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Barney Kessel: Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party at Contemporary
by David Rickert
Swingin’ Party was recorded at Contemporary’s studio in from of a live audience (one can only wonder, given how many sessions were recorded there at this time, who might have been present). The reason for this is obvious; the setting combines the energy and spontaneity of a live performance with the pristine sound of the studio. ...
Barney Kessel (OJC: Let's Cook!
by Douglas Payne
A lively, swinging date from 1957 that certainly lives up to its name. Guitarist Barney Kessel fits his perfect trio featuring bassist Leroy Vinnegar and drummer Shelly Manne into one quintet with pianist Hampton Hawes and vibesman Victor Feldman and a sextet with tenor man Ben Webster, pianist Jimmy Rowles and trombonist Frank Rosolino. Over the ...
Barney Kessel: Let's Cook!
by AAJ Staff
Two sessions, one taste. What makes this special is a magic ingredient – fortune. Barney was called as a sideman for a Benny Carter date, but Benny couldn’t make it. Everyone else was there, so Barney was made the leader, and the tape started rolling. This let him jam with horns of great stature – Ben ...
Barney Kessel: Exploring The Scene and Workin' Out
by Larry Koenigsberg
Back in the 1950's, before jazz was “America's classical music," when it was still a contender among the various genres in American popular music, Barney Kessel was the perennial winner of the guitarist's spot in the jazz polls which various magazines conducted. Readers of Downbeat, Playboy and the long-gone Metronome liked the clear electric timbre, swift ...
King Of The Tenors - The Soul Of Ben Webster
By Ben Webster
Label: Verve Records
Released: 1992
Track listing: King Of The Tenors; Tenderly; Jive At Six; Don't Get Around Much Anymore; That's All; Bounce Blues; Pennies From Heaven; Cottontail; Danny Boy; The Soul Of Ben Webster; Fajista; Chelsea Bridge; Charlotte's Piccolo; Coal Train; When I Fall In Love; Ev's Mad; Ash.
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