{"title":"Sacha Distel","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBorn Alexandre Distel on 29 January 1933 in Paris, Sacha Distel was the son of Russian-Jewish émigré Leonid Distel from Odesa, Ukraine, and French-Jewish pianist Andrée Ventura. His uncle was bandleader Ray Ventura, who settled in Paris with his orchestra Les Collégiens. By 17, Distel was one of France's most promising jazz guitarists. In 1953, he joined Lionel Hampton's big band during its first European tour. He recorded the 1957 album \u003cem\u003eAfternoon in Paris \u003c\/em\u003ewith pianist John Lewis for Atlantic Records, featuring Barney Wilen on tenor saxophone and Percy Heath on bass. He worked with Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Bennett, and appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show in the late 1950s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eIn 1958, Distel turned to singing and had his first hit with \"Scoubidou\". From 1958 to 1959, he had a highly publicised relationship with actress Brigitte Bardot. In the 1960s, he composed \"La Belle Vie\", which became \"The Good Life\" when recorded by Tony Bennett in 1963, reaching number 18 on Billboard's Hot 100. He married Olympic skier Francine Bréaud in 1963. In 1970, his cover of \"Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head\" reached number 10 in the UK charts. He became popular in Britain during the 1970s, hosted the Miss World contest in London, and had his own variety show on French television. In 1997, he was made Chevalier of the Légion d'honneur. Distel died in 2004 in Rayol-Canadel, near Saint-Tropez, aged 71.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"john-lewis-sacha-distel-afternoon-in-paris-1958-japanese-atlantic-atl-5013-original-lp-mono","title":"John Lewis \u0026 Sacha Distel - Afternoon in Paris (1958 Japanese Atlantic ATL-5013 Original LP, Mono)","description":"\u003cp data-end=\"1214\" data-start=\"1061\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eVinyl\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: NM\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSleeve\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: EX\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObi:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOur grading system explained \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/dpbg4u-d1.myshopify.com\/pages\/secondhand-grading-guide\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003ehere\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePhoto is of the actual item.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJohn Lewis \u0026amp; Sacha Distel - \u003cem\u003eAfternoon in Paris\u003c\/em\u003e | Vinyl LP - 1958 Japanese Atlantic ATL-5013 Original Mono Pressing (Victor Record Company Ltd.)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRecorded in Paris on 4 and 7 December 1956\u003c\/strong\u003e; a co-led session by MJQ pianist John Lewis and French guitarist Sacha Distel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe B-side is effectively the Modern Jazz Quartet minus Milt Jackson\u003c\/strong\u003e: Lewis on piano, Percy Heath on bass, Kenny Clarke (the MJQ's original drummer, since replaced by Kay) on drums, extended into a quintet with Distel on guitar and Wilen on tenor\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli class=\"whitespace-normal break-words pl-2\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e1958 original Japanese Atlantic pressing\u003c\/strong\u003e manufactured by Victor Record Company Ltd., mono, in flip-back cover\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn Lewis was in Paris with the Modern Jazz Quartet in November and December 1956. While there, he recorded two sessions for the French label Disques Versailles with a small group built around Sacha Distel on guitar and Barney Wilen on tenor saxophone. Distel, then 22, was already a respected figure in French jazz circles. Wilen, born in Nice to a French mother and an American father, was 19. Within a year he would be playing on Miles Davis's \u003cem\u003eAscenseur pour l'échafaud\u003c\/em\u003e soundtrack, alongside Pierre Michelot and Kenny Clarke — two of the same musicians who appear here. The album was recorded across two dates in December 1956, with different rhythm sections for each. Side A uses Connie Kay on drums and Michelot on bass; Side B uses Kenny Clarke and Percy Heath. Clarke, Kay, Heath and Lewis were, between them, the core of the Modern Jazz Quartet — Clarke having been the MJQ's original drummer before Connie Kay succeeded him in 1955.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe six tracks divide between jazz standards and one Lewis original. \"I Cover the Waterfront,\" \"Dear Old Stockholm,\" \"All the Things You Are\" and \"Willow Weep for Me\" are the standards; \"Bags' Groove\" is Milt Jackson's blues — the absent MJQ vibraphonist's most famous composition, played here without him. The title track, \"Afternoon in Paris,\" is by Lewis. Wilen's solos throughout are relaxed and large-toned for a player his age; the American critical reception at the time noted the surprise of his playing on \"Bags' Groove\" in particular. The album was licensed by Atlantic for the American market in 1957, with cover design by Marvin Israel and liner notes by Ralph J. Gleason. This Japanese pressing (ATL-5013) was manufactured by Victor Record Company Ltd. in 1958, the year following the US release.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Atlantic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43283554435131,"sku":null,"price":75.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0630\/3203\/3339\/files\/IMG_6386.jpg?v=1773527351"}],"url":"https:\/\/lushliferecords.com.au\/collections\/sacha-distel.oembed","provider":"Lush Life Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}