Afternoon in Paris
Studio album by John Lewis & Sacha Distel
Released	1957
Recorded	December 4 & 7, 1956 Paris, France
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:08
Label	Atlantic SD 1267
John Lewis chronology
Grand Encounter (1956) Afternoon in Paris (1957) The John Lewis Piano (1957)

Afternoon in Paris is an album by American pianist and composer John Lewis and French guitarist Sacha Distel recorded for the Atlantic label. ^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Allmusic reviewer, Alex Henderson stated: "the part-American, part-French group of improvisers provides an above-average bop album". ^[2]

Track listing

1. " I Cover the Waterfront" ( Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) - 6:51
2. " Dear Old Stockholm" (Traditional) - 6:07
3. " Afternoon in Paris" (John Lewis) - 9:23
4. " All the Things You Are" ( Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) - 5:16
5. " Bags' Groove" ( Milt Jackson) - 6:12
6. " Willow Weep for Me" ( Ann Ronell) - 9:31

Personnel

• John Lewis - piano
• Sacha Distel - guitar
• Barney Wilen - tenor saxophone
• Percy Heath (tracks 4–6), Pierre Michelot (tracks 1–3) - bass
• Kenny Clarke (tracks 4–6), Connie Kay (tracks 1–3) - drums

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