Let's Cook!

Summary

Let's Cook! is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel recorded at sessions in 1957 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1962.[1]

Let's Cook!
Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedAugust 6 and November 11, 1957
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length39:50
LabelContemporary M3603/S7603
ProducerLester Koenig
Barney Kessel chronology
The Poll Winners
(1957)
Let's Cook!
(1962)
The Poll Winners Ride Again!
(1958)

Reception edit

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic     [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings    [3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Throughout, Kessel keeps with the other all-stars, swinging hard while paying tribute to the legacy of Charlie Christian".[2]

Track listing edit

  1. "Let's Cook" (Barney Kessel) - 11:18
  2. "Time Remembered" (Vernon Duke) - 4:15
  3. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 4:57
  4. "Tiger Rag" (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) - 9:50
  5. "Jersey Bounce" (Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater, Buddy Feyne) - 9:30
  • Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on August 6, 1957 (tracks 4 & 5) and November 11, 1957 (tracks 1-3)

Personnel edit

References edit

  1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 25, 2015
  2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Let's Cook! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 821. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.