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Barney Wilen Quintet

🎵 A rare original Guilde Du Jazz mono issue and the remarkable debut of Barney Wilen as leader 🎵

An authentic 1957 French pressing with true analog collector appeal, prized for its historical importance, original matrices, and beautifully intimate mono sound.

🎼 Details

Artist: Barney Wilen Quintet

Title: Barney Wilen Quintet

Label: Guilde Du Jazz – J-1239

Format: Vinyl, LP, Mono

Country: France

Released: 1957

Genre: Jazz

Style: Bop

Collector note: Original French pressing on Guilde Du Jazz, and Barney Wilen’s first recording as a leader. A key title for collectors of French jazz, early modern bop, and serious analog mono pressings.

🎵 Tracklist

  • Moving Out
  • Brainstorm
  • Lloyd's Brother's Tune
  • Crystal Ball
  • Spracklin
  • Up In Alsace
  • Dink
  • Blue Hubert
  • Office
  • Papiermento
  • Snakes

A superb Paris session from 1957, alive with youthful drive, fine ensemble interplay, and the elegant tension of early European bop. Wilen’s tenor is lyrical, modern, and already highly distinctive, making this LP both musically rewarding and historically essential.

🎤 Personnel

  • Barney Wilen – Tenor saxophone
  • Hubert Fol – Alto saxophone
  • Nico Bunink – Piano
  • Lloyd Thompson – Bass
  • Al Levitt – Drums

💡 Technical details

Matrix / Runout (Side A): M6-182697 J-1239 PT 1 H- XPARTX-35635

Matrix / Runout (Side B): M6-182698 J-1239 PT 2 H- XPARTX-35636

Record weight: 359 grams

✨ Condition

Record condition: VG+++ slight surface marks; visual hairlines, seems few played. It PLAYS VERY WELL but with soft surface noises

Cover condition: VG+++ slight wear marks; ring wear; verso top left threadbare and yellowed. CLEAN

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  • ✅ Professionally cleaned and tested on audiophile equipment
  • ✅ Handled and packed with care by a trusted record store
  • ✅ Original 1957 French Guilde Du Jazz pressing with matching period matrix details, highly desirable for vinyl collectors, analog enthusiasts, and serious European jazz buyers
  • ✅ A beautifully preserved copy of Barney Wilen’s first session as leader, with strong playback and true archival collector interest

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