1 Begin The Blues 2 Louisiana 3 Happy Feeling 4 Embraceable You 5 Wail Street 6 Indiana 7 Moten Swing 8 Midnight Sun 9 Contemporary Blues 10 Don't Blame Me 11 12th Street Rag
Bonus Tracks 12 Let´s Cook 13 Time Remembered 14 Just In Time 15 Love Is Here To Stay 16 On A Slow Boat To China 17 My Old Flame 18 A Foggy Day 19 64 Bars On Wilshire
"The Most Influential Jazz Albums According To The Critics Of Down Beat Magazine. 16-page booklet. This release presents Barney Kessel´s complete original 1955 album "To Swing Or Not To Swing" (Contemporary C3513). As a bonus, we have added a complete 1957 quintet session that also features Shelly Manne, as well as five further tracks which find Kessel in quitet (with Bob Cooper on tenor sax), quartet and duo formats.
Recording dates (in Los Angeles): March 28, 1955 and July 26, 1955 Bonus Tracks 12-14: November 11, 1957 Bonus Tracks 16 & 18: June 4, 1954 Bonus Tracks 15 & 19: July 1, 1954 Bonus Tracks 17: September 12, 1955
Original album tracks (01-11) are mono recordings.