Barney Kessel lived multiple musical lives during his remarkable career, which saw the Oklahoma-born, San Diego-based guitar master play on a slew of classic jazz, pop and rock records. The new, ...

If you're new to jazz, go to our Getting Into Jazz primer for some hints on how to listen. CD Capsule Beautiful work by a luminary of the jazz guitar. These albums are a showcase for Kessel's skill ...

Guitarist Barney Kessel was the backbone of what I consider to be the most romantic album ever made, Julie London's Julie Is Her Name. It was only a natural choice for Fantasy to add Kessel's name to ...

Barney Kessel, guitarist and bandleader: born Muskogee, Oklahoma 17 October 1923; four times married (two sons); died San Diego, California 6 May 2004. "Barney Kessel is incredible. He's just amazing ...

Jazz guitarist, arranger, writer and producer Barney Kessel died Thursday (May 6) of brain cancer in San Diego, Calif. He was 80. He had been in ill health since suffering a debilitating stroke in… By ...

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Barney Kessel, a pioneer of bebop guitar and a leading figure in the West Coast jazz of the 1950s and ’60s, died May 6 of brain cancer. He was 80. As front man and a featured artist, he recorded more ...

The guitar may be the iconic instrument of rock'n'roll, but for the first five decades of jazz it generally trailed behind the charismatic stature of saxophones and trumpets, and the erudition of ...

John Etheridge joins Alyn Shipton to explore the key records of fellow guitarist Barney Kessel, one of the most prolific recording artists in jazz, but one of the least well-known. Show more Barney ...

Barney Kessel, who died on Thursday aged 80, was one of the finest exponents of the electric guitar in jazz; his remarkable combination of artistry and craftsmanship made him the most sought-after ...