Kessel Plays Standards | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 1956 | |||
Recorded | June 4, 1954, July 1, 1954 and September 12, 1955 | |||
Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Label | Contemporary C3512 | |||
Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
Barney Kessel chronology | ||||
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Kessel Plays Standards (subtitled Barney Kessel Volume 2) is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel released on the Contemporary label and featuring eight tracks originally released on the Barney Kessel Volume 2 10-inch album which were recorded at sessions in 1954 along with an additional four tracks from 1955. [1]
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
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