Afternoon in Paris Fusion something so sorely needed and

something so sorely needed and begged for by the record-buying public

Hus Kingpin asserts himself as the star of this show

The Jungle Is the Only Way Out

I’ve never before in my life been affected by the lack of light so much

Featuring Muddy Waters

Afternoon in Paris Fusion something so sorely needed andThis release presents the complete original 1956 LP Afternoon in Paris (Atlantic LP1267). Recorded in Paris, it is the only existing collaboration between John Lewis and French guitarist Sacha Distel, as well as with French saxophonist Barney Wilen. Also featured here are the also French Pierre Michelot (with whom Lewis only recorded one more date in Paris in 1950), two members of Lewis Modern Jazz Quartet, Percy Heath and Connie Kay, and one ex