Barney Kessel / Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing [Contemporary Records / C3513]

■US盤／黄ラベル。
■盤質：B／目立つキズ無く良好品。
■ジャケット：B／天補修あるが、それ以外は抜け裂け割れ無し。

彼こそがジャズギターの真髄バーニーケッセル。本作は、名門「Contemporary」に残した3作目となる1956年発表作品。スタンダード「Embraceable You」「Moten Swing」等収録。

A1 Begin The Blues
A2 Louisiana
A3 Happy Feeling
A4 Embraceable You
A5 Wail Street
B1 Indiana
B2 Moten Swing
B3 Midnight Sun
B4 Contemporary Blues
B5 Don't Blame Me
B6 12th Street Rag

Bass – Red Mitchell
Drums – Irv Cottler (曲: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3, B5, B6), Shelly Manne (曲: A3, A5, B4)
Engineer – John Palladino
Guitar – Barney Kessel
Piano – Jimmy Rowles
Rhythm Guitar – Al Hendrickson
Tenor Saxophone – Bill Perkins (曲: A3, A5, B4), Georgie Auld (曲: A2, B1, B2, B6)
Trumpet – Harry Edison (曲: A2, A3, B1 to B5)