Contemporary session · in the studio
February 23, 1956
Barney Kessel Quintet
In the room
Barney Kessel – guitar
Buddy Collette – flute, alto sax
Claude Williamson – piano
Red Mitchell – bass
Shelly Manne – drums
The takes
2 of these 6 takes stayed in the vault at the time: alternates and tunes that weren't issued. Switch to hear only the ones that came out on the records.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| – | Easy Like | C3511 |
| – | That's All | C3511 |
| – | April In Paris | C3511 |
| – | North Of The Border | C3511 |
| – | Easy Like (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-153-2 |
| – | North Of The Border (alternate take) | Not issued at the time · later on Original Jazz Classics OJCCD-153-2 |
6 takes · the ones we haven't matched yet are looked up on Spotify when you make it
Where it ended up
Together elsewhere
The other albums at least two of these players are on together.
The whole band 1 album
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C3521 | Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By (Vol. 4) | Barney Kessel | 1957 | Barney Kessel, Buddy Collette, Claude Williamson, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
4 of them 4 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | MGN-1033 | Swing Guitars | Oscar Moore, Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow | 1955 | Barney Kessel, Claude Williamson, Red Mitchell, 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, Claude Williamson, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3512 | Kessel Plays Standards | Barney Kessel Vol. 2 | 1956 | Barney Kessel, Claude Williamson, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3534 | Music To Listen To Red Norvo By | Red Norvo Sextet | 1957 | Barney Kessel, Buddy Collette, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
3 of them 5 albums
| No. | Title | Leader | Year | Who | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | C2514 | Barney Kessel Volume 2 | Barney Kessel Quintet | 1954 | Barney Kessel, Claude Williamson, Shelly Manne |
 | C3513 | To Swing Or Not To Swing | Barney Kessel Vol. 3 | 1956 | Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3553 | Four! | Hampton Hawes!!!! | 1958 | Barney Kessel, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
 | C3563 | Carmen | Barney Kessel | 1959 | Barney Kessel, Buddy Collette, Shelly Manne |
 | MG-36162 | The Music From Richard Diamond | Pete Rugolo | 1959 | Buddy Collette, Red Mitchell, Shelly Manne |
