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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Carmen (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 15 Jul 2012
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To Swing Or Not To Swing
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 18 Jun 2013
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West Coast Jazz, Barney Kessel
Jazz - Released by SendDigital on 18 Oct 1999
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Three Classic Albums Plus (Some Like It Hot / The Poll Winners / Carmen) [Remastered]
Jazz - Released by Avid Entertainment on 15 Jul 2012
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Barney Kessel, Vol. 2 (Barney Kessel Plays Standards, Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks, 1954)
Jazz - Released by Jazz Classics on 1 Jan 2012
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Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By
Bebop - Released by Music Manager on 29 Apr 2020
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Live: Hoboken, NJ 1980 (Live in Hoboken, NJ 1980)
Jazz - Released by HiHat on 1 Jan 2018
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Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By (Mono Version)
Jazz - Released by BNF Collection on 1 Jan 1956
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Feeling Free (Digitally Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Alpharecord - Fonotil on 6 Mar 2017
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The Poll Winners Ride Again!
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Released by CoolNote on 13 Aug 2009
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The Ultimate Jazz Archive 30 (4 Of 4)
Jazz - Released by Carinco AG on 18 Feb 2007
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To Swing or Not to Swing (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Efor, S.L on 25 Apr 2014
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Kessel Plays Standards
Contemporary Jazz - Released by Music Manager on 1 Jan 1955
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Presenting Barney Kessel
Jazz - Released by Universal Digital Enterprises on 17 Mar 1947
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The Poll Winners + The Poll Winners Ride Again
Jazz - Released by Ascension Records on 8 Jul 2022
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The Poll Winners & The Poll Winners Ride Again
Barney Kessel, Shelly Manne, Ray Brown
Jazz - Released by Lone Hill Jazz on 3 Mar 2009
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Live at the Jazz Mill, 1954 Vol. 2
Jazz - Released by Modern Harmonic on 16 Feb 2018
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