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	Jazz Virtuoso Guitarist Barney Kessel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Barney Kessel, a guitarist who was both a celebrated jazz soloist and a ubiquitous but anonymous studio musician, died on Thursday at his home in San Diego.
		Kessel moved to Los Angeles in 1942 and was soon on the road with a band fronted by the comedian Chico Marx.
		Kessel is survived by two sons from a previous marriage: Dan, of Hemet, Calif., and David, of Pacific Grove, Calif. Also surviving are three stepchildren: Christian Wand, of Los Angeles; Colette Wand Wirtschafter, of Marysville, Calif.; and Cleo Dougherty, of Boonton, N.J.; and five grandchildren.
	members.aol.com /kenbrowgtr/kessel.html (930 words)

	Barney Kessel, 80, innovative jazz guitarist - The Boston Globe
		Kessel, a pioneer of the electric guitar, had been in poor health since 1992, when he had a stroke that curtailed his nearly six-decade musical career.
		Kessel told The Times in 1990 that he also was the first to record without a piano -- truly propelling the guitar from background rhythm duties into the limelight.
		Kessel related, were using an oboe in jazz and writing a jazz version of the opera "Carmen," which he recorded with Andre Previn on piano.
	www.boston.com /news/globe/obituaries/articles/2004/05/09/barney_kessel_80_innovative_jazz_guitarist (688 words)

	Jazz Guitarist Biography - Barney Kessel
		With Christian's encouragement, Barney Kessel moved to Los Angeles in 1942 and was soon on the road with a band fronted by the comedian Chico Marx.
		Barney Kessel was called upon to participate in the California concerts numerous times during the year.
		Kessel, a member of the Jazz Hall of Fame and the Oklahoma Music Hall of Fame, owned Barney Kessel's Music World in Hollywood from 1967 to 1970, employing some of the first guitar technicians and attracting John Lennon, George Harrison and Eric Clapton as customers.
	www.swingmusic.net /Kessel_Barney_Biography_Jazz_Guitar.html (1895 words)

	Barney Kessel
		Barney Kessel was born October 17, 1923 and died May 7, 2004.
		In a near six-decade career, Barney Kessel was rated the #1 guitarist in Esquire, Downbeat, and Playboy magazine polls between 1947 and 1960.
		Barney Kessel, a pioneer of the electric guitar and a master of harmonic improvisations, also recorded over fifty albums, including a number of innovative albums with drummer Shelly Manne and bassist Ray Brown that were remarkable for the lack of a pianist.
	www.jerrypippin.com /Barney_Kessel.htm (579 words)

	Classic Jazz Guitar - Guitarists
		Barney Kessel (1923-2004) was born on October 17, 1923, in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
		In 1942 Barney Kessel made his way to Los Angeles and quickly established himself as a professional musician and a guitarist to be reckoned with.
		Barney Kessel has said that Charlie Christian was his idol and this enormous influence was most evident in Kessel's early recorded solos, especially those made with Charlie Ventura and Artie Shaw.
	www.classicjazzguitar.com /artists/artists_page.jsp?artist=17 (470 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Barney Kessel
		Kessel acknowledged his debt to Charlie Christian, the founding genius of the instrument, and was his most distinguished disciple.
		Barney Kessel was born at Muskogee, Oklahoma, on October 17 1923.
		Kessel offered him free guitar lessons, and after advising his protege that becoming a producer would be vastly more lucrative than guitar-playing, he gave his services as first call guitarist on virtually all of Spector's Wall of Sound sessions, including You've Lost That Loving Feeling and River Deep Mountain High.
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2004/05/08/db0802.xml&sSheet=/opinion/2004/05/08/ixopright.html (820 words)

	OBITUARY: Barney Kessel Independent, The (London) - Find Articles
		Kessel had fallen into the same trap when as a boy he had based his style on the fl guitar player Charlie Christian, a man who had by the late Thirties broken away from conventional jazz and was anticipating the Bebop of the Forties.
		Kessel was with Charlie Parker on some much celebrated recordings in 1947, these on their own assuring him a place in history.
		Kessel was musical director for Bob Crosby's television show in 1954 and worked for a year supervising the popular music recorded for Granz's Verve label.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20040510/ai_n12787757 (983 words)

