1962 studio album by Barney Kessel
Let's Cook! is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel recorded at sessions in 1957 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1962.[ 1]
Reception
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Throughout, Kessel keeps with the other all-stars, swinging hard while paying tribute to the legacy of Charlie Christian ".[ 2]
Track listing
"Let's Cook" (Barney Kessel) - 11:18
"Time Remembered" (Vernon Duke ) - 4:15
"Just in Time " (Jule Styne , Betty Comden , Adolph Green ) - 4:57
"Tiger Rag " (Original Dixieland Jazz Band ) - 9:50
"Jersey Bounce " (Tiny Bradshaw , Eddie Johnson , Bobby Plater , Buddy Feyne ) - 9:30
Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on August 6, 1957 (tracks 4 & 5) and November 11, 1957 (tracks 1-3)
Personnel
References
Studio albums With Billie Holiday Signature guitar
Years given are for the recording(s), not release.
Albums as leader Sideman with others
Gene Ammons and Friends at Montreux (1973)
I'll Catch the Sun! (Sonny Criss , 1969)
On the Road (Art Farmer , 1976)
The Hunt (Dexter Gordon , 1947)
Blues à la Suisse (Dexter Gordon, 1973)
Kessel Plays Standards (Barney Kessel , 1955)
Let's Cook! (Barney Kessel, 1957)
Live in Hollywood (Warne Marsh , 1952)
Mingus Three (Charles Mingus , 1957)
Stratosonic Nuances (Blue Mitchell , 1975)
The Early Show (Art Pepper , 1952)
Surf Ride (Art Pepper, 1952)
Living Legend (Art Pepper, 1976)
Modern Sounds (Shorty Rogers , 1951)
Shorty Rogers and His Giants (1953)
Bud Shank – Shorty Rogers – Bill Perkins (1955)
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders (1958)
So Doggone Good (Sonny Stitt , 1972)