Name: Un Témoin dans la Ville OST 10" LP
SKU: Barney Wilen-Un Temoin Dans La
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Barney Wilen – Un Témoin dans la Ville – OST – Fontana – 1959

Barney Wilen’s career soared in 1957 when he won the Django Reinhardt prize and collaborated with Miles Davis on the soundtrack for the film ‘Elevator to the Scaffold’. Building on his newfound international fame, Wilen recorded the soundtrack for ‘Les Liaisons Dangereuses’ with jazz greats Thelonious Monk and Art Blakey. In 1959, he composed the music for Edouard Molinaro’s film ‘Un témoin dans la ville’. For this atmospheric night tour through Paris, Wilen was joined by the talented musicians who had been performing with him at the Club Saint-Germain: Kenny Dorham, Duke Jordan, Paul Rovère, and Kenny Clarke. The synergy between the music and the film creates a seamless blend of sound and image.

Exclusive Features

Re-mastered from the original mono master tapes
Cut by Kevin Gray at Cohearent Mastering
Vinyl pressed by Optimal in Germany
10-inch facsimile reissue using the original cover art
Double insert using an original photo from 1959
Each record visually checked to prevent defects

Personnel

Barney Wilen (Saxophone)
Kenny Dorham (Trumpet)
Duke Jordan (Piano)
Paul Rovère (Bass)
Kenny Clarke (Drums)

Tracklist

Side	Track	Duration
A	Témoin dans la ville	2:56
A	La Pendaison	0:59
A	Mélodie pour les Radios-Taxis	3:47
A	Poursuite et métro	2:80
A	Ambiance pourpre	0:57
A	Préméditation dans l’appartement	1:40
B	La vie n’est qu’une lutte	2:80
B	Complainte du chauffeur	0:38
B	Sur l’antenne	0:40
B	Blues de l’attente	4:11
B	S.O.S. Radio-Taxis	0:53
B	Final au jardin d’Acclimatation	3:39

Featuring Barney Wilen’s masterful saxophone and the outstanding contributions of his bandmates, this album is an essential addition to any jazz collection. Un Témoin dans la Ville is a remarkable piece of music history, perfectly capturing the essence of 1950s Parisian jazz.