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 - Editado por Craft Recordings el 04-04-2023
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Editado por Craft Recordings el 01-01-1957
Discoteca Ideal Qobuz24-Bit 192.0 kHz - Stereo -
BD Music & Cabu Present Barney Kessel
Be Bop - Editado por BDMUSIC el 10-12-2010
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
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Autumn Leaves (Barney Kessel)
Jazz - Editado por 1201 MUSIC el 14-05-1996
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Editado por Craft Recordings el 01-01-1957
Discoteca Ideal Qobuz24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
Four!
Hampton Hawes, Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Red Mitchell
Jazz - Editado por Craft Recordings el 04-04-2023
24-Bit 96.0 kHz - Stereo -
The Poll Winners Ride Again!
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Editado por Original Jazz Classics el 02-11-1959
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Poll Winners: Exploring the Scene
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Editado por Original Jazz Classics el 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 - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 11-02-2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
To Swing Or Not To Swing
Jazz - Editado por Original Jazz Classics el 18-06-2013
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Let's Cook!
Jazz - Editado por Original Jazz Classics el 01-01-1957
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Some Like It Hot (Remastered)
Jazz - Editado por Avid Entertainment el 15-07-2012
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Supreme Jazz - Barney Kessel
Jazz - Editado por Supreme Jazz el 01-09-2008
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Breakfast At Tiffany's
Jazz - Editado por Rhino - Warner Records el 01-09-2011
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Poll Winners Three!
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Editado por Contemporary Records el 01-11-1959
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The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Editado por contemporary el 01-01-1957
Discoteca Ideal Qobuz16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
The Poll Winners: Straight Ahead
Barney Kessel, Ray Brown, Shelly Manne
Jazz - Editado por Concord Records el 12-07-1975
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Plays For Lovers
Pop - Editado por FANTASY RECORDS el 01-01-2003
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Easy Like, Vol. 1
Jazz - Editado por Contemporary Records el 01-12-1953
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo -
Great Guitars (Live At The Concord Summer Festival, Concord, CA / June 28, 1974)
Charlie Byrd, Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis
Jazz - Editado por Concord Jazz el 04-08-1988
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo