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Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing CD


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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 straight-ahead jazz. ~ Scott Yanow

Recorded in Los Angeles, California on March 28 & July 26, 1955. Originally released on Contemporary (3513). Includes original liner notes by Ralph J. Gleason.

Personnel: Barney Kessel (guitar); George Auld, Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone); Harry "Sweets" Edison (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Al Hendrickson (guitar); Red Mitchell (bass); Irv Cottler, Shelly Manne (drums).

To Swing Or Not To Swing Music

List Price	$11.97 (You save $0.08)
Category	Rock/Pop Albums, Jazz CDs, Jazz Instrument, Guitar
Label	Original Jazz Classics
Orig Year	1955
All Time Product Rank	40,436
CD Universe Part number	1035995
Catalog number	317
Discs	1
Release Date	Jul 01, 1991
Studio/Live	Studio
Mono/Stereo	Mono
Producer	Lester Koenig
Engineer	John Palladino
Recording Time	40 minutes
Personnel	Barney Kessel - guitar Bill Perkins - tenor saxophone Al Hendrickson - guitar Irv Cottler Also: Shelly Manne, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Georgie Auld, Red Mitchell

Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing Songs

Trk	Song	Time	Price
1	Begin The Blues	4:28	$0.99
2	Louisiana	3:56	$0.99
3	Happy Feeling	3:57	$0.99
4	Embraceable You	3:23	$0.99
5	Wall Street	4:24	$0.99
6	Indiana	3:13	$0.99
7	Moten Swing	3:57	$0.99
8	Midnight Sun	3:10	$0.99
9	Contemporary Blues	4:09	$0.99
10	Don't Blame Me	2:58	$0.99
11	12th Street Rag	2:58	$0.99

To Swing Or Not To Swing Music

To Swing Or Not To Swing CD (1955) 5 stars

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To Swing Or Not To Swing Music Review

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

5 stars This is one definition of "swing"
Barney takes the style of Charlie Christian and brings it into the "50's".
Submitted by psellers (Hagerstown, MD. USA)
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