Be deedle dee do, volare, spring is here, the surrey with the fringe on top, custard puff, when the Red Robin comes, foreign intrigue, angel eyes, the merry go round broke down
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Barney Kessel (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Shelly Manne (drum)
Heat wave, east of the sun, crazy rhythm, all the things you are, Sonny boy, beautiful moons ago, a foggy day, Osacar's blues, lullaby of the leaves, stompin' at the Savoy, this is always, tea for two
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Barney Kessel, Jimmy Wyble (guitar), Morty Corb (bass), Shelly Manne (drum) or Carl Perkins (piano), Oscar Moore (guitar), Joe Confort (bass), George Jenkins (drum) or Claude Williamson (piano), Tal Farlow (guitar), Red Mitchell (bass), Stan Levy (drum)
Vicky's dream, squeeze me, Bernardo, tenderly, lullaby of Birland, what is there to say?, salute to Charlie Christian, i let a song go out of my heart, april in Paris, easy like, north of the border, that's all
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Bud Shank or Buddy Colette (alto sax) (fl), Arnold Ross or Claude Williamson (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Harry Babasin or Red Mitchell (bass), Shelly Manne (drum)
Speak low, love is here to stay, slow boat to China, how long has this been going on?, my old flame, jeepers creepers, Barney's blues, prelude to a kiss, a foggy day, you stepped out of a dream, i didn't know what time it was
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Bob Cooper (tenor sax) (oboe), Claude Williamsonor Hampton Hawes (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Monte Budwig or Red Mitchell (bass), Shelly Manne (drum)
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CONT 3512 - Réédition : OJC 238, CONT 2514
TO SWING OR NOT TO SWING (28-03-1955) by barney kessel
Songs
Happy feeling, contemporary blues, wail street, Louisiana, Indiana, moten swing, 12th street rag, begin the blues, embraceable you, midnight sun, don't blame me
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Harry Edison (trumpet), Bill Perkins or Georgie Auld (tenor sax), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Al Hendrickson, Barney Kessel (guitar), Red Mitchell (bass), Shelly Manne or Irv Cottler (drum)
Fascinating rhythm, gone with the wind, makin' whoopee, i love you, cheerful little earful, my reverie, blues for a playboy, carioca, indian summer, love is for the very young, mountain greenery, Laura
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Buddy Collette or Ted Nash (fl) (cl), Julie Cobb (oboe) (eng-h), George Smith (cl), Howard Terry (cl) (basson), Justin Gordon (cl) (bcl), André Previn or Jimmy Rowles (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Buddy Clark or Red Mitchell (bass), Shelly Manne (drum)
Tigger rag, Jersey bounce, let's cook!, just in time, time remembered
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Frank Rosolino (tb), Ben Webster (tenor sax), Jimmy Rowles or Hampton Hawes (piano), Victor Feldman (vib), Barney Kessel (guitar), Leroy Vinnegar (bass), Shelly Manne (drum)
Free as a bird, a pad on edge of town, viva el toro, flowersville, like there's no place like home, swingin' the toreador, the gypsy's hip, if you dig me, Carmen's cool
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Buddy Collette (cl) (fl), Bill Smith (cl) (bcl), Jules Jacobs (cl) (oboe), Pete Terry (bcl) (basson), Justin Gordon (fl), Herb Geller (alto sax), André Previn (piano), Barney Kessel (guitar), Joe Mondragon (bass), Shelly Manne (drum)
Some like it hot, sweet Sue, i wanna be lowed by you, runnin' wild, sweet Georgia Brown, down among the sheltering palms, sugar blues, by the beautiful sea, stairway to the stars, i'm through with love, autumn leaves, night cry
