Barney Kessel - Easy Like (1953) {Contemporary Japan VICJ-41688 Mini LP rel 2006}
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© 1953, 1956, 2006 Contemporary / Victor Japan | VICJ-41688 | Mini LP | 20bit K2
Jazz / Bop / Cool / Guitar
The first album in a brilliant run of work that Barney Kessel did for Contemporary Records in the 1950s – material that forever went onto shape the sound of jazz guitar, and which stands right up there with some of the best of his generation! In a way, the Kessel heard here is even fresher than in later years – as he's playing in a small group mode that breaks down new territory for his instrument – often with reeds from Bud Shank or Buddy Collette – in styles that have some of the slight spaciousness of the Chico Hamilton group, but a bit more straight swing overall. Other players include Arnold Ross or Claude Williamson on piano, Harry Babasin or Red Mitchell on bass, and Shelly Manne on drums – and the full length album compiles material from earlier 10" LP releases on Contemporary, plus a few more tracks – to make a full set of 12 songs that include "Easy Like", "Bernardo", "Vicky's Dream", "Salute To Charlie Christian", and "North Of The Border".
Other than four songs apiece released by Onyx and Verve, the CD reissue of Easy Like, Vol. 1 has guitarist Barney Kessel's first sessions as a leader, performances which launched his longtime association with the Contemporary label. Augmented by two "new" alternate takes, the set features Kessel in boppish form with quintets in 1953 and 1956 featuring, either Bud Shank or Buddy Collette doubling on flute and alto. Kessel shows off the influence of Charlie Christian throughout the performances, with the highlights including "Easy Like," "Lullaby of Birdland," "North of the Border," and the accurately titled "Salute to Charlie Christian."
Personnel
Barney Kessel – guitar
Buddy Collette – alto saxophone, flute
Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
Arnold Ross – piano
Claude Williamson – piano
Harry Babasin – bass
Red Mitchell – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
Recorded in Los Angeles; November 14, 1953, December 19, 1953, and February 23, 1956.
Tracks
01 - Easy Like
02 - Tenderly
03 - Lullaby Of Birdland
04 - What Is There To Say_
05 - Bernardo
06 - Vicky's Dream
07 - Salute To Charlie Christian
08 - That's All
09 - I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
10 - Just Squeeze Me
11 - April In Paris
12 - North Of The Border
13 - Easy Like (alternate take) (bonus track)
14 - North Of The Border (alternate take) (bonus track)
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EAC extraction logfile from 28. July 2018, 12:14
Barney Kessel / Easy Like
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13 | 39:14.37 | 4:07.38 | 176587 | 195149
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==== Log checksum E863277DDAEF0E38F853038F98800819872BCE0B924E144C669A0E9C080DA432 ====
EAC extraction logfile from 28. July 2018, 12:14
Barney Kessel / Easy Like
Used drive : ATAPI iHAS122 F Adapter: 1 ID: 2
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 6
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
Fill up missing offset samples with silence : Yes
Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 1024 kBit/s
Quality : High
Add ID3 tag : No
Command line compressor : C:\Program Files (x86)\Exact Audio Copy_v1.3\Flac\flac.exe
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Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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1 | 0:00.00 | 4:04.37 | 0 | 18336
2 | 4:04.37 | 3:15.38 | 18337 | 32999
3 | 7:20.00 | 3:09.37 | 33000 | 47211
4 | 10:29.37 | 3:35.00 | 47212 | 63336
5 | 14:04.37 | 2:36.38 | 63337 | 75074
6 | 16:41.00 | 2:53.00 | 75075 | 88049
7 | 19:34.00 | 3:18.00 | 88050 | 102899
8 | 22:52.00 | 4:11.00 | 102900 | 121724
9 | 27:03.00 | 3:40.37 | 121725 | 138261
10 | 30:43.37 | 2:59.38 | 138262 | 151724
11 | 33:43.00 | 2:46.00 | 151725 | 164174
12 | 36:29.00 | 2:45.37 | 164175 | 176586
13 | 39:14.37 | 4:07.38 | 176587 | 195149
14 | 43:22.00 | 2:46.65 | 195150 | 207664
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==== Log checksum E863277DDAEF0E38F853038F98800819872BCE0B924E144C669A0E9C080DA432 ====
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