Barney Kessel


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In a near six-decade career, he 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. He also performed with the Oscar Peterson Trio and ensembles with Charlie Parker, Charlie Barnet, Art Tatum and A...

Place of Birth: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA

Date of Birth: Oct 17, 1923

Date of Death: May 6, 2004


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Cool Hand Luke

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Some Like It Hot

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Touch of Evil

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Touch of Evil (1958)
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