Easy Like

Easy Like
Studio album by Barney Kessell
Released	1956
Recorded	November 14 and December 19, 1953 and February 23, 1956 Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:04
Label	Contemporary C3511
Producer	Lester Koenig
Barney Kessel chronology
Easy Like (1953-56) Kessel Plays Standards (1954-55)

Easy Like (subtitled Barney Kessel Volume 1) is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel released on the Contemporary label and featuring eight tracks originally released on the Barney Kessel 10-inch album which were recorded at sessions in 1953 along with additional tracks from 1956.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "the set features Kessel in boppish form ".^[2]

Track listing

All compositions by Barney Kessel excep as indicated

1. "Easy Like" - 4:04
2. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 4:06
3. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) - 3:16
4. "What Is There to Say?" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) - 3:10
5. "Bernardo" - 3:34
6. "Vicky's Dream" - 2:37
7. "Salute to Charlie Christian" - 2:52
8. "That's All" (Alan Brandt, Bob Haymes) - 3:18
9. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) - 4:12
10. "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Ellington, Lee Gaines) - 3:41
11. "April in Paris" (Duke, Harburg) - 3:00
12. "North of the Border" - 2:46
13. "Easy Like" [alternate take] - 2:44 Bonus track on CD reissue
14. "North of the Border" [alternate take] - 2:44 Bonus track on CD reissue

• Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on November 14, 1953 (tracks 2, 5, 6 & 10), December 19, 1953 (tracks 3, 4, 7 & 9) and February 23, 1956 (tracks 1, 8 & 11-14).

Personnel

• Barney Kessel - guitar
• Bud Shank (tracks 2-7 & 9), Buddy Collette (tracks 1, 8 & 11-14) - alto saxophone, flute
• Arnold Ross (tracks 2-7 & 9), Claude Williamson (tracks 1, 8 & 11-14) - piano
• Harry Babasin (tracks 2-7 & 9), Red Mitchell (tracks 1, 8 & 11-14) - bass
• Shelly Manne - drums

References

1. Contemporary Records discography accessed May 25, 2015
2. Yanow, Scott. Easy Like – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2015.