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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All Over The World
Jazz - Released by golden times on 4 jan. 2016
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Turn Of The Year Masquerade
Jazz - Released by cappo digital on 25 dec. 2015
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All the Best Christmas Songs (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by HCR Music on 24 nov. 2017
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This Life (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by HCR Music on 15 sep. 2017
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Summer Songs (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Almrec Muzik Remastered on 11 aug. 2017
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Excellent Songs (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by What a Wonderful Masterpieces Recordings World on 14 jul. 2017
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Fantastic Selection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by HCR Music on 19 mei 2017
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Music Connection (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by What a Wonderful Masterpieces Recordings World on 14 apr. 2017
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All the Greatest Songs (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Almrec Muzik Remastered on 10 feb. 2017
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The Legend (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by HCR Music on 17 mrt. 2017
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Looking for the Gold Masterpieces (Remastered)
Jazz - Released by Almrec Muzik Remastered on 13 mei 2016
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