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Vicky's Dream by Barney Kessel

Artist Biography For Barney Kessel

One Of The Finest Guitarists To Emerge After The Death Of Charlie Christian Barney Kessel October 17 1923 – May 6 2004 Was A Reliable Bop Soloist Throughout His Career. 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. Kessel Became A Busy Studio Musician In Los Angeles But Was Always In Demand For Jazz Records. 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" . After Touring Europe With George Wein's Newport All-Stars 1968 Kessel Lived In London For A Time 1969-70 . In 1973 He Began Touring And Recording With The Great Guitars A Group Also Including Herb Ellis And Charlie Byrd. 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. In 2004 Kessel Died Of Brain Cancer In San Diego California.

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