Original Jazz Classics · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Kessel Plays Standards
| Recorded | Jun 4 & Jul 1, 1954 |
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| Label | Original Jazz Classics |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 8 credited players |
| Discogs | master 405240 |
The record
Cut in 1954, this date rotates Hawes and Williamson through the piano chair while Mitchell and Budwig split bass duties behind the guitarist's easy, unhurried lines. A working document of LA studio players moving through familiar tunes without straining for effect.
Session personnel
- Monty Budwig — bass
- Red Mitchell — bass
- Chuck Thompson — drums
- Shelly Manne — drums
- Barney Kessel — guitar, liner notes
- Bob Cooper — oboe, tenor saxophone
- Claude Williamson — piano
- Hampton Hawes — piano
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1978 | Contemporary Records · LAX 3047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Promo earliest on file |
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| 1978 | Contemporary Records · LAX 3047 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue |
| 1985 | Contemporary Records · 98.628 — CD, Album, Remastered |
| 1985 | Contemporary Records · OJC-238 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1986 | Original Jazz Classics |
| 1986 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-238 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD-238-2 — CD, Album, Remastered |
| 1987 | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 238-2 — CD, Album, Remastered, Stereo |
| 2012 | Original Jazz Classics · OJC-238 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo |
| — | Original Jazz Classics · OJCCD 238-2 — CD, Album, Reissue, Remastered, Stereo |
| — | Contemporary Records · COP 045 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue |
Follow the players
Monty Budwig also plays on
Red Mitchell also plays on
Chuck Thompson also plays on