Barney Kessel Let's Cook! CD

Let's Cook! Music

List Price	$11.97 (You save $2.32)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Guitar
Label	Original Jazz Classics
Orig Year	1957
All Time Sales Rank	38322
CD Universe Part number	1036681
Catalog number	1010
Discs	1
Release Date	Mar 09, 1999
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Mixed
Producer	Lester Koenig
Engineer	Roy DuNann
Recording Time	39 minutes
Personnel	Barney Kessel - guitar Jimmy Rowles - piano Also: Victor Feldman, Shelly Manne, Ben Webster, Frank Rosolino, Leroy Vinnegar, Hampton Hawes

Barney Kessel Let's Cook! Songs

1.	Let's Cook
2.	Time Remembered
3.	Just in Time	$0.99
4.	Tiger Rag
5.	Jersey Bounce

Let's Cook! Music Review

Average Rating: (5 out of 5 stars) 5 stars

5 stars This Cat is the Bomb!
Another extremely groovy situation by the master guitar guru, Mr. BK and what a delight it is.
Submitted by Hans (Arosa, Switzerland)
Was This Review Helpful? Yes No 1 of 1 found this helpful.

Have you heard this album?

To buy, Click on price to add to cart

Also Bought

Barney Kessel Easy Like, Vol. 1 CD (1953)

Let's Cook! album

$8.29

Other than four songs apiece released by Onyx and Verve, the CD reissue of Easy Like, Vol. 1 has guitarist Barney Kessel's first sessions as a leader, performances which launched his longtime association with the Contemporary label. Augmented by two "new" alternate takes, the set features Kessel in boppish form with quintets in 1953 and 1956 featuring, either Bud Shank or Buddy Collette doubling on flute and alto. Kessel shows off the influence of Charlie Christian throughout the performances, with the highlights including "Easy Like," "Lullaby ...

Also Bought

Barney Kessel To Swing Or Not To Swing CD (1955)

Let's Cook! CD music

$9.65

Guitarist Barney Kessel's string of recordings for Contemporary in the 1950s included some of the finest work of his career. The unusual repertoire on this set -- which includes "Louisiana," "Indiana," and "12th Street Rag," along with four Kessel originals and more usual standards -- would by itself make this bop/cool set noteworthy. Add to that a very interesting lineup of players (trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, Georgie Auld or Bill Perkins on tenor, pianist Jimmy Rowles, the rhythm guitar of Al Hendrickson, bassist Red Mitchell, and Shelly Manne or Irv Cottler on drums) and some excellent showcases for Kessel, and the overall result is a CD highly recommended to fans of ...

Also Bought

Ray Brown Exploring The Scene CD (1960)

Let's Cook! music CDs

$9.59

For one of their better outings, the Poll Winners (guitarist Barney Kessel, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Shelly Manne) perform nine fairly recent jazz standards. It is ironic that this is their only release not yet reissued on CD, since it may very well be their strongest program. The trio performs creative versions of such songs as "Little Susie," "So What," "Doodlin'," "This Here," and Ornette Coleman's "The Blessing." Worth searching for. ~ Scott Yanow Recorded in September 1960. Full performer name: Barney Kessel/Shelly ...

Also Bought

Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party CD (1960)

Let's Cook! songs

$9.89

In 1960, a title like Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party at Contemporary must have sounded more like popular slang than a style of jazz. And indeed, the double meaning was intentional: this live effort was recorded at a swinging record label party at Contemporary and the music performed by guitarist Barney Kessel is definitely swing. Backed by pianist Marvin Jenkins, bassist Gary Peacock, and drummer Ron Lundberg, Kessel explores a half-dozen classic tunes. The band kicks off with a nine-minute romp called "Bluesology" before dipping into a lovely version of "Lover Man (Oh, Where Can You Be)." Interestingly, on this latter tune Jenkins plays flute, adding a bit of delicacy to this gentle ballad. There's a relaxed, eight-minute take on Charlie Parker's "Now's the Time," with Kessel turning in an energetic solo filled with bent strings and blue notes. The band closes with a forceful version of Ahmad Jamal's "New Rhumba," with some animated percussion work by Lundberg. With one exception, all of the pieces run over six minutes, leaving plenty of room for the players to stretch their musical legs. Loose, open, and off the cuff, Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party at Contemporary finds Kessel and company in great form. For fans and guitar aficionados who missed the party, this swinging set will serve as a fine substitute. ~ Ronnie D. Lankford, Jr. Rec.At Contemporary's Studio, Los Angeles;July ...

Also Bought

Frank Wess Quartet CD (1960)

Let's Cook! album

$8.75

Frank Wess has long been one of the most underrated flautists in jazz, but it's his primary instrument on this CD reissue of a Moodsville LP recorded in 1960. With fine accompaniment by piano master Tommy Flanagan, bassist Eddie Jones and drummer Bobby Donaldson, the leader's lyrical chops are evident in Alec Wilder's rarely performed ballad "It's So Peaceful in the Country." The light Latin setting of "Star Eyes" initially spotlights Flanagan's elegant piano, with the rhythm switching gears as Wess works his magic on flute. Flanagan alone introduces the dreamy interpretation of "But Beautiful," while Wess will melt any heart with his gorgeous flute solo. Wess is best known for his swinging tenor saxophone, heard on the richly textured "Gone With the Wind," a spacious "Stella by Starlight" (which will rival any saxophonist's recording for pure beauty), as well as his bluesy original "Rainy Afternoon," with Donaldson's light ...