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Joe Goedon (trumpet), Art Pepper (cl) (alto sax) (tenor sax), Jimmy Rowles (piano), Barney Kessel, Jack Marshall (guitar), Monte Budwig (bass), Shelly Manne (drum)
CD Album
CONT 7565 - Réédition : OJC 168
THE POLL WINNERS: THREE! (02-11-1959) by barney kessel
Songs
Soft winds, crisis, the little rhumba, easy living, it's all right with me, mack the knife, raincheck, minor mystery, i'm afraid the masquerade is over, i hear music
Play by
Barney Kessel (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Shelly Manne (drum)
You can depend on me, this is where it's at, Okie blues, i want to be happy, R.B. blues, i wished on the moon, in a sentimental mood, greasy blues, sweety blues, Gay's blues, the good life, Richard's round
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oscar peterson (piano), irving ashby or barney kessel or herb ellis (guitar), ray brown or sam jones or george mraz (bass), bobby durham (drum)
jim hall, barney kessel (guitar), steve swallow (bass), bobby moses (drum)
CD Album
MPS 15146 - Réédition : MPS 68159
ADDITIONS TO FURTHER... (02-03-1966) by benny carter
Songs
Come on back, we were in love, if dreams come tru, prohibido, doozy, rock bottom, titmouse, fantastic that's you
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benny carter, bud shank (alto sax), teddy edwards or buddy collette or bill perkins (tenor sax), bill hood (bs), don abney (piano), barney kessel or mundel lowe (guitar), ray brown (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
If i had you, what'll i do, you're driving me crazy, always on my mind, solitude, i'll never be the same, so long my love, lonely hours, these foolish things, look for me, friendless, the man i love
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sarah vaughan (vcl), shorty sherock, carmell jones, bobby bryant (trumpet), ed kusby, dick nash (tb), buddy coillete, bill green, plas johnson, wilbur schwartz, bill hood (reeds), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), red callender (bass), alvin stoller (drum), .
Just in time, when Sunny gets blue, just squeeze me, i understand, goodnight sweetheart, baby won't you please come home, when lights are low, key largo, all i do is dream of you, all or nothing at all, the very thought of you
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sarah vaughan (vcl), barney kessel (guitar), joe comfort (bass)
Honeysuckle rose, the midnight sun will never set, crazy rhythm, blue star, cotton tail, body and soul, cherry, doozy
Play by
benny carter, phil woods, bud shank (alto sax), buddy colette, coleman hawkins (tenor sax), john collins or barney kessel (guitar), dick katz (piano), jimmy garrison (bass), jo jones (drum)
If i could be with you, don't worry'bout me, mean to me, every now and then, i want a roof over my head, St Louis blues, you're driving me crazy, my old flame, million dollar secret, love me or leave me, imagination, please don't talk about
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helen humes (vcl), al porcino (trumpet), teddy edwards or ben webster (tenor sax) art pepper (alto sax), barney kessel (guitar), andré previn (piano), leroy vinnegar (bass), shelly manne (drum)
CD Album
CONT 7582 - Réédition : OJC 171
WAITER MAKE MINE BLUES (01-08-1960) by anita o'day
Songs
That old feeling, angel eyes, the trill is gone, detour ahead, yesterdayss, waiter make mine blues, whatever happened to you, when Sonny gets blue, Stella by starlight, mad about the boy, a blues serenade, good-bye
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anita o'day (vcl), harry betts, dickie wells, frank rosolino, ken shroyer (tb), bud shank (fl), geoff clarkson (piano), al hendrickson or barney kessel, howard roberts (guitar), al mckibbon (bass), mel lewis (drum) or russel garcia orch.
