A Session with Chet Atkins

1954 studio album by Chet Atkins

A Session with Chet Atkins

Studio album by

Chet Atkins

Released| December 1954
Genre| Country, pop
Length| 33:09
Label| RCA Victor LPM-1090 (Mono)
Chet Atkins chronology
| Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins
(1953)  | A Session with Chet Atkins
(1954)  | Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins
(1955)

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Alternative Cover

The 1961 re-issue LP cover.

A Session with Chet Atkins is the third studio album recorded by American guitarist Chet Atkins. It features Atkins introducing standard pop and jazz melded with country sensibilities. The liner notes state this is the first use of a celeste on a country record. The musicians include Homer and Jethro in the rhythm section. Atkins uses his new EchoSonic amplifier for the first time on his recordings.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic|  [2]

Allmusic music critic Richard S. Ginell praised the album and wrote "With a roomful of crack Nashville session men, Chet Atkins' first 12-inch album is one joyful, yet sophisticated and controlled compilation of mostly standard pop and jazz tunes all decked out country-style."[2]

## Track listing

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### Side one

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1. "South" (Ray Charles, Thamon Hayes, Bennie Moten) – 2:45
2. "(Back Home Again in) Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 3:20
3. "Alabama Jubilee" (George Cobb, Jack Yellen) – 2:35
4. "Have You Ever Been Lonely (Have You Ever Been Blue)" (George Brown, Peter DeRose) – 2:40
5. "Red Wing" (Kerry Mills, Thurland Chattaway) – 2:22
6. "Ol' Man River" (Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:32

### Side two

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1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:25
2. "Corrine, Corrina" (Chatmon, Mitchell Parish, J. Mayo Williams) – 2:20
3. "The Birth of the Blues" (Lew Brown, Buddy G. DeSylva, Ray Henderson) – 3:20
4. "A Gay Ranchero" (Juan José Espinosa, Francia Luban, Abe Tuvim) – 2:35
5. "Frankie and Johnny" (Traditional) – 2:35
6. "Honeysuckle Rose" (Andy Razaf, Fats Waller) – 2:40

A 2-EP gatefold with the red cover was released in 1955. The tracks were:

1. "South"
2. "Alabama Jubilee"
3. "The Birth of the Blues"
4. "A Gay Ranchero"
5. "Have You Ever Been Lonely"
6. "Frankie and Johnny"

## Personnel

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* Chet Atkins – guitar
* Dale Potter – fiddle
* Bud Isaacs – pedal steel guitar
* Ray Edenton – rhythm guitar
* John Gordy – piano, celesta
* Jerry Byrd – lap steel guitar
* Henry "Homer" Haynes – guitar
* Kenneth "Jethro" Burns – mandolin
* Jim Carney – drums
* Bob Moore – bass

## References

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1. ^ Atkins, Chet and Cochran, Russ. (2003). "Me and My Guitars". Milwaukee. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 0-634-05565-8.
2. ^ a b Ginell, Richard S. "A Session with Chet Atkins > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved July 2, 2011.

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Chet Atkins

Studio albums|

* Chet Atkins' Gallopin' Guitar
* Stringin' Along With Chet Atkins
* A Session with Chet Atkins
* Stringin' Along with Chet Atkins (LP version)
* Chet Atkins in Three Dimensions
* Finger Style Guitar
* Chet Atkins at Home
* Hi-Fi in Focus
* Chet Atkins in Hollywood
* Hum & Strum Along with Chet Atkins
* Mister Guitar
* Teensville
* The Other Chet Atkins
* Chet Atkins' Workshop
* Christmas with Chet Atkins
* The Most Popular Guitar
* Chet Atkins Plays Back Home Hymns
* Caribbean Guitar
* Down Home
* Our Man in Nashville
* Teen Scene
* The Guitar Genius
* Travelin'
* Guitar Country
* Progressive Pickin'
* My Favorite Guitars
* More of That Guitar Country
* Chet Atkins Picks on the Beatles
* From Nashville with Love
* Music from Nashville, My Home Town
* It's a Guitar World
* Chet
* Picks the Best
* Class Guitar
* Hometown Guitar
* Solid Gold 68
* Solo Flights
* Lover's Guitar
* Solid Gold 69
* Yestergroovin'
* Solid Gold 70
* Pickin' My Way
* For the Good Times
* Picks on the Hits
* Alone
* The Night Atlanta Burned
* Chet Atkins Goes to the Movies
* Teen Scene
* Me and My Guitar
* Country After All These Years
* East Tennessee Christmas
* Work It Out with Chet Atkins C.G.P.
* Stay Tuned
* Street Dreams
* Sails
* Chet Atkins, C.G.P.
* Read My Licks
* Almost Alone
* Solo Sessions
* Chet Atkins and His Guitar

Collaborations|

| Hank Snow|

* Reminiscing
* C. B. Atkins & C. E. Snow by Special Request

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Boston Pops|

* The Pops Goes Country
* Chet Atkins Picks on the Pops
* American Salute

Jerry Reed|

* Me & Jerry
* Me & Chet
* Chet Atkins Picks on Jerry Reed
* Sneakin' Around

Country All-Stars|

* String Dustin'
* Jazz from the Hills

Nashville String Band|

* The Nashville String Band
* Down Home
* Strung Up
* Identified!
* The Bandit
* World's Greatest Melodies

Les Paul|

* Chester and Lester
* Guitar Monsters

Others|

* Chet, Floyd & Boots
* Superpickers
* The Atkins–Travis Traveling Show
* Chet, Floyd & Danny
* First Nashville Guitar Quartet
* Reflections
* Standard Brands
* Neck and Neck
* The Gingham Dog and the Calico Cat
* Simpatico
* The Day Finger Pickers Took Over the World

Live albums|

* After the Riot at Newport
* In Concert
* And Then Came Chet Atkins
* The Best of Chet on the Road — Live

Selected
compilations|

* The Best of Chet Atkins
* The Best of Chet Atkins, Vol. 2
* The Best of Chet Atkins & Friends
* Galloping Guitar: The Early Years
* Guitar Legend: The RCA Years
* Chet Picks on the Grammys
* The Essential Chet Atkins: The Columbia Years
* The Essential Chet Atkins
* Eclectic Guitar
* The Early Years 1946–1957

Related articles|

* Discography

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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