Afternoon in Paris Fusion The Decca quintet date presented

The Decca quintet date presented here as a bonus

Hus Kingpin asserts himself as the star of this show

genre-defying

they are delighted to document bassist Ugonna Okegwo’s relationship with the band

and a lush spectrum of emotional tones

Afternoon in Paris Fusion The Decca quintet date presentedThis release presents the complete original 1956 LP Afternoon in Paris (Atlantic LP1267). Recorded in Paris, it is the only existing collaboration between John Lewis and French guitarist Sacha Distel, as well as with French saxophonist Barney Wilen. Also featured here are the also French Pierre Michelot (with whom Lewis only recorded one more date in Paris in 1950), two members of Lewis Modern Jazz Quartet, Percy Heath and Connie Kay, and one ex