Afternoon In Paris

Synopsis of Afternoon In Paris

«Afternoon in Paris» is a jazz album by John Lewis and Sacha Distel, released in this CD edition by Phoenix Records.

Recorded in Paris in December 1956, it brings together pianist John Lewis and guitarist Sacha Distel with musicians including Barney Wilen, Percy Heath, Pierre Michelot, Kenny Clarke, and Connie Kay. The repertoire includes «I Cover the Waterfront», «Afternoon in Paris», «All the Things You Are», and «Bags’ Groove».

This 2013 reissue, catalog number 131597, includes additional tracks such as «Little Girl Blue» and «D & E». The original album was released in 1957.

For fans of jazz and of the coming together of American and French musicians in the 1950s.