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A1	Begin The Blues Written-By – Barney Kessel	4:21
A2	Louisiana Written-By – Andy Razaf, Bob Schaefer*, J.C. Johnson	3:55
A3	Happy Feeling Written-By – Barney Kessel	3:55
A4	Embraceable You Written-By – Ira And George Gershwin*	3:21
A5	Wail Street Written-By – Barney Kessel	4:21
B1	Indiana Written-By – Ballard MacDonald, James F. Hanley	3:08
B2	Moten Swing Written-By – Bennie Moten, Buster Moten	3:56
B3	Midnight Sun Written-By – Lionel Hampton, Sonny Burke	3:05
B4	Contemporary Blues Written-By – Barney Kessel	4:05
B5	Don't Blame Me Written-By – Dorothy Fields And Jimmy McHugh*	2:54
B6	12th Street Rag Written-By – Euday L. Bowman	2:56

Companies, etc.

• Copyright (c) – Contemporary Records
• Phonographic Copyright (p) – King Record Co. Ltd
• Manufactured By – King Record Co. Ltd

Credits

• Bass – Red Mitchell
• Design – William Claxton
• Drums – Irv Cottler (tracks: A1, A2, A4, B1 to B3, B5, B6), Shelly Manne (tracks: A3, A5, B4)
• Engineer – John Palladino
• Guitar – Barney Kessel
• Liner Notes [November 27, 1955] – Ralph J. Gleason
• Photography By, Design – William Claxton
• Piano – Jimmy Rowles
• Recording Supervisor – Lester Koenig
• Rhythm Guitar – Al Hendrickson
• Tenor Saxophone – Bill Perkins (tracks: A3, A5, B4), Georgie Auld (tracks: A2, B1, B2, B6)
• Trumpet – Harry Edison (tracks: A2, A3, B1 to B5)

Notes

Copyright (C) 1955 Contemporary Records
(P) 1974 King Records Co., Ltd. Japan
Original issued as Contemporary C3513
Recorded March 28 & July 26. 1955

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Matrix / Runout (LP Side A): ILBT 1164 - 9 Ȣ
• Matrix / Runout (LP Side B): ILBT 1164 - 11 °

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
C 3513, C3513	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Contemporary Records, Contemporary Records	C 3513, C3513	US	1955
PWR 27278	Barney Kessel	To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Poll Winners Records	PWR 27278	Europe	2011
98.641, C-3513	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(CD, Album, RE)	Original Jazz Classics, Contemporary Records	98.641, C-3513	France	1987
LDM 30.019	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Contemporary Records	LDM 30.019	France	Unknown
LAC 12058	Barney Kessel	Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing ‎(LP, Album, Mono)	Contemporary Records	LAC 12058	Europe	1955

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