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Barney Kessel
The First Four Albums

Compil. UK 2008 on Avid Jazz label
Jazz

All Sessions Were Recorded In Los Angeles. Tracks 1-2, 1-5, 1-6 and 1-10 Recorded November 14, 1953. Tracks 1-3, 1-4, 1-7 and 1-9 Were Recorded December 19, 1953. Tracks 1-1, 1-8, 1-11 and 1-12 Were Recorded February 23, 1956. Tracks 1-13 to 1-16 Were Recorded June 4, 1954. Track 1-19 to 1-21 and 1-24 Were Recorded July 1,1954. Tracks 1-17, 1-18 and 1-22, 1-23 Were Recorded September 12, 1955. Tracks 2-3, 2-5, 2-9 Were Recorded March 28,1955. Tracks 2-2, 2-6, 2-7 Were Recorded July 26,1955(First Session). Tracks 2-1, 2-4, 2-8, 2-10 Were Recorded July 26, 1955 (Second Session). Tracks 2-12, 2-19, 2-22 Were Recorded August 6,1956. Tracks 2-11, 2-13. 2-14, 2-16 Were Recorded October 15,1956. Tracks 2-15, 2-17, .2-18, 2-20 Were Recorded December 4, 1956.

     
Musicians
PortraitBarney Kessel g, 1923-2004 US
guitar, album by, written by
PortraitBud Shank as, fl, 1926-2009 US
alto saxophone, flute
PortraitBuddy Collette fl, 1921-2010 US
alto saxophone, flute, clarinet, flute, alto flute, clarinet
PortraitBuddy Clark b, US
bass
PortraitHarry Babasin b, vc, 1921-1988 US
bass
PortraitMonty Budwig b, 1926-1992 US
bass
PortraitRed Mitchell b, 1927-1992 US
bass
PortraitHoward Terry sax, ts,
bassoon, clarinet, bass clarinet, clarinet
George W. Smith
clarinet
PortraitJustin Gordon fl, sax, 1917-1998 US
clarinet, bass clarinet
PortraitTed Nash fl, as, 1922-2011 US
clarinet, flute
PortraitChuck Thompson dr, 1921-2005 US
drums
PortraitIrv Cottler dr, 1918-1989 US
drums
PortraitShelly Manne dr, 1920-1984 US
drums
PortraitAl Hendrickson g, 1920-2007 US
guitar
PortraitJules Jacob , GB
oboe, english horn
PortraitBob Cooper ts, 1925-1993 US
oboe, tenor saxophone
PortraitAndré Previn p, *1929 US
piano
PortraitArnold Ross p, 1921-2000 US
piano
PortraitClaude Williamson p, 1926-2016 US
piano
PortraitHampton Hawes p, 1928-1977 US
piano
PortraitJimmy Rowles p, 1918-1996 US
piano
PortraitBill Perkins ts, 1924-2003 US
tenor saxophone
PortraitGeorgie Auld ts, 1919-1990 US
tenor vocals
PortraitHarry Edison tr, US
trumpet
Producers
George Hulme liner notes
Album Tracks
No Title Artist Composer Duration
1Barney Kessel: Vol 1 - Easy LikeBarney Kessel
2Easy LikeBarney KesselBarney Kessel4:00
3TenderlyBarney KesselWalter Gross3:11
4Lullaby Of BirdlandBarney KesselGeorge Shearing3:06
5What Is There To Say?Barney KesselE.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke3:31
6BernardoBarney KesselBarney Kessel2:32
7Vicky's DreamBarney KesselBarney Kessel2:49
8Salute To Charlie ChristianBarney KesselBarney Kessel3:14
9That's AllBarney KesselAlan Brandt, Bob Haymes4:07
10I Let A Song Go Out Of My HeartBarney KesselDuke Ellington3:36
11Just Squeeze MeBarney KesselDuke Ellington2:56
12April In ParisBarney KesselE.Y. Harburg, Vernon Duke2:43
13North Of The BorderBarney KesselBarney Kessel2:43
14Barney Kessel: Vol 2 - Barney Kessel Plays StandardsBarney Kessel
15Speak LowBarney KesselKurt Weill, Ogden Nash2:41
16Love Is Here To StayBarney KesselGeorge & Ira Gershwin3:23
17On The Slow Boat To ChinaBarney KesselFrank Loesser3:14
18How Long Has This Been Going OnBarney KesselGeorge & Ira Gershwin3:16
19My Old FlameBarney KesselArthur Johnston, Sam Coslow3:35
20Jeepers CreepersBarney KesselHarry Warren, Johnny Mercer3:47
21Barney's BluesBarney KesselBarney Kessel2:57
22Prelude To A KissBarney KesselDuke Ellington3:09
23A Foggy DayBarney KesselGeorge & Ira Gershwin3:07
24You Stepped Out Of My DreamBarney KesselGus Kahn, Nacio Herb Brown2:48
25I Didn't Know What Time It WasBarney KesselRodgers & Hart3:52
2664 Bars On WilshireBarney KesselBarney Kessel3:16
27Barney Kessel: Vol 3 - To Swing Or Not To SwingBarney Kessel
28Begin The BluesBarney KesselBarney Kessel4:26
29LouisianaBarney KesselAndy Razaf, Bob Schafer, J.C. Johnson3:54
30Happy FeelingBarney KesselBarney Kessel3:56
31Embraceable YouBarney KesselGeorge & Ira Gershwin3:21
32Wail StreetBarney KesselBarney Kessel4:24
33IndianaBarney KesselBallard MacDonald, James F. Hanley3:10
34Moten SwingBarney KesselBennie Moten, Buster Moten3:56
35Midnight SunBarney KesselLionel Hampton, Sonny Burke3:07
36Contemporary BluesBarney KesselBarney Kessel4:06
37Don't Blame MeBarney KesselJimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields2:55
38Barney Kessel: Vol 4 - Music To Listen To Barney Kessel ByBarney Kessel
39Cheerful Little EarfulBarney KesselBilly Rose, Harry Warren, Ira Gershwin3:25
40Makin' WhoopeeBarney KesselGus Kahn, Walter Donaldson3:17
41My ReverieBarney KesselClaude Debussy, Larry Clinton2:30
42Blues For A PlayboyBarney KesselBarney Kessel3:59
43Love Is For The Very YoungBarney KesselDavid Raksin2:27
44CariocaBarney KesselEdward Eliscu, Gus Kahn, Vincent Youmans4:31
45Mountain GreeneryBarney KesselRodgers & Hart3:48
46Indian SummerBarney KesselAl Dubin, Victor Herbert4:59
47Gone With The WindBarney KesselAllie Wrubel, Herbert Magidson2:44
48LauraBarney KesselDavid Raksin, Johnny Mercer3:23
49I Love YouBarney KesselCole Porter3:27
50Fascinating RhythmBarney KesselGeorge & Ira Gershwin2:29
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