Let's Cook

Barney Kessel | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 9, 1999)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Ojc
• ASIN: B00000HZP3
• Also Available in: Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #181,293 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars There aren't stars enough for this album!, March 17, 2003

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Jazzcat "stef" (Genoa, Italy Italy) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Let's Cook (Audio CD)

This is a perfect jazz album. Fantastic track list, unbelievable soloist. Frank Rosolino, Ben Webster, Hampton Hawes, Shelly Manne among others, and Barney himself of course, at the top of their game. You can't go wrong, the year is the magic 1957. This is in my opinion probably the best Barney kessel album in his entire enormous body of work. The swing is always light and powerful, clean and deep, there is a fantastic west coast feel all around this record. I fell in love with this album almost ten years ago and it is still among the ones I love the most. Barney is in perfect shape. He never played so well. The version of Tiger rag presented here is a gem in itself. Plus consider once again the soloist. Frank Rosolino, Ben Webster, Barney Kessel. You can't beat these guys. This music can't be matched by today's best players. Lucky enough we have these marvellous records from 1957.
This is one of the best of all those that were published in the magic year in my opinion.