Barney Kessel – Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing (Signed)

Description

Contemporary Records C 3513, C3513, C-3513 LP, Album, Mono US 1955

Side 1.

1. Begin The Blues 4:21
2. Louisiana 3:55
3. Happy Feeling 3:55
4. Embraceable You 3:21
5. Wail Street 4:21

Side 2.

1. Indiana 3:08
2. Moten Swing 3:56
3. Midnight Sun 3:05
4. Contemporary Blues 4:05
5. Don’t Blame Me 2:54
6. 12th Street Rag 2:56

Credits:

Rhythm Guitar – Al Hendrickson
Recording Supervisor – Lester Koenig
Piano – Jimmy Rowles
Photography By [Cover photo], Design – William Claxton
Liner Notes – Ralph J. Gleason
Guitar – Barney Kessel
Engineer – John Palladino
Drums – Shelly Manne
Drums – Irv Cottler
Bass – Red Mitchell
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Perkins
Tenor Saxophone – Georgie Auld
Trumpet – Harry Edison

Media Condition: Near Mint (NM or M-)
Sleeve Condition: Mint (M)

Copyright © 1955.
Original press, some labels have “deep groove”.

By Permission. From Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary, copyright 1949, 1951, 1953, by G. & C. Merriam Co. (under definition)

Recording dates (in Los Angeles):
A3, A5, B4: March 28, 1955
All other tracks: July 26, 1955

1st and 2nd cat. #’s are on the jacket faces and label, 3rd is on the jacket spine

(Bill) Perkins appears by arrangement with Pacific Jazz Records.

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Rights Society BMI
Pressing Plant ID H
Matrix / Runout LKL 12-52 D4
Matrix / Runout LKL 12-51 D4
Matrix / Runout LKL 12-52 D2
Matrix / Runout LKL 12-51 D2
Matrix / Runout LKL 12-52
Matrix / Runout LKL 12-51
Rights Society ASCAP

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