Barney Kessel, Volume 3: "To Swing or Not to Swing"

~ Release by Barney Kessel (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

Barney Kessel, guitar
Harry Edison, trumpet
Bill Parkins, tenor sax
Jimmy Rowles, piano
Red Mitchell, bass
Shelly Manne, drums
Recorded March 28 & July 26, 1955

Annotation last modified on 2019-09-18 02:40 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Begin the Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-07-26) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-07-26)
recording of:
Begin the Blues (on 1955-07-26)
composer:
Barney Kessel
4:28
2Louisiana
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
engineer:
John Palladino
producer:
Lester Koenig
bass:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist)
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-07-26) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1955-07-26)
trumpet:
Harry Edison (on 1955-07-26)
recorded at:
Contemporary Records in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
cover recording of:
Louisiana (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf and Bob Schafer
composer:
J.C. Johnson
instrumental recording of:
Louisiana (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf and Bob Schafer
composer:
J.C. Johnson
3:56
3Happy Feeling
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-28)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-03-28)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-03-28) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-03-28)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-03-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-03-28)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-03-28)
recording of:
Happy Feeling (on 1955-03-28)
composer:
Barney Kessel
3:57
4Embraceable You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-07-26) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-07-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
Embraceable You (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music (new age music), New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:24
5Wail Street
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-28)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler (on 1955-03-28)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-03-28) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-03-28)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-03-28)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1955-03-28)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-03-28)
recording of:
Wail Street (on 1955-03-28)
composer:
Barney Kessel
4.054:25
6(Back Home Again in) Indiana
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-07-26) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-07-26)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-07-26)
instrumental recording of:
Indiana (Back Home Again in Indiana) (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Ballard MacDonald (in 1917)
composer:
James F. Hanley (in 1917)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946)
3:13
7Moten Swing
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-07-26) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1955-07-26)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-07-26)
cover recording of:
Moten Swing (on 1955-07-26)
writer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist), Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Count Basie (pianist) (in 1930) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1930)
3:58
8Midnight Sun
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-07-26) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-07-26)
instrumental recording of:
Midnight Sun (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
composer:
Johnny Mercer, Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1947) and Lionel Hampton (in 1947)
3:10
9Contemporary Blues
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-03-28)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-03-28)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-03-28)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-03-28) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-03-28)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-03-28)
tenor saxophone:
Bill Perkins (jazz saxophonist) (on 1955-03-28)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-03-28)
recording of:
Contemporary Blues (on 1955-03-28)
composer:
Barney Kessel
4:09
10Don't Blame Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-07-26) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-07-26)
instrumental recording of:
Don’t Blame Me (on 1955-07-26)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Ireneadele Publishing
2:58
11Twelfth Street Rag
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-07-26)
engineer:
John Palladino
double bass [bass]:
Red Mitchell (jazz double-bassist, composer and lyricist) (on 1955-07-26)
drums (drum set):
Irv Cottler (on 1955-07-26)
guitar:
Al Hendrickson (on 1955-07-26) and Barney Kessel (on 1955-07-26)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (on 1955-07-26)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1955-07-26)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1955-07-26)
cover recording of:
12th Street Rag (on 1955-07-26)
publisher:
Euday L. Bowman (on 1914-01-30)
lyricist:
James S. Sumner
composer:
Euday L. Bowman
arrangement of:
Twelfth Street Rag
2:59