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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Plays For Lovers
Pop - Released by Fantasy Records on 1 jan. 2003
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Easy Like, Vol. 1
Jazz - Released by Contemporary Records on 1 dec. 1953
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Great Guitars (Live At The Concord Summer Festival, Concord, CA / June 28, 1974)
Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Concord Jazz on 4 aug. 1988
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Kessel Plays Standards
Jazz - Released by Contemporary Records on 1 jan. 1955
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Berlin Festival Guitar Workshop (Live)
Baden Powell, Barney Kessel, Jim Hall, Buddy Guy, Elmer Snowden
Jazz - Released by MPS on 19 jun. 2014
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Contemporary Latin Rhythm
Jazz - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 19 apr. 2005
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On Contemporary: Barney Kessel
Jazz - Released by Craft Recordings on 3 dec. 2021
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Hair Is Beautiful
Jazz - Released by Rhino Atlantic on 2 nov. 1968
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Bossa Nova
Jazz - Released by Rhino - Warner Records on 6 jan. 2022
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne
Jazz - Released by Fantasy on 1 jan. 1957
The Qobuz Essential Discography16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Barney Kessel & Friends
Jazz - Released by Concord Jazz on 30 sep. 1975
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Yesterday (Barney Kessel)
Jazz - Released by 1201 MUSIC on 27 aug. 1973
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Two Way Conversation
Jazz - Released by Universal Music AB on 1 jan. 1973
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All That Jazz, Vol. 86: Shelly Manne & Friends "Doodlin' Drums" (feat. Ray Brown, Barney Kessel & André Previn) (Remastered 2017)
Barney Kessel, André Previn, Ray Brown, Leroy Vinnegar, Shelly Manne
Jazz - Released by Jube Legends on 7 jul. 2017
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Quartet Quintet (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Efor, S.L on 25 sep. 2012
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Barney Kessel & The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne
Jazz - Released by Retrospective on 3 nov. 2017
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Great Guitars (Live At The Concord Summer Festival, Concord, CA / June 28, 1974)
Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis
Jazz - Released by Concord Jazz on 4 aug. 1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo