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Let's Cook!

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{{Infobox album

| name = Let's Cook!

| type = Album

| artist = Barney Kessel

| cover = Let's Cook!.jpg

| alt =

| released = 1962

| recorded = August 6 and November 11, 1957

| studio = Contemporary Records Studio, Los Angeles, California

| venue =

| genre = Jazz

| length = 39:50

| label = Contemporary M3603/S7603

| producer = Lester Koenig

| chronology = Barney Kessel

| prev_title = The Poll Winners

| prev_year = 1957

| next_title = The Poll Winners Ride Again!

| next_year = 1958

}}

Let's Cook! is an album by guitarist Barney Kessel recorded at sessions in 1957 but not released on the Contemporary label until 1962.[http://www.jazzdisco.org/contemporary-records/catalog-3600-7600-5000-6000-series/#m-3603 Contemporary Records discography] accessed May 25, 2015

Reception

{{Music ratings

| rev1 = Allmusic

| rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings

|rev2score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=821}}

}}

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow states: "Throughout, Kessel keeps with the other all-stars, swinging hard while paying tribute to the legacy of Charlie Christian".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id=mw0000047948 |title=Let's Cook! – Review |accessdate=May 25, 2015}}

Track listing

  1. "Let's Cook" (Barney Kessel) - 11:18
  2. "Time Remembered" (Vernon Duke) - 4:15
  3. "Just in Time" (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green) - 4:57
  4. "Tiger Rag" (Original Dixieland Jazz Band) - 9:50
  5. "Jersey Bounce" (Tiny Bradshaw, Eddie Johnson, Bobby Plater, Buddy Feyne) - 9:30
  • Recorded at Contemporary's studio in Los Angeles on August 6, 1957 (tracks 4 & 5) and November 11, 1957 (tracks 1-3)

Personnel

References

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Category:Contemporary Records albums

Category:Barney Kessel albums

Category:1962 albums