Barney Kessel
One of the finest guitarists to emerge after the death of Charlie Christian, Barney Kessel was a reliable bop soloist throughout his career. He played with a big band fronted by Chico Marx (1943), was fortunate enough to appear in the classic jazz short Jammin' the Blues (1944), and then worked with the big bands of Charlie Barnet (1944-1945) and Artie Shaw (1945); he also recorded with Shaw's Gramercy Five. Kessel became a busy studio musician in Los Angeles, but was always in demand for jazz records. He toured with the Oscar Peterson Trio for one year (1952-1953) and then, starting in 1953, led an impressive series of records for Contemporary that lasted until 1961 (including several with Ray Brown and Shelly Manne in a trio accurately called the Poll Winners). After touring Europe with George Wein's Newport All-Stars (1968), Kessel lived in London for a time (1969-1970). In 1973, he began touring and recording with the Great Guitars, a group also including Herb Ellis and Charlie Byrd. A serious stroke in 1992 put Barney Kessel permanently out of action, but many of his records (which include dates for Onyx, Black Lion, Sonet, and Concord, in addition to many of the Contemporaries) are available, along with several video collections put out by Vestapol. Kessel was diagnosed with inoperable cancer in 2001, which eventually took his life in May of 2004. He was 80 years old.
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Four!
Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell
Jazz - Erschienen bei Craft Recordings am 04.04.2023
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Erschienen bei Craft Recordings am 01.01.1957
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Autumn Leaves (Barney Kessel)
Jazz - Erschienen bei 1201 MUSIC am 14.05.1996
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BD Music & Cabu Present Barney Kessel
Bebop - Erschienen bei BDMUSIC am 10.12.2010
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Erschienen bei Craft Recordings am 01.01.1957
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Four!
Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell
Jazz - Erschienen bei Craft Recordings am 04.04.2023
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The Poll Winners Ride Again!
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 02.11.1959
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The Poll Winners: Exploring the Scene
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 01.01.1960
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The First Four Albums (Easy Like / Kessel Plays Standards / To Swing Or Not To Swing / Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By) (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 11.02.2008
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The Poll Winners: Straight Ahead
Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne
Jazz - Erschienen bei Concord Records am 12.07.1975
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To Swing Or Not To Swing
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 18.06.2013
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Let's Cook!
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 01.01.1957
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Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, JATP Lausanne 1953 / Swiss Radio Days, Jazz Series Vol.15
Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, J.C. Heard
Jazz - Erschienen bei TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label™ am 01.01.2006
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Some Like It Hot (Remastered)
Jazz - Erschienen bei Avid Entertainment am 15.07.2012
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Supreme Jazz - Barney Kessel
Jazz - Erschienen bei Supreme Jazz am 01.09.2008
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Jazz - Erschienen bei Harlem Jazz Records am 27.01.2015
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Jazz - Erschienen bei Harlem Jazz Records am 03.02.2015
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Breakfast At Tiffany's
Jazz - Erschienen bei Rhino - Warner Records am 01.09.2011
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Poll Winners Three!
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Erschienen bei Contemporary Records am 01.11.1959
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Some Like It Hot (feat. Art Pepper) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Erschienen bei Jazz Musts am 15.06.2013
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