	Barney Kessel cds, vinyl records and music albums
		Kessel was a strong improvisor blessed with a deep sense of Swing, yet he still consumed the idioms of Bop and Cool whole.
		Kessel dominated the jazz polls throughout the ?æ50s and early ?æ60s, and was a major figure in the West Coast jazz scene of the era.
		Kessel could work with each of these artists without ever altering or losing his own voice ?û- he was the chameleon who didn't need to change colors to fit in.
	www.musicstack.com /search/barney+kessel (501 words)

	Barney Kessel - Biography - AOL Music
		Kessel became a busy studio musician in Los Angeles, but was always in demand for jazz records.
		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.
	music.aol.com /artist/barney-kessel/6889/biography (292 words)

	Barnes & Noble.com - Music: Plays for Lovers, Barney Kessel, CD
		Playing complex bop changes at a fast tempo was never a problem for Barney Kessel; few bop experts would disagree that his chops were impeccable, and it was a sad day for jazz when, in 1992, a major stroke forced him to retire from music.
		Kessel was also a superb ballad player, and his romantic side is the focus of Barney Kessel Plays for Lovers.
		Kessel, to his credit, knew that there was nothing wrong with jazz being pretty; he realized that jazz could, at times, be pretty and still swing and one didn't automatically cancel out the other.
	music.barnesandnoble.com /search/product.asp?userid=qF55LiVBll&WRK=8041925 (315 words)

	Barney Kessel
		Kessel originated the concept of the guitar as lead voice in a powerhouse instrumental jazz trio with bass and drums, as a departure to various piano-fronted formats which had been standard practice.
		Barney Kessel and a trio were doing a gig at a jazz club on Hollywood Blvd. Kessel, who invited Wilson to their set, had a theremin player on stage that Barney knew from movie score work and Brian got hip to the trip.
		Barney and his sons Dan and David are all on the Dion 'Born To Be With You' album Spector produced in the mid-'70s.
	www.spectropop.com /remembers/BKobit.htm (6515 words)

	Barney Kessel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA.
		A "first call" guitarist at Columbia Pictures, during the 1960s Kessel became one of the most in-demand session guitarists in America, and is considered a key member of the group of first-call session musicians now usually known as The Wrecking Crew.
		Kessel died of brain cancer in San Diego, California.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Barney_Kessel (376 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > Features -- Barney Kessel, 'Mr. Guitar,' dies at 80
		Barney Kessel's reputation as one of the greatest guitarists jazz has ever known dates back to his seminal 1944 recordings with Billie Holiday, Art Tatum and Lester Young.
		Kessel, who suffered several debilitating strokes in 1992, died of a brain tumor that was diagnosed three years ago.
		Kessel will be buried later this month in a private service at the Van Doren family's grave site in western New York.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/features/20040508-9999-1c8barney.html (690 words)

	Barney Kessel Stories
		Barney Kessel with regards and very nice greetings from Tilburg.
		I have been transcribing some of Barney's early stuff for one of my students and it was a revelation to me. First how clearly my playing still bears his influence.
		If you have any Barney Kessel stories you would like to share just send them via email and I will probably put them on the site.
	members.aol.com /kenbrowgtr/kesselstories.htm (856 words)

	Kessel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Kessel is the name of a number of towns in the Netherlands and one in Belgium:
		Kessel is a planet in the fictional Star Wars universe.
		Kessel (cauldron) is a term used to describe a pocket of encircled military units.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Kessel (151 words)

	(NSU) - The NSU Jazz Lab Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		After playing in various bands, Muskogee native Barney Kessel began to establish a name for himself on the west coast.
		An exceptionally gifted musician with a very wide range, Kessel's versatility has ensured that he is always in demand.
		In person, Kessel has a swift and waspish sense of humor, a characteristic which often appears in his music.
	www.nsuok.edu /jazzlab/guitar/barneykessel.htm (210 words)

