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
Lady Soul
Night Beat
Night Train
Time for 2
Bossa Nova
Unforgettable
Mack the Knife: Ella in Berlin
Mel Tormé Swings Shubert Alley
September in the Rain
Sing Sing Sing
The Drum Battle
All or Nothing at All
Art Pepper + Eleven
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
Goodbye to Love
Here’s Larry Williams
Modern Jazz Performances From Bizet's Carmen
Oscar Peterson Plays the Cole Porter Songbook
Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book
Oscar Peterson Plays the Jerome Kern Songbook
Rockin’ With Robin
Sonny Rollins and the Contemporary Leaders
The Music From Peter Gunn
The Soul of Ben Webster
The Wizard of Oz and Other Harold Arlen Songs
Anita O'Day Sings the Winners
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
Jazz Giant
Julie Is Her Name, Volume Two
Songs for Distingué Lovers
Stay With Me
Things Are Swingin’
About the Blues
Anita Sings the Most
Body and Soul
Caribe
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
Hot Rod Rumble
Plenty, Plenty Soul
The Coasters
Anita
A Recital By Billie Holiday
Barney Kessel, Volume 1: Easy Like
Bing Sings Whilst Bregman Swings
Day by Day
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book
Lady Sings the Blues
Pick Yourself Up With Anita O’Day
Songs for a Lazy Afternoon
Velvet Mood
A New Voice in Jazz
Cry Me a River
Four Freshmen and 5 Trombones
Julie Is Her Name
Music for Torching
Billie Holiday
Jazz at the Philharmonic
Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio #2
An Evening With Billie Holiday
Oscar Peterson Plays Duke Ellington