Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing

by Kessel

Overview

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 recording highly recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	09/13/2011
Label:	Poll Winners Records
UPC:	8436028698677
Rank:	167061

Tracks

1. Begin the Blues
2. Louisiana
3. Happy Feeling
4. Embraceable You
5. Wail Street
6. Indiana
7. Moten Swing
8. Midnight Sun
9. Contemporary Blues
10. Don't Blame Me
11. 12th Street Rag
12. Let's Cook
13. Time Remembered
14. Just In Time
15. Love Is Here To Stay
16. On a Slow Boat to China
17. My Old Flame
18. A Foggy Day
19. 64 Bars on Wilshire

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Barney Kessel   Primary Artist,Guitar
Shelly Manne   Guest Artist,Drums
Red Mitchell   Guest Artist,Bass
Jimmy Rowles   Guest Artist,Piano
Harry "Sweets" Edison   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Georgie Auld   Guest Artist,Sax (Tenor)
Leroy Vinnegar   Bass
Victor Feldman   Vibraphone
Irv Cottler   Drums
Bill Perkins   Sax (Tenor)
Irving Cottler   Drums
Claude Williamson   Piano
Hampton Hawes   Piano
Monty Budwig   Bass
Al Hendrickson   Guitar (Rhythm)
Bob Cooper   Sax (Tenor)

Technical Credits

Barney Kessel   Composer
Dorothy Fields   Composer
Lionel Hampton   Composer
Buster Moten   Composer
J.C. Johnson   Composer
William Claxton   Design,Photography,Cover Design
Frank Loesser   Composer
Ballard MacDonald   Composer
Andy Razaf   Composer
Betty Comden   Composer
Bob Schafer   Composer
Bob Schaefer   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Bennie Moten   Composer
Euday L. Bowman   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Johnny Mercer   Composer
Sam Coslow   Composer
Jule Styne   Composer
Ralph J. Gleason   Liner Notes
Arthur Johnston   Composer
James F. Hanley   Composer
Adolph Green   Composer
Jimmy McHugh   Composer
Sonny Burke   Composer