BARNEY WILEN

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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
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BARNEY WILEN Barney Wilen Quintet album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Barney Wilen Quintet
Hard Bop 1957
BARNEY WILEN Tilt (aka Barney Wilen Quartet) album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Tilt (aka Barney Wilen Quartet)
Hard Bop 1957
BARNEY WILEN Jazz Sur Seine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz Sur Seine
Hard Bop 1958
BARNEY WILEN Un Témoin Dans La Ville album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Un Témoin Dans La Ville
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1959
BARNEY WILEN Zodiac album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Zodiac
Hard Bop 1966
BARNEY WILEN Jazz meets India album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz meets India
World Fusion 1967
BARNEY WILEN Dear Prof. Leary album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dear Prof. Leary
Fusion 1968
BARNEY WILEN Auto Jazz: Tragic Destiny of Lorenzo Bandini album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Auto Jazz: Tragic Destiny of Lorenzo Bandini
Jazz Related Soundtracks 1968
BARNEY WILEN Moshi album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Moshi
Jazz Related Improv/Composition 1972
BARNEY WILEN jardin exotique album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
jardin exotique
Latin Jazz 1983
BARNEY WILEN La Note Bleue album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
La Note Bleue
Hard Bop 1987
BARNEY WILEN French Ballads album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
French Ballads
Post Bop 1987
BARNEY WILEN Wild Dogs of the Ruwenzori album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Wild Dogs of the Ruwenzori
Hard Bop 1989
BARNEY WILEN Paris Moods album cover 3.00 | 1 ratings
Paris Moods
Hard Bop 1990
BARNEY WILEN Movie Themes From France (aka French Movie Story) album cover 1.50 | 1 ratings
Movie Themes From France (aka French Movie Story)
Cool Jazz 1990
BARNEY WILEN French Story album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
French Story
Hard Bop 1990
BARNEY WILEN Sanctuary album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Sanctuary
Post Bop 1991
BARNEY WILEN Modern Nostalgie - Starbust Forever album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Modern Nostalgie - Starbust Forever
Hard Bop 1991
BARNEY WILEN Essential Ballads album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Essential Ballads
Post Bop 1993
BARNEY WILEN Inside Nitty = Gritty album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Inside Nitty = Gritty
Hard Bop 1993
BARNEY WILEN Le Ca: New York Romance album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Ca: New York Romance
Hard Bop 1994
BARNEY WILEN Talisman album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Talisman
Hard Bop 1994
BARNEY WILEN Passione album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Passione
Hard Bop 1995
BARNEY WILEN Moshi Too: Unreleased Tapes Recorded in Africa 1969-1970 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Moshi Too: Unreleased Tapes Recorded in Africa 1969-1970
World Fusion 2012

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BARNEY WILEN Barney album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Barney
Hard Bop 1960
BARNEY WILEN Newport '59 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Newport '59
Hard Bop 1991
BARNEY WILEN Dream Time album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dream Time
Hard Bop 1992
BARNEY WILEN Le Grand Cirque album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Le Grand Cirque
Hard Bop 1993
BARNEY WILEN More From Barney At The Club Saint-Germain album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
More From Barney At The Club Saint-Germain
Hard Bop 1997
BARNEY WILEN The Osaka Concert album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
The Osaka Concert
Hard Bop 1999
BARNEY WILEN Flashback album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Flashback
Hard Bop 2001
BARNEY WILEN Jazz-Hip Trio ‎: Le Jardin Aux Sentiers Qui Bifurquent album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz-Hip Trio ‎: Le Jardin Aux Sentiers Qui Bifurquent
Swing 2004
BARNEY WILEN Dreamtime album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Dreamtime
Hard Bop 2004
BARNEY WILEN Barney Wilen & Dièse 440 : Live In Paris 8 Janvier 1983 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Barney Wilen & Dièse 440 : Live In Paris 8 Janvier 1983
Jazz Related Electronica/Hip-Hop 2007
BARNEY WILEN Live In Tokyo ́91 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Live In Tokyo ́91
Hard Bop 2019
BARNEY WILEN Barney Wilen Quartet feat. Tete Montoliu : Barney And Tete - Grenoble '88 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Barney Wilen Quartet feat. Tete Montoliu : Barney And Tete - Grenoble '88
Hard Bop 2020

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BARNEY WILEN Un Temoin Dans La Ville & Jazz Sur Seine album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Un Temoin Dans La Ville & Jazz Sur Seine
Hard Bop 1987
BARNEY WILEN Trilogy -The Complete Last 3 Works album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Trilogy -The Complete Last 3 Works
Hard Bop 1996
BARNEY WILEN Barney At The Club Saint-Germain (Paris 1959) - The Complete RCA VICTOR Recordings album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Barney At The Club Saint-Germain (Paris 1959) - The Complete RCA VICTOR Recordings
Hard Bop 1997
BARNEY WILEN Jazz et Cinema, Vol. 1 album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Jazz et Cinema, Vol. 1
Jazz Related Soundtracks 2001
BARNEY WILEN Essential Best album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
Essential Best
Hard Bop 2009
BARNEY WILEN No Problem album cover 0.00 | 0 ratings
No Problem
Hard Bop 2012

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