Born in Nice, Barney Wilen’s (1937-1996) career was boosted in 1957 when he worked with Miles Davis on thesoundtrack Ascenseur pour l’échafaud. In 1959, Wilen wrote his two soundtracks Un témoin dans la ville andJazz sur scène with Kenny Clarke. He also wrote a soundtrack for Roger Vadim’s film Les liaisons dangereusestwo years later, working with Thelonious Monk. Wilen toured in Japan for the first time in 1990 and returned thefollowing year when this concert was taped. He died of cancer in Paris at the age of 59.

• 1. Introduction/Beautiful Love
• 2. How Deep is the Ocean?
• 3. L'ame Des Poetes
• 4. Old Folks