Jazz Blog Special: John Lewis & Sacha Distel, 'Afternoon in Paris'
...Distel, tenor saxophonist Barney Wilen and bassist Pierre Michelot who ignite the gig
Wilen, only 19 when the album was recorded, zips through the melodies like a water bug. Distel's guitar work is peppy, too. Lewis and his MJQ pals seem delighted to chase them through most of the album's six tunes
Dear Old Stockholm" is particularly bouncy...



