Feeling Free (Barney Kessell album)

Feeling Free
Studio album by Barney Kessel
Released	1969
Recorded	February 13, 1969
Studio	Contemporary Record's Studio in Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	43:05
Label	Contemporary M3618/S7618
Producer	Lester Koenig
Barney Kessel chronology
Hair Is Beautiful (1968) Feeling Free (1969) Guitarra (1969)

Feeling Free is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel recorded in 1969 and released on the Contemporary label. ^[1] The album marked a brief return to the label before Kessel embarked on an extended stay in Europe.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings	[3]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Although none of the musicians was associated exclusively with the avant-garde (Elvin Jones came the closest but never quite embraced free jazz), they show the influence of the explorations of the era, using aspects of the innovations as a logical way to stretch the jazz mainstream. Fascinating music". ^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Barney Kessel except as indicated

1. "Moving Up" - 5:14
2. "Blue Grass" - 9:24
3. "This Guy's in Love with You" (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) - 5:14
4. "Blues up, Down and All Around" - 8:21
5. "The Sound of Silence" (Paul Simon) - 7:39
6. "Two Note Samba" - 4:55

Personnel

• Barney Kessel - guitar
• Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone
• Chuck Domanico - bass
• Elvin Jones - drums

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 25, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Feeling Free – 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.