	WHAT'S HOT WITH JAZZ GUITAR (Guitar News Weekly #189, April 15, 2002 - (c) GuitarSite.com)
		Born and raised in Muskogee, Oklahoma, Kessel discovered jazz in his teens, and began playing guitar, an unusual instrument for a jazz musician in the 1930's, with an all-fl band when he was 14 years old.
		Kessel's reputation continued to grow, and he was in the studio frequently, backing singers like Billie Holiday and Frank Sinatra.
		The trio, with Barney Kessel, recorded "Tenderly," their first hit for Mercury Records and a song now identified with Oscar Peterson.
	www.guitarsite.com /newsletters/020415/3.shtml?nl189 (646 words)

	Amazon.com: Kessel Plays Standards: Music: Barney Kessel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Download Barney Kessel Songs — Get unlimited access to over 800,000 songs absolutely free for 14 days, then pay only $9.95 a month.
		The late, great Barney Kessel could play guitar with his feet better than Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton----with all of their fuzz boxes, distortion chambers, and inane three chord, twelve barre redundancy----could play with their hands.
		Barney Kessel could play whatever was put in front of him, or compose limitless variations on the spot; elite technique, always in the service of the music.
	www.amazon.com /Kessel-Plays-Standards-Barney/dp/B000000YDE (1042 words)

	Biography - Barney Kessel (Bio 109) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		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 (1944-45) and Artie Shaw (1945); he also recorded with Shaw's Gramercy Five.
		He toured with the Oscar Peterson Trio for one year (1952-53) 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").
		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 currently available along with several video collections put out by Vestapol.
	musicbase.h1.ru /PPB/ppb1/Bio_109.htm (318 words)

	Barney Kessel Instructional Material
		The CD includes full demonstration and rhythm-only tracks to assist with learning the styles of Kenny Burrell, Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Pat Martino, Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, Johnny Smith and many others.
		Barney is seen playing in a trio setting, solo and with his friends - jazz guitarists Herb Ellis and Charlie Byrd.
		In addition to offering a wealth of theoretical and practical material, artist bios are presented and analyzed to determine the players' overall significance in the history and development of jazz guitar style and technique.
	www.stuntzner.brent.org /BK_Books.html (497 words)

	Dusty Groove America - Search: Barney Kessel -- All Categories -- In Stock
		Barney Kessel -- To Swing Or Not To Swing -- Barney Kessel Vol 3 (Japanese paper sleeve edition)...
		The recording quality of the album is wonderful -- and Kessel's right up front in the mix, often varying his tone slightly from track to track -- in a way that makes for a wider voice on the session, but one that's also free from gimmicks.
		The spare and sensitive sound is totally great -- a side of Vaughan that rarely comes out this perfectly, and an amazing demonstration of her sense of poise, rhythm, and timing -- without a piano or rhythm section to push her along.
	dustygroove.com /browse.php?kwfilter=Barney+Kessel&incl_oos=1&incl_cs=1 (2428 words)

	Channel4.com - SlashMusic - Barney Kessel
		Guitarist Barney Kessel built upon the tradition laid down by Charlie Christian, and during the 1940s and '50s he was one of the main exponents of bebop guitar, playing with such artists as Charlie Parker and Oscar Peterson, among others.
		After more than a decade ensconced in studio work, Kessel returned in the '70s to touring and recording as part of the Great Guitars trio.
		Kessel always played with tremendous feeling, and he is often cited by younger guitarists as a major influence.
	www.channel4.com /music/music-core/artist.jsp?artistId=47172 (83 words)

	Barney Kessel Great Jazz Guitarists
		Barney Kessel is so good on the Guitar That Words Cannot Describe the Great Talent of This Man.
		Barney Kessel played on Many Recordings as far back as the Early 50s.
		Another of Barney Kessel Greatest Award was the Respect that his fellow musicians had from this Great Guitarists.
	www.geocities.com /sologuitarman2001/greatguitarist_barney_kessel.html (1380 words)

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	Guitar Tablature - Bebop Jazz Guitar: Barney Kessel Licks
		Barney Kessel is particularly known as a bebop guitar player and for his jazz trios.
		Born in 1923 he started his career by playing in big bands, like the one of Artie Shaw.
		In 1992 Barney Kessel suffered a major stroke, which put him out of action.
	www.jazzguitar.be /barney_kessel_licks.html (201 words)

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