Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By

Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By
Studio album by Barney Kessel
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
To Swing or Not to Swing (1955) Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By (1957) The Poll Winners (1957)

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]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
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

1. "Cheerful Little Earful" (Harry Warren, Ira Gershwin, Billy Rose) - 3:24
2. "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) - 3:18
3. "My Reverie" (Claude Debussy, Larry Clinton) - 2:30
4. "Blues for a Playboy" (Barney Kessel) - 3:58
5. "Love Is for the Very Young" (David Raksin) - 2:27
6. "Carioca" (Vincent Youmans, Edward Eliscu, Gus Kahn) - 4:30
7. "Mountain Greenery" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:46
8. "Indian Summer" (Victor Herbert, Al Dubin) - 4:58
9. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) - 2:45
10. "Laura" (Raskin, Johnny Mercer) - 3:23
11. "I Love You" (Cole Porter) - 3:27
12. "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

• 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

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 25, 2015
2. Staff., Rovi. Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved May 25, 2015.
3. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 820. ISBN   978-0-141-03401-0.