Another in the great series for the label Doxy, of Jazz music, composed for French films. Here we have a very young French sax player Barney Wilen, who became known internationally after working with Miles Davis, on his score for
Ascenseur pour l'échafaud.
Un témoin dens la ville is a classic noir-like score to its film, which one can smell the alcohol from the streets of the right bank. Well, it does have one of the great French stars, Lino Ventura (born in Italy I think, but still...) in a film I have never seen. I must make note... but if it's anything like its soundtrack, it's a must. Sadly, I don't know the other musicians on this recording, but this 1958 piece of wonder really reflects on what is on the above album cover. The mood is tense, with moments of intense beauty.
Side two is
Jazz sure seine, which is Wilen playing with various members of the Modern Jazz Quartet, such as vibe player Milt Jackson on piano and the great Kenny Clarke on drums. I'm not sure if this was originally made for a film track, but it clearly brings pictures in one's head. The music is touched with a lightness that's superb. This is a fantastic album that will melt your brain, and bring warmth to your soul.
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