Sweet and lowdown,'s wonderful, they can't take that away, Chicago, fun life, experiments, cheek to cheek, mountain greenery, hallelujah, wingin' will the wind
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jackie cain, roy kral (vcl) (piano), anthony ortega (alto sax) (fl), larry bunker (vib), barney kessel (guitar), al mckibbon (bass), frank butler (drum)
An ordinary couple, climb every montain, do-re-mi, my favorite things, edelweiss, how can love survive?, lonely goat heard, Maria, no way to stop it, so long farewell, the sound of music
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paul smith (piano), barney kessel (guitar), morty corb (bass), irv cottler (drum)
The Gene Krupa story, i love my baby, royal garden blues, indiana jam session, spiritual jazz, cherokee, indiana montage, memories of you, way down in New Orleans, song of India, cahu dance
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pete candoli, ray triscari, conrad gozzo (trumpet), ed kusby, murray mceachern, george roberts (tb), benny carter (alto sax), jerry casper, dave harris (tenor sax), dave pell (bs), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), morty corb (bass), gene krupa (drum), anita o'day (voc)
Pavanne, boulevard of broken dreams, spaniard carnival, that old devil moon, what is this thing called love, bell book and Candoli, hey bellboy, pagoda, night walk, i may be wrong
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conte candoli, pete candoli (trumpet), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Please be kind, as long as i live, is you is or is you ain't my baby, tip toe thru' the tulips, oh you crazy moon, tulip or turnip, perdido, free and easy, sent for yesterday, back in your own backyard, i'm through with love, take me out to the ball game
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bobby troup (vcl), pete candoli, stu williamson (trumpet), shorty rogers (flh), bob enevoldsen (tb), paul horn, bud shank (alto sax), bob cooper, plas johnson, richie kamuca (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), monte budwig (bass), mel lewis or shelly manne (drum)
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RCA 1959
& THE CONTEMPORARY LEADERS (20-10-1958) by sonny rollins
Songs
I've told ev'ry little star, rock-a-bye your baby with a dixie melody, how high the moon, you, i've found a new baby, alone together, in the chapel in the moonlight, the song is you
Just squeeze me, Jada, undecided, Lulu's back in town, minor melody, now i lay me down to dream, honey, this love of mine, darn that dream, old folks, please, how long has this been going on?, whitty
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harry edison (trumpet), buddy defranco (cl), herbie mann (bcl) (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), mel lewis (drum)
Oh lady be good, satin doll, my funny Valentine, blues for space travellers, tin reed blues, crazy rhythm, i'm glad there is you, there is no you, these foolish things
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buddy defranco (cl), herbie mann (bcl) (tenor sax) (fl), victor feldman (piano) (vib), pete jolly (piano) (accor), barney kessel (guitar), scott lafaro (bass), stan levey (drum)
Yardbird suite, there will never be another you, bow jest, sweet Sue, love is just around the corner, like someone in love, up blues, *thou swell, *the awful truth
Concerto for clarinet, keeping myself for you, my heart stood still, it could happen to you, i cover the waterfront, someone to watch over me, frenesi, stardust
Play by
ray linn (trumpet), buddy defranco (cl), jimmy rowles or paul smith (piano), barney kessel or howard roberts (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller or milt holland (drum)
Limehouse blues, don't be that way, after you've gone, softly as in a morning sunrise, poor butterfly, where or when, these foolish things, my blue heaven,'s wonderful, temptation
Play by
don fagerquist or ray linn (trumpet), buddy defranco (cl), georgie auld (tenor sax), victor feldman or larry bunker (vib), carl perkins or paul smith (piano), barney kessel (guitar), leroy vinnegar or joe mondragon (bass), stan levy or bob neal (drum)
CD Album
VERVE 8382
I HEAR B. GOODMAN & A. SHAW (30-10-1957) by buddy defranco
Songs
Soft winds, oh lady be good, the sheik of Araby, flying home, timme on my hands, mooglow, dancing in the dark, cross your heart, indian love call
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don fagerquist or ray linn (trumpet), buddy defranco (cl), georgie auld (tenor sax), victor feldman or larry bunker (vib), carl perkins or paul smith (piano), barney kessel (guitar), leroy vinnegar (bass), stan levy or bob neal (drum)
