Barney KesselBackground informationBorn( 1923-10-17)October 17, 1923, Oklahoma, U.S.DiedMay 6, 2004 (2004-05-06) (aged 80)San Diego, CaliforniaGenres, pop, rockOccupation(s)Musician, composerInstrumentsGuitarYears active1940s–1992Labels,Associated acts, Great GuitarsBarney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American guitarist born in. Noted 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.

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Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as. Kessel began his career as a teenager touring with local dance bands. When he was 16, he started playing with the Oklahoma A&M band, Hal Price & the Varsitonians. The band members nicknamed him 'Fruitcake' because he practiced up to 16 hours a day.In the early 1940s he moved to Los Angeles, where for one year he was a member of the big band. He appeared in the film, which featured.

Soon after, he played in the bands of. During the day, he worked as a and at night played jazz in clubs. In 1947 he recorded with.

He worked in and for one year in the early 1950s he was a member of the trio. After leaving the trio, he recorded several solo albums for. He recorded a series of albums with and The Poll Winners because the three of them often won polls conducted by Metronome and DownBeat magazines. He was the guitarist on the album (1955) by, which includes the standard ', which sold a million copies and demonstrated Kessel's chordal approach to guitar.During the 1960s, Kessel worked for and was a member of a band of sessions musicians known as. At one point after a two and a half hour session to record a one-chord song, ', Kessel is reported to have stood up and proclaimed, 'Never have so many played so little for so much.'

He recorded with pop acts such as The Monkees and The Beach Boys and with jazz musicians. He formed the ensemble Great Guitars with and.Kessel was rated the No.

1 guitarist in, and magazine polls between 1947 and 1960. Death Kessel, who had been in poor health after suffering a stroke in 1992, died of a brain tumor at his home in, on May 6, 2004, at the age of 80. Personal life Kessel was married to. They were divorced in 1980. Kessel's sons Dan and David became record producers and session musicians, working with Phil Spector, John Lennon, Cher, and Leonard Cohen. ^ Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists.

San Francisco: Backbeat. Pp. 108–109. ^ Yanow, Scott. Retrieved September 24, 2019. Larkin, Colin, ed.

The Guinness Who's Who of Fifties Music. P. 210.

Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew (1st ed.). New York: St. Martin's Press. June 12, 2004.

Retrieved July 16, 2008. Keepnews, Peter (May 8, 2004).

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(2008). Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector.

Vintage Books.External links.

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Barney KesselBackground informationBorn( 1923-10-17)October 17, 1923, Oklahoma, U.S.DiedMay 6, 2004 (2004-05-06) (aged 80)San Diego, CaliforniaGenres, pop, rockOccupation(s)Musician, composerInstrumentsGuitarYears active1940s–1992Labels,Associated acts, Great GuitarsBarney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American guitarist born in. Noted 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. Kessel began his career as a teenager touring with local dance bands. When he was 16, he started playing with the Oklahoma A&M band, Hal Price & the Varsitonians. The band members nicknamed him 'Fruitcake' because he practiced up to 16 hours a day.In the early 1940s he moved to Los Angeles, where for one year he was a member of the big band. He appeared in the film, which featured. Soon after, he played in the bands of.

During the day, he worked as a and at night played jazz in clubs. In 1947 he recorded with. He worked in and for one year in the early 1950s he was a member of the trio. After leaving the trio, he recorded several solo albums for.

He recorded a series of albums with and The Poll Winners because the three of them often won polls conducted by Metronome and DownBeat magazines. He was the guitarist on the album (1955) by, which includes the standard ', which sold a million copies and demonstrated Kessel's chordal approach to guitar.During the 1960s, Kessel worked for and was a member of a band of sessions musicians known as. At one point after a two and a half hour session to record a one-chord song, ', Kessel is reported to have stood up and proclaimed, 'Never have so many played so little for so much.'

He recorded with pop acts such as The Monkees and The Beach Boys and with jazz musicians. He formed the ensemble Great Guitars with and.Kessel was rated the No. 1 guitarist in, and magazine polls between 1947 and 1960. Death Kessel, who had been in poor health after suffering a stroke in 1992, died of a brain tumor at his home in, on May 6, 2004, at the age of 80. Personal life Kessel was married to. They were divorced in 1980.

Kessel's sons Dan and David became record producers and session musicians, working with Phil Spector, John Lennon, Cher, and Leonard Cohen. ^ Yanow, Scott (2013). The Great Jazz Guitarists. San Francisco: Backbeat.

Pp. 108–109. ^ Yanow, Scott. Retrieved September 24, 2019. Larkin, Colin, ed. The Guinness Who's Who of Fifties Music.

P. 210. Hartman, Kent (2012). The Wrecking Crew (1st ed.).

Barney Kessel Autumn Leaves Pdf Transcription Software

New York: St. Martin's Press. June 12, 2004. Retrieved July 16, 2008. Keepnews, Peter (May 8, 2004). (2008). Tearing Down the Wall of Sound: The Rise and Fall of Phil Spector.

Vintage Books.External links.