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Barney Wilen
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Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Barney Jean Wilen was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer.
Known for
- A l'intention de Mademoiselle Issoufou à Bilma — Self1971
- Ça c'est Claude François — Self1967
- Discorama — Self1959
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Barney Wilen (March 4, 1937 – May 25, 1996) was a French tenor and soprano saxophonist and jazz composer. Wilen was born in Nice; his father was an American dentist turned inventor, and his mother was French. He began performing in clubs in Nice after being encouraged by Blaise Cendrars who was a friend of his mother. His career was boosted in 1957 when he worked with Miles Davis on the soundtrack Ascenseur pour l'Échafaud. In 1959, Wilen wrote his two soundtracks Un Témoin Dans la Ville and Ja
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Bernard
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Nice
- Place of death
- Aubervilliers
- Occupation
- saxophonist
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- music
- Genre
- jazz
- Instrument
- saxophone
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- date of birth
- 1937-03-04
- date of death
- 1996-05-25
- name in native language
- Barney Wilen
- birth name
- Bernard Jean Wilen
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