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Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By 
Summary
Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel recorded at sessions in 1956 and released on the Contemporary label.[1]
| Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1957 | |||
| Recorded | August 6, October 15 and December 4, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 40:53 | |||
| Label | Contemporary C3521/S7521 | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Barney Kessel chronology | ||||
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Reception edit
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
The Allmusic review by Rovi Staff states: "Featured is Kessel's guitar with five woodwinds and a rhythm section".[2]
Track listing edit
- "Cheerful Little Earful" (Harry Warren, Ira Gershwin, Billy Rose) - 3:24
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 3:18
- "My Reverie" (Claude Debussy, Larry Clinton) - 2:30
- "Blues for a Playboy" (Barney Kessel) - 3:58
- "Love Is for the Very Young" (David Raksin) - 2:27
- "Carioca" (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn) - 4:30
- "Mountain Greenery" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:46
- "Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) - 4:58
- "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 2:45
- "Laura" (Raskin, Johnny Mercer) - 3:23
- "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 3:27
- "Fascinating Rhythm" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:27
- Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on August 6, 1956 (tracks 2, 9, 11 & 12), October 15, 1956 (tracks 1, 3, 4 & 6) and December 4, 1956 (tracks 5, 7, 8 & 10).
Personnel edit
- Barney Kessel - guitar
- Buddy Collette - flute, alto flute, clarinet (tracks 2, 9, 11 & 12)
- Junie Cobb - oboe, English horn
- George W. Smith - clarinet
- Justin Gordon - clarinet, bass clarinet
- Howard Terry - clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon
- André Previn (tracks 2, 9, 11 & 12), Jimmy Rowles (tracks 1, 3-6, 8 & 10), Claude Williamson (track 7) - piano
- Buddy Clark - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
References edit
- ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 25, 2015
- ^ a b Staff., Rovi. Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 820. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.