Barney Kessel - Kessel's Kit (1969) [2015 Japan Jazz Collection 1000] CD-Rip

Reissue with the latest remastering. Comes with liner notes. One of Barney Kessel's greatest albums ever – a rare Italian-only session that has a sparkly Brazilian groove! The record was recorded in Rome in 1970, and it's got Kessel's guitar fronting a combo with organ and some very tight percussion – all dancing around in a fast samba mode that's different from virtually anything else he ever recorded – very groovy, very upbeat, and very much what you might expect when the talents of a west coast guitar giant meets the best of the Italian studio scene of the time! There's loads of original tracks on the set – like "Freeway", "Lison", "BJ's Samba", and "On the Riviera" – and the whole thing has a breezy dancing feel that's really wonderful!

Tracks:

01 - B. J. 's Samba
02 - Meu Irmao
03 - Malibu
04 - On The Riviera
05 - Lison
06 - Freeway
07 - From My Heart
08 - Swing Samba
09 - Amelia

Personnel:

Barney Kessel - electric guitar
Carlo Pes - electric guitar
Antonello Vannucchi - organ Hammond
Giovanni Tommaso - electric bass
Enzo Restuccia - drums
Ciro Cicco - percussion