Let's Cook
by Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel - Let's Cook! Album LP Contemporary Records COP 026
Condition: Used
Condition: Used
Barney Kessel – Let's Cook! CD 1999 Original Jazz Classics NEW and SEALED
Condition: Brand New
Condition: Brand New
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Barney Kessel bestography
Let's Cook is ranked as the best album by Barney Kessel.
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Let's Cook track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 77 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
Let's Cook rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 20,414th | 1950s rank: 593rd | 1957 rank: 98th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 9/100 | 5 | |
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 9/100 | 18 | |
| 2025 | Top 25 Music Albums of 1957 | 7/25 | 4 | |
| 2025 | TodFitz | Top 62 Music Albums of 1957 | 51/62 | 1 |
| 2025 | Olli | Top 63 Music Albums of 1957 | 46/63 | 1 |
| 2025 | Jazz | 88/100 | - | |
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of 1957 | 61/100 | 2 | |
| 2025 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 39/100 | 12 | |
| 2023 | byuzak | Top 42 Music Albums of 1957 | 41/42 | 0 |
| 2022 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 90/100 | 2 | |
| 2019 | PurpleHazel | Top 30 Music Albums of 1957 | 27/30 | 1 |
| 2019 | Best Jazz of the 1950s | 44/100 | - | |
| 2017 | sdees33 | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1950s | 83/100 | 4 |
| 2017 | Greatest Jazz Albums | 44/100 | - | |
| 2016 | Greatest Jazz Guitar Albums | 8/100 | - | |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 15 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 50 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 02/09/2025 20:04 | 10,790 | 63/100 | |
| ! | 07/15/2023 11:51 | byuzak | 3,221 | 79/100 |
| ! | 10/31/2022 12:18 | jonny5244 | 8,422 | 63/100 |
| ! | 04/28/2022 11:24 | 4,268 | 78/100 | |
| ! | 04/28/2021 16:27 | Olli | 6,734 | 63/100 |
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Fischman 11/28/2016 19:20 | #179281
Just as Kessel did indeed swing on "To Swing or Not to Swing," here on "Let's Cook," he absolutely cooks. Great jazz guitar here!
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