KESSEL BARNEY/PLAYS STANDARDS

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ONE OF THE FIRST OF THE MODERN JAZZ GUITARISTS TO FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF CHARLIE CHRISTIANBARNEY KESSEL BECAME A PROLIFIC RECORDING ARTIST FOR CONTEMPORARY IN A SERIES OF DATES WHICH ARE NOTEWORTHY FOR THEIR VARIETY AS WELL AS THEIR EXCELLENCE. BY USING DIFFERENT INSTRUMENTS WITH THE GUITARKESSEL WAS ABLE TO MAKE EACH RECORDING SESSION AN ENTITY UNTO ITSELF. HERE IT IS BOB COOPERS OBOE AND TENOR SAXOPHONE THAT ADDED THE OTHER COLORS TO BARNEYS COMBINATION OF HARMONIC SOPHISTICATION AND OKLAHOMA TWANG. WHEN THAT INHERENT BLUES SENSIBILITIT IS AN UNBEATABLE COMBINATION. BARNEY KESSELBOB COOPERHAMPTON HAWESCLAUDE WILLIAMSONMONTY BUDWIGRED MITCHELLSHELLY MANNECHUCK THOMPSON. TRACK LISTING: SPEAK LOWLOVE IS HERE TO STAYON A SLOW BOAT TO CHINAHOW LONG HAS THIS BEEN GOING ONMY OLD FLAMEJEEPERS CREEPERSBARNEYS BLUESPRELUDE TO A KISSA FOGGY DAYYOU STEPPED OUT OF A DREAMI DIDNT KNOW WHAT TIME IT WAS64 BARS ON WILSHIRE.