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Title of Collection:Barney Kessel Audiovisual CollectionReference Code:US-MoKcUMS-MSA295Repository:Marr Sound ArchivesUMKC Miller Nichols Library800 E. 51st StreetKansas City, MO 64110Phone: 816-235-2798Fax: 816-333-5584Creator:Kessel, BarneyBiographical History:Barney Kessel was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma on October 17, 1923. Kessel picked up the guitar when hewas 12 years old. Two years later, he launched his professional career playing with an African American bandled by Ellis Ezell. After touring with a territorial band, Kessel joined the Oklahoma A&M band, Hal Price & theVarsitonians. Guitarist Charlie Christian's recordings with the Benny Goodman band greatly influenced youngKessel. While playing with the Varsitonians in Oklahoma City, Kessel met and jammed with Christian. Afterjamming with Christian for three days, Kessel decided to develop his own distinctive hard swinging style.In 1942, Kessel moved to California where he worked with bands led by Chico Marx, Ben Pollock, Hal McIntyre,Charlie Barnet, Artie Shaw and Benny Goodman. In 1944, he performed in the film short Jammin’ the Bluesfeaturing saxophonist Lester Young and other jazz greats. Kessel, who was the only white musician in thegroup during that time of racial segregation, was filmed in a shadow to hide his skin color. In 1947, he playedwith Charlie Parker on the Relaxin’ at Camarillo sessions for the Dial label.In 1951, Kessel joined the pianist Oscar Peterson’s Trio. Kessel toured extensively with Norman Granz’s Jazz atthe Philharmonic as a member of the Peterson Trio and as a sideman. In 1953, Kessel formed his own trio andrecorded a string of critically acclaimed albums for the Contemporary label.During the 1950s and 1960s, Kessel worked with a group of studio musicians, who later became known as the“Wrecking Crew.” Phil Specter often employed the group for his “wall of sound” recordings. Kessel alsoplayed on recordings and movie soundtracks featuring Sam Cooke, Elvis Presley, the Beach Boys, Sonny & Cherand other rock and roll icons. His iconic guitar was featured on Billie Holiday’s Body And Soul (1957) and JulieLondon’s “Cry Me A River” (1955). Over the years, he appeared as a sideman on hundreds of recordings.

University of Missouri – Kansas CityMarr Sound ArchivesDuring the 1970s and 1980s Kessel teamed up with fellow guitarists Herb Ellis and Charlie Byrd to form theGreat Guitars, one of the most successful jazz guitar trios of all time. Their 1970s recordings, including GreatGuitars: Straight Tracks (1978) and Great Guitars At The Winery (1980), are milestones in jazz guitar history.He later recorded Spontaneous Combustion (1987) with the Jamaican-born pianist Monty Alexander.Kessel was also a respected music educator. He wrote a regular jazz tuition column in Guitar Player magazineduring the 1980s and produced several instruction videos for guitar players. He gave up playing after a majorstroke in 1992. Barney Kessel died on May 6, 2004 from complications due to cancer.Biography by Chuck HaddixDate Range:1940-2010; Bulk 1960-1990Extent:9.5 Linear feet, includes 41 Grooved Discs, 70 Open Reels, 239 Cassettes, 10 CD-Rs, 23 VHS, and 2 DATs.Scope and Content:The Barney Kessel Audio Collection consists of 385 items and is illustrative of the full breadth of his musicalcareer. The complete recordings of his radio show “Inside Jazz,” which aired from 1985-1989, are included inboth open reel and cassette format. Original songs and covers of jazz standards are available throughout thecollection on discs, open reels, and cassettes. Among these are examples of Kessel’s collaborations with BennyGoodman, Oscar Peterson, Shelley Mann and others. The collection also includes performances by Kessel’sown super group, the Great Guitars. Both VHS and cassette-based instructional courses are featured as well.This collection contains many examples of live shows from throughout Kessel’s career, both in the US and inEurope.Conditions of Access:This is a non-circulating collection. Listening stations are available in the archives. The collection is open forresearch and educational use. For publication requests, contact LaBudde Special Collections or Marr SoundArchives.Language:English; German; Italian; SwedishRelated Archival Material:The Barney Kessel Collection located in Labudde Special Collections at the University of Missouri – Kansas Cityholds the paper materials in this collection.Names/Subject Headings:NamesArmstrong, Louis, 1901-1971Barney Kessel Audiovisual Collection2

University of Missouri – Kansas CityMarr Sound ArchivesBarnet, CharlieBrown, Ray, 1926-2002Carter, BennyChristian, Charlie, 1916-1942DeFranco, Buddy, 1923-2014Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974Ellis, Herb, 1921-2010Fitzgerald, EllaGillespie, Dizzy, 1917-1993Goodman, Benny, 1909-1986Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959Kessel, Barney, 1923-2004Manne, ShellyParker, Charlie, 1920-1955Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007Stevens, Leith, 1909-1970Vaughan, Sarah, 1924-1990Weinrich, ZipfloYoung, Lester, 1909-1959Subjects/PlacesBarney Kessel’s AllstarsBarney Kessel QuartetBarney Kessel TrioGreat Guitars (Musical group)GuitarGuitar player magazineJazzJazz--California--Los AngelesJazz at the Philharmonic (Musical group)Jazz musicians--California--Los Angeles—InterviewsJazzland (Jazz club)Music--OklahomaMusicians—OklahomaSystem of Arrangement:Series 1: Grooved DiscsSeries 2: Open Reel TapesSeries 3: Audio CassettesSeries 4: Digital Audio Tapes (DATs)Series 5: Optical DiscsSeries 6: Analog Video TapesBarney Kessel Audiovisual Collection3

