Barney Kessel - To Swing Or Not To Swing

Tracklist Hide Credits

1	Begin The Blues Written-By – Barney Kessel	4:29
2	Louisiana Written-By – Andy Razaf, Bob Schaefer*, J.C. Johnson	3:56
3	Happy Feeling Written-By – Barney Kessel	3:57
4	Embraceable You Written-By – Ira And George Gershwin*	3:24
5	Wail Street Written-By – Barney Kessel	4:25
6	Indiana Written-By – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley	3:13
7	Moten Swing Written-By – Bennie Moten, Buster Moten	3:58
8	Midnight Sun Written-By – Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke	3:10
9	Contemporary Blues Written-By – Barney Kessel	4:09
10	Don't Blame Me Written-By – Dorothy Fields And Jimmy McHugh*	2:58
11	12th Street Rag Written-By – Euday L. Bowman	2:59
Bonus Tracks
12	Let´s Cook Written-By – Barney Kessel	11:21
13	Time Remembered Written-By – Vernon Duke	4:21
14	Just In Time Written-By – Adolph Green, Betty Comden, Jule Styne	4:57
15	Love Is Here To Stay Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	3:27
16	On A Slow Boat To China Written-By – Frank Loesser	3:15
17	My Old Flame Written-By – Arthur Johnston, Sam Coslow	3:37
18	A Foggy Day Written-By – George & Ira Gershwin	3:09
19	64 Bars On Wilshire Written-By – Barney Kessel	3:17

Credits

• Bass – Leroy Vinnegar (tracks: 12-14), Monty Budwig (tracks: 15-16 & 18-19), Red Mitchell, Red Mitchell (tracks: 17)
• Design – William Claxton
• Drums – Irv Cottler (tracks: 2, 6-7 & 11), Shelly Manne (tracks: 12-14), Shelly Manne (tracks: 15-16 & 18-19), Shelly Manne (tracks: 3, 5 & 9)
• Engineer – John Palladino
• Guitar – Barney Kessel
• Liner Notes – Ralph J. Gleason
• Photography By – William Claxton
• Piano – Claude Williamson (tracks: 15-16 & 18-19), Hampton Hawes (tracks: 12-14), Jimmy Rowles
• Recording Supervisor – Lester Koenig
• Rhythm Guitar – Al Hendrickson
• Tenor Saxophone – Bill Perkins (tracks: 3, 5 & 9), Bob Cooper (tracks: 15-16 & 18-19), Georgie Auld (tracks: 2, 6-7 & 11)
• Trumpet – Harry Edison
• Vibraphone – Victor Feldman (tracks: 12-14)

Notes

"The Most Influential Jazz Albums According To The Critics Of Down Beat Magazine.
16-page booklet.
This release presents Barney Kessel´s complete original 1955 album "To Swing Or Not To Swing" (Contemporary C3513). As a bonus, we have added a complete 1957 quintet session that also features Shelly Manne, as well as five further tracks which find Kessel in quitet (with Bob Cooper on tenor sax), quartet and duo formats.

Recording dates (in Los Angeles): March 28, 1955 and July 26, 1955
Bonus Tracks 12-14: November 11, 1957
Bonus Tracks 16 & 18: June 4, 1954
Bonus Tracks 15 & 19: July 1, 1954
Bonus Tracks 17: September 12, 1955

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 8 436028 698677

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
C 3513, C3513, C-3513	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Contemporary Records, Contemporary Records, Contemporary Records	C 3513, C3513, C-3513	US	1955
98.641, C-3513	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Original Jazz Classics, Contemporary Records	98.641, C-3513	France	1987
C-3513, OJC-317	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(LP, Album)	Contemporary Records, Original Jazz Classics	C-3513, OJC-317	US	1987
GXC-3116(M), GXC 3116 M	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(LP, Album, RE, Mono)	Contemporary Records, Contemporary Records	GXC-3116(M), GXC 3116 M	Japan	1974
LDM 30.019	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Contemporary Records	LDM 30.019	France	Unknown