Contemporary session · in the studio

November 14, 1953

Barney Kessel Quintet

Radio Recorders, Los Angeles, CA

This day's music is on 2 records: Barney Kessel, Easy Like

In the room

Barney Kessel – guitar
Bud Shank – flute, alto sax
Arnold Ross – piano
Harry Babasin – bass
Shelly Manne – drums

The takes

What the numbers mean

Contemporary numbered its masters by the tune; the take kept is the one that was issued.

Matrix · take	Title	First out on
–	Tenderly	C2508, C3511
–	Bernardo	C2508, C3511
–	Vicky's Dream	C2508, C3511
–	Just Squeeze Me	C2508, C3511

4 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it

Where it ended up

Barney Kessel Quintet – Barney Kessel (Contemporary C2508)

C2508 · 1954Barney KesselBarney Kessel Quintet

Barney Kessel Volume 1 – Easy Like (Contemporary C3511)

C3511 · 1956Easy LikeBarney Kessel Volume 1

Together elsewhere

The other albums at least two of these players are on together.

3 of them 6 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
CL 604	Adventures In Rhythm	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1954	Bud Shank, Harry Babasin, Shelly Manne
CL 635	Introducing Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra	1955	Bud Shank, Harry Babasin, Shelly Manne
CL 689	Rugolomania	Pete Rugolo And His Orchestra With The Rugolettes	1955	Bud Shank, Harry Babasin, Shelly Manne
LP 1232	Martians Come Back!	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1956	Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
LP 1270	Way Up There	Shorty Rogers And His Giants	1957	Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
MG-36115	Out On A Limb	Pete Rugolo	1957	Barney Kessel, Bud Shank, Shelly Manne

2 of them 46 albums

No.	Title	Leader	Year	Who
C2503	Shelly Manne And His Men	Shelly Manne & His Men	1953	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
PJLP-7	Laurindo Almeida Quartet	Laurindo Almeida Quartet	1954	Bud Shank, Harry Babasin
PJLP-13	Laurindo Almeida Quartet Vol. 2	Laurindo Almeida Quartet	1954	Bud Shank, Harry Babasin
PJLP-14	Bud Shank And Three Trombones	Bud Shank Quartet With Three Trombones	1954	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
PJLP-15	Chet Baker Sextet	Chet Baker Sextet	1954	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
MGN-30	Songs By Anita O'Day	Anita O'Day	1954	Barney Kessel, Arnold Ross
CL 549	Chet Baker & Strings	Chet Baker Quintet With Strings	1954	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C2514	Barney Kessel Volume 2	Barney Kessel Quintet	1954	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
MG-26017	Maynard Ferguson's Hollywood Party	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1954	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
MGN-1033	Swing Guitars	Oscar Moore, Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow	1955	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
PJ-1204	Laurindo Almeida Quartet	Laurindo Almeida Quartet	1955	Bud Shank, Harry Babasin
PJ-1205	Bud Shank/Shorty Rogers	Bud Shank - Shorty Rogers Quintet	1955	Bud Shank, Harry Babasin
PJ-1206	The Trumpet Artistry Of Chet Baker	Chet Baker Quartet	1955	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
LP 1226	Nobody Else But Me	Betty Bennett Sings	1955	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
MG 12043	The Jazz Keyboards Of Marian McPartland, Lennie Tristano, Joe Bushkin, Bobby Scott	Joe Bushkin Trio	1955	Barney Kessel, Harry Babasin
MG-26024	Dimensions	Maynard Ferguson	1955	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
MG-36044	Dimensions Featuring Maynard Ferguson	Maynard Ferguson And His Orchestra	1955	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
MGN-1057	An Evening With Anita O'Day	Anita O'Day	1956	Barney Kessel, Arnold Ross
PJ-1213	Strings And Trombones	Bud Shank, Bob Brookmeyer	1956	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
LP 1238	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	The Jimmy Giuffre Clarinet	1956	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C3507	The West Coast Sound	Shelly Manne & His Men Volume 1	1956	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C3509	Barney Kessel - Hampton Hawes' Trio With Shelly Manne (Vol. 7) - Lighthouse At Laguna	Howard Rumsey's Lighthouse All-Stars	1956	Barney Kessel, Bud Shank
C3512	Kessel Plays Standards	Barney Kessel Vol. 2	1956	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3513	To Swing Or Not To Swing	Barney Kessel Vol. 3	1956	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
MG-36071	Volume VIII-Giants Of Jazz - The Jazz Greats: Drum Role	Various Artists	1956	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C3521	Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By (Vol. 4)	Barney Kessel	1957	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3534	Music To Listen To Red Norvo By	Red Norvo Sextet	1957	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3535	The Poll Winners	Barney Kessel (Vol. 5)	1957	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3553	Four!	Hampton Hawes!!!!	1958	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3555	Jazz Giant	Benny Carter	1958	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3556	The Poll Winners Ride Again!	Barney Kessel (Vol. 6)	1958	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
PJ-1257	The Sound Of Big Band Jazz In Hi-Fi!	Various Artists	1959	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C3563	Carmen	Barney Kessel	1959	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3564	Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders	Sonny Rollins And The Contemporary Leaders	1959	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3565	Some Like It Hot	Barney Kessel	1959	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
MG-36143	Rugolo Plays Kenton	Pete Rugolo	1959	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
MG-36162	The Music From Richard Diamond	Pete Rugolo	1959	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C3576	Poll Winners Three!	Poll Winners	1960	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
C3581	Exploring The Scene!	The Poll Winners (Vol. 4)	1960	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
PJ-35	Barefoot Adventure (Soundtrack)	Bud Shank	1961	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C3582	Songs I Like To Sing!	Helen Humes	1961	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
PJ-60	The Artistry Of Pepper	Art Pepper	1962	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
C3603	Let's Cook!	Barney Kessel	1962	Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne
PJ-75	Timeless	Gerry Mulligan, Chet Baker	1963	Bud Shank, Shelly Manne
PJ-100	24 Great Jazz Groups: On Mike!	Various Artists	1963	Bud Shank, Harry Babasin
A-9116	Additions To Further Definitions	Benny Carter	1966	Barney Kessel, Bud Shank