This CD reissue has guitarist
Barney Kessel's performance at the 1973 Montreux Jazz Festival.
Kessel is heard unaccompanied on two ballads (
the Beatles' "Yesterday" and his own "In the Garden of Love"), he performs "Laura" in a trio with bassist Kenny Baldock and drummer Johnny Richardson, plays three songs with a quartet also featuring pianist
Brian Lemon, uses a quintet on "Bridging the Blues" which also co-stars tenor saxophonist
Danny Moss and, for an encore, has a duet with violinist
Stephane Grappelli on a delightful version of "Tea for Two." This well-rounded set features
Barney Kessel in prime form and is easily recommended to his fans. ~ Scott Yanow