Barney Wilen - Tilt+6 (1957) [2014 Japan Jazz Collection 1000]

Reissue with latest remastering. Comes with liner notes. Important early work from one of the greatest European saxophonists of the 50s – a seminal batch of music recorded for the Vogue label in the 50s! Wilen also recorded famously with American musicians during the 50s – including Miles Davis and Art Blakey – but this set features Barney's searing tenor in the company of an all-French group – with the boppish Maurice Vander on piano, plus Charles Saudrais on drums, and Bibi Rovere on bass. Titles include more than a few Monk tunes – including "Hackensack", "Think of One", and "Mysterioso" – plus other jazz standards like "Night In Tunisia" and "Blue N Boogie" – all given a new sort of voice by Wilen. The 6 bonus tracks include alternate versions of "Blue N' Boogie", "Nature Boy", "Hackensack" and "Blue Monk", plus "We See" and "Let's Call This".

Tracks:

01 - Blue N' Boogie
02 - Nature Boy
03 - Melancholy Baby
04 - Night In Tunisia
05 - The Way You Look To Night
06 - Hackensack
07 - Blue Monk
08 - Mysterioso
09 - Think Of One
10 - Blue N' Boogie (alternate version)
11 - Nature Boy (alternate version)
12 - Hackensack (alternate version)
13 - Blue Monk (alternate version)
14 - We See
15 - Let's Call This

Personnel:

Barney Wilen - tenor sax
Maurice Vander - piano
Al Levitt - drums
Jackie Cnudde - piano
Bibi Rovère - bass
Charles Saudrais - drums