Person
Barney Kessel
Albums
112
Members
16
Active
1923–2004
Origin
United States
Biography
Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Known in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a "first call" guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as the Wrecking Crew.
Discography
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel Volume 2
Kessel Plays Standards
Barney Kessel, Vol. 2B
Barney Kessel, Volume 3: "To Swing or Not to Swing"
Swing Guitars
Barney Kessel, Volume 1: Easy Like
Gerry Mulligan / Paul Desmond
Vol. 3, To Swing Or Not To Swing
Music to Listen to Barney Kessel By
Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By
West Coast Jazz Concert
El Tigre
Barney Kessel Vol. 5
Four!
Modern Jazz Performances From Bizet's Carmen
Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By Vol. 1
Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By Vol. 2
Some Like It Hot
Some Like It Hot
Poll Winners Three!
Let's Cook!
Let's Cook!
Contemporary Latin Rhythms
Contemporary Latin Rhythms
Diamonds / TV Commercials
On Fire
On Fire
Feeling Free
Feeling Free
Frank Mills / Quail Bait
Hair Is Beautiful
Hair Is Beautiful!
Kessel's Kit
Newport All Stars In Japan
Reflections in Rome
Reflections In Rome
What's New... Barney Kessel?
Barney Kessel
I Remember Django
Kessel's Kit
Swinging Easy!
Summertime in Montreux
Summertime In Montreux
Limehouse Blues
Swinging Easy!
Two Way Conversation
Two Way Conversation
Barney Plays Kessel & Friends
Blue Soul
Just Friends
Just Friends
Live at Sometime
Live At Sometime
Poor Butterfly
Poor Butterfly
Shiny Stockings
Shiny Stockings
Soaring
Credits
All rolesInstrument 617Conductor 9Performer 7Liner Notes 7Producer 5Writer 2Orchestrator 1Arranger 1
The Charlie Parker Sides - Norman Granz' Jam Session
The Charlie Parker Story #3
The Coasters / One By One
The Cole Porter Songbook Volume I
The Complete Atlantic And EMI Jazz Recordings Of Shorty Rogers
The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953)
The Complete Dial Masters
The Complete Gramercy Five Sessions
The Complete Imperial Sessions
The Complete Lester Young Studio Sessions On Verve
The Complete Savoy And Dial Studio Recordings 1944-1948
The Complete Verve Roy Eldridge Studio Sessions
The Consummate Artistry of Ben Webster
The Crystals Sing Their Greatest Hits
The Duke Ellington Songbook, Volume Two: The Small Group Sessions
The Exciting Mr. Bellson (And His Big Band)
The Formidable Benny Carter
The Four Freshmen
The Four Winds And The Seven Seas / It's Too Late Now
The Freelance Years: The Complete Riverside & Contemporary Recordings
The Gene Krupa Story 1
The Genius Of Lester Young
The Gershwin Songbooks
The Good Life
The Grabtown Grapple / The Sad Sack
The Great Artie Shaw
The Great Big Bands, Vol. 3
The History Of An Artist
The Home Of Happy Feet
The Horn's Full
The Hunt
The Irving Berlin Songbook
The Jazz Keyboards
The Jazz Sides - Verve Jazz Masters 46
The Jazz Singers
The Jazz Stylings of Anita O'Day
The Legendary Dial Masters, Volume 1
The Legendary Dial Masters Volume 2
The Lester Young Story
Thelma Gracen
The Man I Love
The Meadows Of Heaven / Sonny Boy
The Most Important Recordings Of Billie Holiday
Them There Eyes / What Is This Thing Called Love
The Music From Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer
The Oscar Peterson Quartet (Album #1)
The Oscar Peterson Trio Set
The Parker Jam Session
The Patty Cake Man / Invitation To The Blues
The Paul Desmond Quintet Plus The Paul Desmond Quartet Featuring Don Elliott
The Pete Jolly Trio And Friends
The Poll Winners
The Poll Winners Exploring The Scene
The President
The RCA Albums Collection
The Roy Eldridge Quintet
The Roy Eldridge Quintet
The Roy Eldridge Quintet
These Foolish Things
These Foolish Things Remind Me Of You / Time On My Hands