wilen was barely out of his teens, this session already carries hard-bop authority in the phrasing. Two rotating rhythm sections give the record a loose, club-tested pulse under his cool tenor drive.
Session personnel
- Gilbert Rovère — bass
- Al Levitt — drums
- Charles Saudrais — drums
- Jacky Cnudde — piano
- Maurice Vander — piano
- Barney Wilen — tenor saxophone
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1957 | Swing (3) · LDM 30.058 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1987 | Vogue · 600 166 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Vogue · 655621 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Vogue · 600166 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| 1998 | BMG France · 74321559492 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered |
| 1999 | Swing (3) · LDM. 30.058 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Reissue |
| 1999 | Swing (3) · BVCJ-37031 — CD, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2013 | Swing (3) · LDM 30.058 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Mono |
| 2017 | Disques Vogue · 88985408182 — CD, Album, Reissue |
| — | Swing |
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