Benny's bugle, a smooth one, seven come eleven, airmal special, goodbye, sweet Lorraine, body and soul, memories of you, rose room
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don fagerquist (trumpet), buddy defranco (cl), georgie auld (tenor sax), victor feldman (vib), carl perkins (piano), barney kessel (guitar), leroy vinnegar (bass), stan levy (drum)
More than you know, wholly cats, all the things you are, smoke gets in your eyes, i surrender dear, night and day
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don fagerquist or ray linn (trumpet), buddy defranco (cl), georgie auld (tenor sax), victor feldman or larry bunker (vib), carl perkins or jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), leroy vinnegar or joe mondragon (bass), stan levy or alvin stoller (drum)
Rosanne, polka dots and monnbeams, the little house, dark angels, solid citizen, goody goody, do nothing till you hear from me, true blue, the horn's full, crazy she calls me, headline
Play by
jack montrose (tenor sax), red norvo (vib), jim hall or barney kessel (guitar), max bennett or lawrence wooten (bass), bill dolney or mel lewis (drum)
Desert sands, soft wonds, time and again, it don't mean a hing, in a mellotone, i know that you know, things ain't what they used to be
Play by
stuff smith (vln), oscar peterson (piano), barney kessel (guitar), ray brown (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
CD Album
VERVE 8206 - Réédition : VERVE 521 676
GEE BABY, AIN'T I GOOD TO YOU (05-03-1957) by harry edison
Songs
Blues for Piney Brown, gee baby ain't i good to you, blues for the blues, you're getting to be a habit with me, blues for Bill Basie, taste on the place, moonlight in Vermont
Play by
harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), oscar peterson (piano), barney kessel or herb ellis (guitar), ray brown (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Poeme, red sails, red broom, rubricity, paying the dues blues, divertimento
Play by
bill smith (cl), buddy collette (fl), red norvo (vib), barney kessel (guitar), red mitchell (bass), shelly manne (drum)
CD Album
CONT 7009 - Réédition : OJC 1015, CONT 7534
NOT CHA CHA BUT CHI CHI (15-01-1957) by rose murphy
Songs
Honeysuckle rose, you were meant for me, Mr. Wonderful, in a shanty in old shanty town, if you were only mine, whatcha gotta lose, sympathetic little star, sweet Georgia Brown, please don't talk about me when i'm gone, by the waters, i ain't got nobody
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rose murphy (vcl), willie smith (alto sax), barney kessel (guitar), bruce lawrence (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Alone together, willow weep for me, Bidin' my time, makin' whoopee, moon song, Louise
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woody herman (voc), harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), larry bunker (drum)
CD Album
VERVE 2069 - Réédition : VERVE 559 872
SONGS FOR DISTINGUE LOVERS (04-01-1957) by billie holiday
Songs
Day in day out, a foggy day, stars fell on Alabama, one for my baby, just one of those things, i didn't know what time it was
Play by
billie holdiday (vcl), harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), red mitchell or joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller or larry bunker (drum)
Body and soul, darn that dream, comes love, moonlight in Vermont, they can't take that away from me, let's call the whole thing off, geee baby ain't i good to you, embraceable you
Play by
harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), red mitchell (bass), alvin stoller or larry bunker (drum)
Don't be that way, let's face the music and dance, i never had a chance, stompin' at the Savoy, pick yourself up, stars fell on Alabama, sweet Georgia Brown, i won't dance, man with a horn, i used to be color blind, there's a lull in my life, let's begin
Play by
anita o'day (vcl), harry edison (trumpet), larry bunker (vib), paul smith (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum) or buddy bregman' orch. +strings
Opus seven-eleven, walkin' with Sweets, our love is here to stay, how deep is the ocean, hollerin' at the watkins, used to be Basie, studio call, willow weep for me, K.M. blues
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harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Do nothin' till you hear from me, cheeck to cheek, i'll wind, speak low, i wished on the mood, but not for me, all or nothing at all, we'll be together again, sophisticated lady, april in Paris, say it isn't so, love is here to stay
