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
Solitude
The Oscar Peterson Quartet
No. 2
Swedish Pastry / Who Sleeps
I'll Never Be the Same / Sweet and Hot Mop
Slick Chick / Man I Love
1952 - 1955
1956 - 1957
50 Guitars Go South Of The Border
Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive / Jumpin' On The Merry-Go-Round
A Day In The Life Of Bonnie And Clyde
Additions To Further Definitions
After Midnight
Album #2
All About Oscar Peterson
All Or Nothing At All
All Or Nothing At All
All Stars Quintet & Sextet (Volume 2)
Alone Together
An Adventure In Sound - Brass In Hi-Fi
An Adventure In Sound - Reeds In Hi-Fi
..And Now About Mr. Avalon
An Evening With Anita O'Day
An Evening With Billie Holiday
An Evening With Billie Holiday
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings For Oscar
Ann, Man!
Anthology
Argo, Emarcy And Verve Small Group Buddy Rich Sessions
Artie Shaw
Artie Shaw & His Gramercy Five
Artie Shaw Swings Show Tunes
Aspects
At JATP
At JATP
A Tribute To The Great Hollywood Stars
At The Hollywood Bowl
Autumn In New York
Autumn Leaves
Baby, Let's Be Friends / My Baby Done Left Me
Back In Town
Back To Back
Back To The Roots
Ballads & Blues
Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party At Contemporary
Barney Kessel Volume 2
Barney Plays Kessel & Friends
Barrelhouse, Boogie, And The Blues
Be-Baba-Leba / When The One You Love (Simply Won't Love Back)
Be-Bop
Bebop & Bird (Volume 2)
Bedford Drive / Tabu
Begin The Beguine / Electric Guitar Boogie
Bell, Book & Candoli
Benny Rides Again
Berlin Festival Guitar Workshop
Best Of Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady Of Song
Better Shred Than Dead - The Dick Dale Anthology