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    Barney Kessel, Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing

    Barney Kessel - Barney Kessel, Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing

    03/28/1955 | Ojc 

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    All Music Guide Review

    Guitarist Barney Kessel's string of recordings for Contemporary in the 1950s included some of the finest work of his career. The unusual repertoire on this set -- which includes "Louisiana," "Indiana," and "12th Street Rag," along with four Kessel originals and more usual standards -- would by itself make this bop/cool set noteworthy. Add to that a very interesting lineup of players (trumpeter Harry "Sweets" Edison, Georgie Auld or Bill Perkins on tenor, pianist Jimmy Rowles, the rhythm guitar of Al Hendrickson, bassist Red Mitchell, and Shelly Manne or Irv Cottler on drums) and some excellent showcases for Kessel, and the overall result is a CD highly recommended to fans of straight-ahead jazz. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

    Barney Kessel, Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing Track Listing

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  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 1
  • Begin the Blues
  • 4:29
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  • 2
  • Louisiana
  • 3:57
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  • 3
  • Happy Feeling
  • 3:58
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  • 4
  • Embraceable You
  • 3:24
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  • 5
  • Wail Street
  • 4:25
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  • 6
  • (Back Home Again In) Indiana
  • 3:13
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  • 7
  • Moten Swing
  • 3:58
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  • 8
  • Midnight Sun
  • 3:10
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  • 9
  • Contemporary Blues
  • 4:09
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  • 10
  • Don't Blame Me
  • 2:58
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  • 11
  • Twelfth Street Rag
  • 2:55
  • Sound Clip for Twelfth Street Rag from Barney Kessel, Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing


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