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billie holdiday (vcl), harry edison (trumpet), ben webster (tenor sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Cheek to cheek, a fine romance, perfidia, how long has this been going on?, i won't dance, angel eyes, moonlight on the Ganges, let's call the whole thing off, sweets blues
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harry edison (trumpet), buddy defranco (cl), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), bob stone (bass), bobby white (drum)
Willow weep for me, these foolish things, blue friday, sunday, more than you know, easy living, alabamy bound, something's gotta give, criss cross, sweet Georgia Brown, Hamp's blues, west coast blues
Cycle, ruby, Santa Monica, Slappy's tune, makin' whoopee, jazz city blues, sunset drive, frenesi, St Andrew's place, jungle pipe, Cheryl Anne, zan
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gerald wilson (trumpet), dave wells (b-tp), buddy collette (alto sax) (tenor sax) (fl), bill green (alto sax), jewell grant (bs), barney kessel (guitar), ernie freeman or gerald wiggins (piano), red gallender or gene wright (bass), max albright or bill richmond or larry bunker (drum)
So in love, these foolish things, solitude, the song is ended, they didn't believe me, how high the moon, Gerry's blues, hello, bright blues
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milt jackson (vib), lucky thompson (tenor sax), john lewis (piano), skeeter best or barry gailbraith or barney kessel (guitar), oscar pettiford or percy heath (bass), lawrence marable or kenny clarke (drum)
Cry me a river, i should care, i'm in the mood for love, i'm glad there is you, can't help lovin' that man, i love you, say it isn't so, it never entered my mind, easy street, it's wonderful, no moon at all, Laura, gone with the wind
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julie london (vcl), barney kessel (guitar), ray leatherwood (bass)
You're the top, no moon at all, honeysuckle rose, a nightingale sang in Berkeley square, i can't get started, fine and dady, as long as you live, time after time, i'll see you in my dreams, i fall in love to easily, beutiful love, who cares?
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anita o'day (vcl), + orchestra buddy bergman (arr), milt bernhardt, lloyd elliott, joe howard, si zentner (tb), paul smith (piano), barney kessel (guitar), joe mondragon (bass), alvin stoller (drum)
Martians are back, astral alley, lotus bud, Dickie's dream, papouche, serenade in sweets, planetarium, chant of the cosmos
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shorty rogers (trumpet) (flh), hary edison, pete candoli, conte candoli (trumpet), bob enevoldsen (tb), jimmy giuffre (cl) (tenor sax), bud shank (alto sax), lou levy or pete cara (piano), leroy vinnegar or ralph pena (bass), barney kessel (guitar), shelly manne (drum)
This is the moment, nobody else but me, the next time i care, you took advantage of me, my man's gone now, you're driving me crazy, mountain greenery, treat me rough, island in the west Indies, sidewalks of Cuba, tomorrow mountain
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betty bennett (vcl), shorty rogers (tp (flh), frank rosolino (tb), harry klee (alto sax), bob cooper (tenor sax), jimmy giuffre (bs), dave pell (bcl), andre previn (piano), barney kessel (guitar), ralph pena (bass), shelly manne or irv cottler (drum)
Nice work if you can get it, you're getting to be a habit with me, now's the time, the yellow rose of Brooklyn, all sweets, easy does it, Barney's bugle
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harry edison (trumpet), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), john simmons (bass), buddy rich (drum)
Ot had to be you, come rain or come shine, i don't want to cry anymore, ghost of a chance, a fine romance, gone with the wind, i get a kick out of you, isn't it a lovely day
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billie holiday (vcl), benny carter (alto sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), john simmons (bass), larry bunker (drum)
Prelude to a kiss, when your lover has gone, please don't talk about me when i'm gone, nice work if you can get it, i gotta right to sing the blues, what's new, i hahn't anyone till you, everything i have is yours
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billie holiday (vcl), harry edison (trumpet), benny carter (alto sax), jimmy rowles (piano), barney kessel (guitar), john simmons (bass), larry bunker (drum)