Following the unexpected success of his comeback album, La Note Bleue, iconic French saxophonist Barney Wilen embarked right away on his new project. French Ballads is the perfect synthesis between jazz and the French chanson. Presented here in the newly re-mastered CD edition from the 24-track analog master tapes by the original sound engineer, Herve Le Guil. The new album is, because of it's repertoire and approach, a quite unique work in the whole story of jazz.