Barney Kessel: Kessel Plays Standards
performed by Barney Kessel, 1923-2004, Bob Cooper, 1925-1993, Claude Williamson, Monty Budwig, 1926-1992, Sheldon Manne, 1920-1984, Hampton Hawes, 1928-1977 and Red Mitchell (Contemporary, 2001), 40 mins, 12 page(s)
Details
- Field of Interest
- Jazz
- Content Type
- Music recording
- Duration
- 40 mins
- Format
- Audio
- Sub Genre
- Guitar Jazz, West Coast Jazz
- Label
- Contemporary
- Page Count
- 12
- Performer
- Barney Kessel, 1923-2004, Bob Cooper, 1925-1993, Claude Williamson, Monty Budwig, 1926-1992, Sheldon Manne, 1920-1984, Hampton Hawes, 1928-1977, Red Mitchell
- Date Recorded
- 1955-09-12
- Release Date
- 2001
- Review
- Guitarist Barney Kessel teams up with Bob Cooper (mostly on oboe but also doubling a bit on tenor), either Claude Williamson or Hampton Hawes on piano, Monty Budwig or Red Mitchell on bass, and Shelly Manne or Chuck Thompson on drums. Other than his own "64 Bars on Wilshire" and "Barney's Blues," the repertoire on this CD reissue is comprised of jazz standards. Inventive frameworks and the utilization of Cooper's jazz oboe (a real rarity in jazz of the time) give the otherwise boppish reissue its own personality. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
- Subject
- Jazz, Music & Performing Arts, West Coast Jazz, West Coast Jazz
- Keywords and Translated Subjects
- West Coast Jazz
