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 - Pubblicato da Craft Recordings il 4 apr 2023
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BD Music & Cabu Present Barney Kessel
Bebop - Pubblicato da BDMUSIC il 10 dic 2010
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Pubblicato da Craft Recordings il 1 gen 1957
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Autumn Leaves (Barney Kessel)
Jazz - Pubblicato da 1201 MUSIC il 14 mag 1996
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Pubblicato da Craft Recordings il 1 gen 1957
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Four!
Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell
Jazz - Pubblicato da Craft Recordings il 4 apr 2023
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The Poll Winners: Exploring the Scene
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Pubblicato da Original Jazz Classics il 1 gen 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 - Pubblicato da Avid Entertainment il 11 feb 2008
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The Poll Winners Ride Again!
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Pubblicato da Original Jazz Classics il 2 nov 1959
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To Swing Or Not To Swing
Jazz - Pubblicato da Original Jazz Classics il 18 giu 2013
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Let's Cook!
Jazz - Pubblicato da Original Jazz Classics il 1 gen 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 - Pubblicato da TCB - The Montreux Jazz Label™ il 1 gen 2006
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Supreme Jazz - Barney Kessel
Jazz - Pubblicato da Supreme Jazz il 1 set 2008
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 1
Jazz - Pubblicato da Harlem Jazz Records il 27 gen 2015
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Greatest Hits, Vol. 2
Jazz - Pubblicato da Harlem Jazz Records il 3 feb 2015
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Breakfast At Tiffany's
Jazz - Pubblicato da Rhino - Warner Records il 1 set 2011
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Poll Winners Three!
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Pubblicato da Contemporary Records il 1 nov 1959
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Some Like It Hot (feat. Art Pepper) [Bonus Track Version]
Jazz - Pubblicato da Jazz Musts il 15 giu 2013
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Pubblicato da contemporary il 1 gen 1957
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The Poll Winners: Straight Ahead
Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne
Jazz - Pubblicato da Concord Records il 12 lug 1975
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