Barney Kessel - The Contemporary Years: Selected Recordings 1953-57 (2023)

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Artist: Barney Kessel, Barney Kessel Quintet, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne, Barney Kessel Septet
Title: The Contemporary Years: Selected Recordings 1953-57
Year Of Release: 2023
Label: Acrobat
Genre: Jazz
Quality: FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 2:23:37
Total Size: 666 MB
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

Disc 1
1. Barney Kessel Quintet – Vicky's Dream (02:50)
2. Barney Kessel Quintet – Just Squeeze Me (02:58)
3. Barney Kessel Quintet – Bernardo (02:33)
4. Barney Kessel Quintet – Tenderly (03:13)
5. Barney Kessel Quintet – Lullaby Of Birdland (03:08)
6. Barney Kessel Quintet – Salute To Charlie Christian (03:15)
7. Barney Kessel Quintet – I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (03:38)
8. Barney Kessel Quintet – On A Slow Boat To China (03:15)
9. Barney Kessel Quintet – Speak Low (02:42)
10. Barney Kessel Quintet – A Foggy Day (03:09)
11. Barney Kessel Quintet – Prelude To A Kiss (03:10)
12. Barney Kessel Quintet – How Long Has This Been Going On? (03:17)
13. Barney Kessel Quintet – 64 Bars On Wilshire Boulevard (03:17)
14. Barney Kessel Quintet – Barney's Blues (02:59)
15. Barney Kessel Septet – Happy Feeling (03:57)
16. Barney Kessel Septet – Contemporary Blues (04:08)
17. Barney Kessel Septet – Louisiana (03:56)
18. Barney Kessel Septet – Indiana (03:11)
19. Barney Kessel Septet – Moten Swing (03:57)
20. Barney Kessel Septet – Embraceable You (03:23)
21. Barney Kessel Septet – Midnight Sun (03:08)
22. Barney Kessel Septet – Don't Blame Me (02:54)

Disc 2
1. Barney Kessel Quintet – Jeepers Creepers (03:49)
2. Barney Kessel Quintet – I Didn't Know What Time It Was (03:54)
3. Barney Kessel Quintet – You Stepped Out Of A Dream (02:49)
4. Barney Kessel Quintet – April In Paris (02:44)
5. Barney Kessel Quintet – Easy Like (04:02)
6. Barney Kessel Quintet – North Of The Border (02:43)
7. Barney Kessel Orchestra – Fascinating Rhythm (02:30)
8. Barney Kessel Orchestra – Gone With The Wind (02:45)
9. Barney Kessel Orchestra – I Love You (03:30)
10. Barney Kessel Orchestra – Cheerful Little Earful (03:26)
11. Barney Kessel Orchestra – My Reverie (02:31)
12. Barney Kessel Orchestra – Blues For A Playboy (04:00)
13. Barney Kessel Orchestra – Love Is For The Very Young (02:28)
14. Barney Kessel Orchestra – Mountain Greenery (03:48)
15. Barney Kessel Orchestra – Laura (03:24)
16. Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly Manne – Jordu (03:29)
17. Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly Manne – It Could Happen To You (04:24)
18. Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly Manne – Don't Worry 'Bout Me (04:35)
19. Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly Manne – On Green Dolphin Street (04:02)
20. Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly Manne – Minor Mood (03:20)
21. Barney Kessel, Ray Brown & Shelly Manne – Nagasaki (03:05)

Barney Kessel was a jazz guitarist who is widely regarded as one of the most brilliant and versatile guitarists of the post-war era, who had a parallel career as one of the most in-demand session men in Hollywood, appearing on dozens of hit records and movie soundtracks. Emerging on the scene at the start of the 1940s he was greatly influenced by Charlie Christian, and became a fixture on bebop sessions through into the 1950s, working with the likes of Charlie Parker and Oscar Peterson and on the Jazz At The Philharmonic shows. This 43-track 2-CD collection comprises selected titles he recorded leading his own bands on albums for the Contemporary label during the middle years of the 1950s. It features tracks culled from his albums “Barney Kesssel”, “Barney Kessel Vol. 2”, “Easy Like”, Barney Kessel Plays Standards”, “To Swing Or Not To Swing”, “Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By” and “Poll Winners”. It includes recordings with Bud Shank, Harry Babasin, Shelly Manne, Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison, Jimmy Rowles, Al Hendrickson, Andre Previn, Buddy Collette, Ray Brown and other noted musicians who were members of his line-ups for these sessions. Ranging across standards and his own compositions, it’s a fascinating and enlightening showcase for a great guitarist best–known for his work with other bands, but is here featured as a leader.

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