Let's Cook!
by Barney Kessel
- Type: Album
- Released: 1962
- Label: Contemporary
- Country: United States
- Length: 40:04
- Community rating: 3.79/5 from 3 ratings
Album Notes & Community Reviews
Compiled from sessions recorded a few years prior, 'Let's Cook!' highlights guitarist Barney Kessel's masterful integration of fiery bebop runs into a relaxed West Coast aesthetic. The record notably features an extended, highly engaging blues jam on the title track, showcasing tight interaction with pianist Hampton Hawes. It stands as a reliable, swinging testament to Kessel's pervasive studio prowess.
Genres
Descriptors: instrumental, rhythmic
Tracklist
- Let's Cook (11:20)
- Time Remembered (4:20)
- Just in Time (4:59)
- Tiger Rag (9:52)
- Jersey Bounce (9:31)
Credits
- Barney Kessel - primary artist, guitar
- Leroy Vinnegar - bass
- Shelly Manne - drums
- Hampton Hawes - piano
- Jimmy Rowles - piano
- Ben Webster - saxophone
- Frank Rosolino - trombone
- Victor Feldman - vibraphone