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Barney Wilen March 4 1937 – May 25 1996 Was A French Tenor And Soprano Saxophonist And Jazz Composer. Wilen Was Born In Nice His Father Was An American Dentist Turned Inventor And His Mother Was French. He Began Performing In Clubs In Nice After Being Encouraged By Blaise Cendrars Who Was A Friend Of His Mother. His Career Was Boosted In 1957 When He Worked With Miles Davis On The Soundtrack Ascenseur Pour L'Échafaud. In 1959 Wilen Wrote His Two Soundtracks Un Témoin Dans La Ville And Jazz Sur Scène With Kenny Clarke. He Wrote A Soundtrack For Roger Vadim's Film Les Liaisons Dangeureuse Two Years Later Working With Thelonious Monk. Wilen Returned To Composing For French Films In The 1980s And 1990s. In The Mid-To-Late 1960s He Became Interested In Rock And Recorded An Album Dedicated To Timothy Leary. He Also Worked With Punk Rockers Before Returning To Jazz In The 1990s. Wilen Played With Modern Jazz Musicians Until His Death In 1996. He Died Of Cancer In Paris At The Age 59.
In 1987 French Comic Book Artist Jacques De Loustal And Author Philippe Paringaux Paid Homage To Wilen In Their "bande Dessinée" Barney Et La Note Bleue "Barney And The Blue Note" . Discography As Leader
1957 Tilt - Vogue Swing
1958 Jazz Sur Seine - Philips
1959 Barney - RCA
1959 Un Témoin Dans La Ville - Fontana
1962 Jazz Soundtrack From Mental Cruelty - Decca
1966 Zodiac Suite - Vogue
1968 Dear Prof. Leary - MPS Records
1968 Auto Jazz Tragic Destiny Of Lorenzo Bandini - MPS
1972 Moshi - Saravah
1975 Free Jazz - Mouloudji
1986 Flashback - Paris Jazz Corner
1987 La Note Bleue - IDA
1987 French Ballads - IDA
1989 Wild Dogs Of The Ruwenzori - IDA
1990 Paris Moods - Alfa Jazz
1991 Sanctuary - IDA
1991 Modern Nostalgie Starbust Forever - Alfa Jazz
1992 Dream Time - Deux
1992 Aigre-Douce - Alfa Global
1993 Essential Ballads - Alfa Jazz
1993 Talisman - IDA
1993 Inside Nitty Gritty - Venus
1994 Barney Wilen Quartet New York Romance - Venus
1994 The Osaka Concert - Trema
1995 Passione - Venus As Sideman
With Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers 1959 Les Liaisons Dangereuses 1960 Original Soundtrack
1959 Paris Jam Session - Fontana
With Miles Davis 1957 Miles Davis And Barney Wilen Quartet - Carlyne
1958 Ascenseur Pour L'échafaud - Polygram/Fontana
With John Lewis 1956 Afternoon In Paris - Atlantic
With Bud Powell 1959 Cookin' At Saint-Germain 57-59 - Mythic Sound
1961 Pianology - Moon
With Martial Solal 1958 Martial Solal Et Son Grand Orchestre - Swing read less