Afternoon in Paris (album)

Afternoon in Paris is an album by American pianist and composer John Lewis and French guitarist Sacha Distel recorded for the Atlantic label.[1]

Afternoon in Paris
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedDecember 4 & 7, 1956
Paris, France
GenreJazz
Length43:08
LabelAtlantic
SD 1267
John Lewis chronology
Grand Encounter
(1956)
Afternoon in Paris
(1957)
The John Lewis Piano
(1957)

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with its reviewer, Alex Henderson, commenting: "the part-American, part-French group of improvisers provides an above-average bop album".[2]

Track listing

  1. "I Cover the Waterfront" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 6:51
  2. "Dear Old Stockholm" (Traditional) - 6:07
  3. "Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) - 9:23
  4. "All the Things You Are" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:16
  5. "Bags' Groove" (Milt Jackson) - 6:12
  6. "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) - 9:31

Personnel

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References

  1. Atlantic Records Catalog: 1200 series accessed September 11, 2015
  2. Henderson, Alex. Afternoon in Paris – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved September 11, 2015.
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