Barney Kessel

Artist:   Barney Kessel
Born:   October 17, 1923.  Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
Died:  May 6, 2004 (Aged 80).  San Diego, California, USA
Genre:  Jazz, Be-Bop, Cool Jazz, Guitar Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Occupation:  Musician, Composer
Instruments:  Guitar

Barney Kessel was an American Jazz Guitarist, born in Muskogee, Oklahoma.  One of the finest guitarists after the death of Charlie Christian.  He played with a big band front by Chico Marx (1943), with Jammin' The Blues (1944), and then worked with the big bands of Charlie Barnet (1944-1945) and Artie Shaw (1945), he toured with the Oscar Peterson Trio for one year (1952-1953).  In 1973, he began touring and recording with the Great Guitars, a group also including Herb Ellis and Charlie Byrd.  He was as a "First Call" Guitarist for Studio, Film, and Television recording sessions.

Title:    Live At The Jazz Mill 1954, Vol. 2 (Gold Vinyl)  (2020)
Genre:  Jazz, Be-Bop, Cool Jazz, Guitar Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument
Label:  Modern Harmonic
Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side One:

 1.  Mean To Me  (7:23)
 2.  Tea For Two  (5:51)
 3.  Indian Summer  (2:40)
 4.  Let's Fall In Love  (4:33)

Side Two:

 1.  Blue Moon  (8:32)
 2.  I Can't Get Started  (4:35)
 3.  Godchild  (6:07)

Personnel:

Barney Kessel:  Guitar

With The Jazz Millers:

Pete Jolly:  Piano
Gene Stoffell:  Bass
Art Kile:  Drums

Live At The Jazz Mill 1954, Vol. 2 is a live album by Barney Kessel, released on March 6, 2020 by Modern Harmonic.  More unearthed tape from a Jazz Icon!  Thanks to a 21-year-old with a tape machine, that all experience the majesty of Guitar Legend Barney Kessel.