Easy Like

1956 studio album by Barney Kessel

Easy Like

Studio album by

Barney Kessel

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 Kessel chronology
|  | Easy Like
(1956)  | Kessel Plays Standards
(1954)

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Easy Like (subtitled Barney Kessel Volume 1) is an album by jazz guitarist Barney Kessel that was released by Contemporary Records in 1956. Eight songs were released on the 10-inch album Barney Kessel which were recorded in 1953, while other songs were recorded in 1956.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Allmusic| [2]
Disc| [3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [4]

In the Allmusic review, Scott Yanow states that "the set features Kessel in boppish form".[2]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Barney Kessel except where noted

No.| Title| Length

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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

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* 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

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1. ^ Contemporary Records discography accessed May 25, 2015
2. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. "Easy Like, Vol. 1". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
3. ^ Hall, Tony (14 June 1958). "Reviews". Disc. No. 19\. pp. 18–19.
4. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 820\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Barney Kessel

Studio albums|

* Easy Like
* Kessel Plays Standards
* To Swing or Not to Swing
* Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By
* The Poll Winners
* Let's Cook!
* The Poll Winners Ride Again!
* Carmen
* Some Like It Hot
* Poll Winners Three!
* Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party
* Exploring the Scene!
* Workin' Out! with the Barney Kessel Quartet
* Bossa Nova Plus Big Band
* Feeling Free

With Billie Holiday|

* Billie Holiday Sings
* Billie Holiday
* Billie Holiday
* Billie Holiday at JATP
* Music for Torching
* Velvet Mood
* Lady Sings the Blues
* Body and Soul
* Songs for Distingué Lovers
* All or Nothing at All

Signature guitar|

* Gibson Barney Kessel

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