Everyone knows the pounding, signature surf guitar sound of Al Casey, not to mention his stellar session work over the years with just about every major artist who ever recorded in Los Angeles. But Cookin’ is the missing piece to the puzzle, proudly showcasing the late ‘50s/early ‘60s silky smooth, late-night lounge sides of this seminal fretboard and keyboard master. It’s music that magically conjures up ice clinking in glasses as a Waring mixer quietly spins out cocktails in some velvet-curtained nightclub, in perfect accompaniment to the incomparable, dulcet guitar and organ tones of Al Casey!