music.wikisort.org - CompositionTo Swing or Not to Swing (subtitled Barney Kessel Volume 3) is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel released on the Contemporary label which was recorded at sessions in 1955.[1]
1956 studio album by Barney Kessel
To Swing or Not to Swing |
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Released | 1956 |
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Recorded | March 28 & July 26, 1955 |
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Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California |
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Genre | Jazz |
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Length | 40:24 |
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Label | Contemporary C3511 |
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Producer | Lester Koenig |
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Reception
Professional ratingsReview scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Allmusic |     [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |    [3] |
The AllMusic review by Scott Yanow states: "the overall result is a recording highly recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz".[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Barney Kessel, except as indicated
- "Begin the Blues" - 4:29
- "Louisiana" (J. C. Johnson, Andy Razaf, Bob Schafer) - 3:57
- "Happy Feeling" - 3:58
- "Embraceable You" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:24
- "Wail Street" - 4:25
- "Back Home Again in Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) - 3:13
- "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) - 3:58
- "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton) - 3:10
- "Contemporary Blues" - 4:09
- "Don't Blame Me" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) - 2:58
- "Twelfth Street Rag" (Euday L. Bowman) - 2:55
- Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on March 28, 1955 (tracks 3, 5 & 9) and July 26, 1955 (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10 & 11).
Personnel
- Barney Kessel - guitar
- Harry Edison - trumpet (tracks 2, 3 & 6-10)
- Georgie Auld (tracks 2, 6, 7 & 12), Bill Perkins (tracks 3, 5 & 9) - tenor saxophone
- Jimmy Rowles - piano
- Al Hendrickson - guitar
- Red Mitchell - bass
- Irv Cottler (tracks 1, 2, 4, 6-8, 10 & 11), Shelly Manne (tracks 3, 5 & 9) - drums
References
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With Billie Holiday | |
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