Easy Like
| Easy Like | ||||
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| Studio albumby | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | November 14 & December 19, 1953, and February 23, 1956 | |||
| Studio | Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 46:04 | |||
| Label | Contemporary | |||
| Producer | Lester Koenig | |||
| Barney Kesselchronology | ||||
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Easy Like(subtitledBarney Kessel Volume 1) is an album by jazz guitaristBarney Kesselthat was released byContemporary Recordsin 1956. Eight songs were released on the 10-inch albumBarney Kesselwhich were recorded in 1953, while other songs were recorded in 1956.[1]
Reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [2] |
| Disc | [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
In theAllmusicreview, Scott Yanow states that "the set features Kessel in boppish form".[2]
Track listing
[edit]All tracks are written by Barney Kessel except where noted
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Easy Like" | 4:04 |
| 2. | "Tenderly"(Walter Gross/Jack Lawrence) | 4:06 |
| 3. | "Lullaby of Birdland"(George Shearing/George David Weiss) | 3:16 |
| 4. | "What Is There to Say?" (Vernon Duke/Yip Harburg) | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Bernardo" | 3:34 |
| 6. | "Vicky's Dream" | 2:37 |
| 7. | "Salute to Charlie Christian" | 2:52 |
| 8. | "That's All"(Alan Brandt/Bob Haymes) | 3:18 |
| 9. | "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart"(Duke Ellington/Irving Mills/Henry Nemo/John Redmond) | 4:12 |
| 10. | "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)"(Ellington/Lee Gaines) | 3:41 |
| 11. | "April in Paris"(Duke/Harburg) | 3:00 |
| 12. | "North of the Border" | 2:46 |
| 13. | "Easy Like (alternate take)" (Bonus track on CD) | 2:44 |
| 14. | "North of the Border (alternate take)" (Bonus track on CD) | 2:44 |
Personnel
[edit]- Barney Kessel – guitar
- Buddy Collette– alto saxophone, flute (tracks: 1, 8, 12, 13, 14)
- Bud Shank– alto saxophone, flute (tracks: 2-7, 9, 10)
- Arnold Ross– piano (tracks: 2-7, 9, 10)
- Claude Williamson– piano (tracks: 1, 8, 11, 12, 14)
- Harry Babasin– double bass (tracks: 2-7, 9, 10)
- Red Mitchell– double bass (tracks: 1, 8, 11, 12, 14)
- Shelly Manne– drums
References
[edit]- ^Contemporary Records discographyaccessed May 25, 2015
- ^abYanow, Scott."Easy Like, Vol. 1".AllMusic.Retrieved15 December2017.
- ^Hall, Tony(14 June 1958). "Reviews".Disc.No. 19. pp. 18–19.
- ^Cook, Richard;Morton, Brian(2008).The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings(9th ed.).Penguin.p. 820.ISBN978-0-141-03401-0.