Barney Kessel Records, CDs and CD Singles Following the death of Christian cds and vinyl records" class=tt >Charlie Christian and prior to the rise of Wes Montgomery, Barney Kessel was the jazz guitarist, and like nearly every other jazz guitarist, he used Christian's advances as a template. Kessel was a strong improvisor blessed with a deep sense of Swing, yet he still consumed the idioms of Bop and Cool whole. He could jam endlessly or build upon slow ballads, letting his notes drift in the air. Kessel dominated the jazz polls throughout the ?æ50s and early ?æ60s, and was a major figure in the West Coast jazz scene of the era. A studio mainstay, he played with practically every big name on the map: Oscar Peterson, Holiday cds and vinyl records" class=tt >Billie Holiday, Lester Young, and Frank Sinatra, to name a few. Kessel could work with each of these artists without ever altering or losing his own voice ?û- he was the chameleon who didn't need to change colors to fit in. Find Barney Kessel cds and Barney Kessel records on Contemporary Records. Popular Barney Kessel CDs and Vinyl Records: Easy Like Feeling Free Summertime In Montreux                   Search within Barney Kessel vinyl records and CDs: (type the first few letters of the album title) Browse Barney Kessel titles: All  A  B  C  D  E  F  G  H  I  J  K  L  M  N  O  P  Q  R  S  T  U  V  W  X  Y  Z       Most Recent Barney Kessel Added Artists Related to Barney Kessel Charlie Byrd, Great Guitars, Herb Ellis, Herb Ellis & Joe Pass, Joe Pass