Easy Like

1956 studio album by Barney Kessel From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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]

Released1956
RecordedNovember 14 & December 19, 1953, and February 23, 1956
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
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Easy Like
Studio album by
Barney Kessel
Released1956
RecordedNovember 14 & December 19, 1953, and February 23, 1956
StudioContemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length46:04
LabelContemporary
ProducerLester Koenig
Barney Kessel chronology
Easy Like
(1956)		 Kessel Plays Standards
(1954)
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Reception

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Review scores
SourceRating
AllmusicStarStarStarStarHalf star[2]
DiscStarStarStarStarStar[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz RecordingsStarStarStar[4]
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In the Allmusic review, Scott Yanow states that "the set features Kessel in boppish form".[2]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Barney Kessel except where noted.

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No.TitleLength
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
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