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's Swingin' Party at Contemporary
The Good Life
Solo
Solo
In Concert
The Oscar Peterson Trio Set
The Artistry of Barney Kessel
The Artistry Of Barney Kessel
Red Hot and Blues
Red Hot And Blues
Autumn Leaves
Barney Kessel & Friends
Grappelli Meets Kessel
It’s a Blue World
It's A Blue World
Limehouse Blues
Spontaneous Combustion
The Great Guitarist
Soaring
Jazz Guitar
The Concord Jazz Heritage Series
The Great Guitars
Autumn Leaves
Breakfast At Tiffany's / Bossa Nova / Contemporary Latin Rhythms
Salute to Charly Christian
Plays For Lovers
Plays for Lovers (1953-1988)
Yesterday
Blue Guitar
Modern Jazz Archive: Barney Kessel
My Old Flame
Military Swing
Supreme Jazz: Barney Kessel
The First Four Albums
An Original Westcoaster
Quartet & Quintet !!!
Three Classic Albums Plus
Contemporary Latin Rhythms! + Breakfast At Tiffany's
Contemporary Records Vol.2
Barney Kessel: Live at the Jazz Mill 1954
Live At The Jazz Mill 1954, Vol. 2
Live At The Jazz Mill 1954, Vol. 2
Something Bigger
The Essential Albums 1955 - 1963
Barney Kessel In Concert
Barney Kessel's Swingin' Party At Contemporary
Best Plucking In Town
Jazz Giant: Complete Sessions
Seven Classic Albums
Spontaneous Combustion
To Swing Or Not To Swing
To Swing or Not to Swing / Blue Soul
Credits
All rolesInstrument 617Conductor 9Performer 7Liner Notes 7Producer 5Writer 2Orchestrator 1Arranger 1
Funk in France: From Paris to Antibes (1969-1970)
Six Star Treats
The Beach Boys With the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Barney Kessel: Live at the Jazz Mill 1954
The Complete Blue Note, Riverside & Contemporary Collection
Swing in the Films of Woody Allen
Sweets
Portrait of a Legend 1951–1964
The Music From Peter Gunn & More Music From Peter Gunn
The Complete Savoy & Dial Master Takes
Great Guitars Live
Keep Movin’ On
A 75th Birthday Celebration

The Man Who Invented Soul
Jammin' the Blues
Oscar Peterson Plays the Duke Ellington Song Book
Talkin’ Bird
Closeup in Swing / A New Kind of Love
Further Definitions
Lester Young with The Oscar Peterson Trio
The Pet Sounds Sessions
The Gangster Is Back
First Issue: The Great American Songbook

For You My Love
Verve Jazz Masters 12
Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of the Beach Boys
The Best of the Song Books
The Complete Billie Holiday on Verve 1945–1959
Julie Is Her Name / Julie Is Her Name, Volume 2
Art & Zoot
Back to Mono (1958–1969)
Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve Years

Simply the Best
The Cole Porter Songbook
Jazz 'Round Midnight
Romance: The Vocal Styling of Oscar Peterson
The Bebop Revolution
Bird: The Complete Charlie Parker on Verve
The Billie Holiday Songbook
History of an Artist
Born to Be With You
It’s Been So Long
I Remember Django

Albert's House
Soulful Brass
Hugh Masekela’s Latest
Too Much!
All Through the Night: Julie London Sings the Choicest of Cole Porter
Pet Sounds
River Deep - Mountain High
River Deep – Mountain High
All I Really Want to Do
Look at Us
Ain’t That Good News
Dream With Dean: The Intimate Dean Martin
Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
Roustabout
A Christmas Gift for You From Phil Spector
Fun in Acapulco
King of the Surf Guitar