University of Missouri – Kansas CityMarr Sound ArchivesCollection InventorySeries 1: Grooved DiscsBox Item Item TitleID11Barney Kessel PartyDescriptionFile Date(s)12Breakfast At Tiffany's13GuitarraTrack listing: Now's the Time -- 1960Miss Memphis -- New Rhumba - Bluesology -- Lover Man -- JoySpringTrack listing: Breakfast at1961Tiffany's -- Latin Golightly -Holly -- Loose Caboose -- TheBig Heist -- Moon River Cha-cha9 unnamed studio takes1969-06-1314Guitarra9 unnamed studio takes1969-06-1315617Barney Kessel StringLP18Barney Kessel Album7 unnamed tracks; Side A:16:31; Side B: 22:16Track listing: Night Cry -Nuages -- Autumn Leaves -Early in the Morning Blues -What's New?Track listing: Night Cry -Nuages -- Autumn Leaves -Early in the Morning Blues -What's NewMade for Reprise Records; ZootSims (tenor), Johnny Gray (2ndguitar), Monk Montgomery(bass), John Piscatelli (drums)undated1Emerald Records:Barney KesselBarney Kessel withStrings19110111112Ray Linn, HerbSteward, and BarneyKesselReprise Session withZoot SimsKay Brown withShorty Roger'sOrchestraJammin' the Blues113Jammin' the BluesBarney Kessel Audiovisual CollectionundatedFormat12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPM12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPM12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPM12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPM12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPM12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPMundated12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPMundated12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPMTrack listing: Just You -- Just Me-- I'll Remember Aprilundated12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM9 unnamed tracksundated2 unnamed tracksundated12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 33 1/3 RPM12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM2 unnamed tracksundated1 unnamed trackundated12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM12 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM4

University of Missouri – Kansas City114On Fire test pressing115Charlie Ventura andHis Sextet216217218219Barney Kessel(guitar), Bill Knight(trombone), BobLively (clarinet), andJim Parks (bass)Bob Lively (clarinet)Barney Kessel(guitar) Jim Parks(bass)Barney Kessel(guitar), Bill Knight(trombone), BobLively (clarinet), andJim Parks (bass)Barney Kessel Trio220Barney Kessel Trio221222I Love Every Isle ofHawaiiCharlie Barnet & HisOrchestra223Billy Eckstine & HisOrchestraBarney Kessel Audiovisual CollectionMarr Sound ArchivesRecorded at PJ's Night Club on1965Santa Monica BoulevardTrack listing: Nobody Knows1946the Trouble I've Seen -S'wonderfulTrack listing: The Sheik of Araby 1941-01-20-- B Flat Blues12 in. Grooved disc,Vinyl, 33 1/3 RPM12 in. Grooved disc,Shellac, 78 RPMTrack listing: Honey Suckle Rose 1941-01-10- blues -- Dark Eyes10 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPMTrack listing: Man I Love -Confessing1941-01-2010 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPMTrack listing: When SummersGone K&M RecordersTrack listing: Sir Galahad K&MRecordersWindsor Music Co HollywoodCaliforniaDecca Records Inc.; Tracklisting: Come out come outwherever you are -- What adifference a day made; FromRKO Picture 'Step Lively' FoxTrot; Vocal Chorus by Kay StarrTrack listing: If That’s The WayYou Feel -- Blowing the BluesAway; Deluxe Records; Vocal byBilly Eckstine featuring JohnMalachi (piano), Dizzy Gillespie(trumpet), Eugene Ammonsand Dexter Gordon (tenor sax)1947-04-1010 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM10 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM8 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 45 RPM10 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM1947-04-12undatedundatedundated10 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM10 in. Grooved disc,Lacquer, 78 RPM5

University of Missouri – Kansas City224Lester Young and HisBand225Lionel Hampton andOrchestra226Buddy DeFrancoSextet227Boyd Raeburn andHis Orchestra228Barney Kessel'sAllstarsBarney Kessel Audiovisual CollectionMarr Sound ArchivesTrack listing: Lover Come Backto Me -- Jamming with Lester;Philo Recordings 423 1/2 West5th St Los Angeles CA; LesterYoung (tenor sax), W Smith(alto sax), H McGhee (trumpet),V Dickenson (trombone), WJones (piano), C Counce (bass),T Otis (drums)Track listing: Jack the Bellboy Fox Trot -- Central AvenueBreakdown; Lionel Hampton(piano), King Cole (piano),Oscar Moore (guitar), WesleyPrince (bass), Al Speidlock(drums); RCA Victor Camden NJTrack listing: When We'reAlone (From Hollywood 9O'clock Review) -- Extrovert(Harvey Leonard); BuddyDeFranco (clarinet), HarveyLeonard (piano), James ElbertRaney (guitar), Theodore Cohen(vibes), Bob Carter (bass), MaxRoach (drums); Capitol RecordsTrack listing: I Didn't KnowAbout You (Composed by DukeEllington, lyrics by Bob Russell,Vocal Chorus by Don Darcy) -Interlude, or Night in Tunisia(Composed by Dizzy Gillespie,Featuring Dizzy Gillespie andOscar Pettiford); Guild RecordsIncTrack listing: Slick Chick (Kessel)-- Man I Love (Gershwin);Barney Kessel (guitar), DodoMarmarosa (piano), MorrisRayman (bass), Johnny White(vibraphone), Lou Fromm(drums), Herbie Steward(saxophone); Atomic Records -Hollywood California All StarSwing Classicundated10 in. Grooved disc,Shellac, 78 RPMundated10 in. Grooved disc,Shellac, 78 RPMundated10 in. Grooved disc,Shellac, 78 RPMundated10 in. Grooved disc,Shellac, 78 RPM194510 in. Grooved disc,Shellac, 78 RPM6