Kessel's Kit is particularly interesting. For that album, recorded on May 7, 8 and 9 of 1969, Kessel put together a sextet and recorded most tracks with a light samba feel. Backing him on the sessions were Antonello Vannucchi (org), Kessel and Carlo Pes (g), Giovanni Tommaso (e-b), Ciro Cirro (d,tymp), and Vincenzo Enzo" Restuccia (perc).
What I love most about the recording is that it has a beautiful, Italian pop-cafe sound, with Kessel riding on top. Copies of the LP are available at eBay and Discogs.com, and the Japanese release on CD is at Amazon.
Here's the full Kessel's Kit without ad interruptions...
This story appears courtesy of JazzWax by Marc Myers.
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