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Barney Kessel - A Jazz Legend Paperback – November 1, 2008

by Maurice J. Summerfield (Author), Barney Kessel (Author)
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(Book). Born in 1923, Barney Kessel played and recorded for over 40 years with hundreds of jazz greats, including Charlie Parker, Dexter Gordon, Buddy Rich, Oscar Peterson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Lester Young. This is the first book to document his unique life in music, from jamming with the big band of Benny Goodman to playing on many of Phil Spector's famed Wall of Sound records and producing a hit for Ricky Nelson. The comprehensive discography of hundreds of his jazz recordings will prove to be a valuable source of information for jazz historians for many years to come.
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  1. Print length
    304 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Ashley Mark Publishing
  4. Publication date
    November 1, 2008
  5. Dimensions
    8.25 x 0.79 x 11.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1872639690
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1872639697
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Ashley Mark Publishing (November 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 304 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1872639690
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1872639697
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.32 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.25 x 0.79 x 11.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.6 4.6 out of 5 stars 9 ratings

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5.0 out of 5 stars Good look into Barney Kessel's career
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2018
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A great book. Provides a nice insight into his career. Be aware though, that the biography itself is only about 100 pages. The discography is extensive and takes up a lot of the book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars one of the greatest jazz guitarist Barney Kessell
Reviewed in the United States on June 24, 2017
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Anyone who loves Jazz Guitar, and in particular, one of the greatest jazz guitarist Barney Kessell, will love this book!
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3.0 out of 5 stars Lacks personal approach.
Reviewed in the United States on March 29, 2016
The book deals during 90 pages with the life of Barney Kessel as a professional musician. The rest of the pages are technical information about recordings, dates, personnel, images. In my opinion, lacks an approach that describes the person of Barney Kessel
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Daniel Neto
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my guitar heros
Reviewed in the United States on October 26, 2013
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It's a great book!

This is very important to all jazz guitarists to go deep in one of the greatest's Jazz Guitar Legend, he made everything.

Respect and admiration.
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Ellwood Brown
5.0 out of 5 stars RIP Barney
Reviewed in the United States on November 23, 2013
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I don't even have to elaborate about this book. It doesn't get any better than this if you are a Kessel fan.
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bix lang
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Reference Book on a Brilliant Guitarist
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2009
My wife got me this book for Christmas, and it is wonderful. It richly details Barney Kessel's life and music. If you are a fan of Barney's, jazz guitar or great music period, you'll enjoy this book. Kessel was a brilliant jazz guitarist with incomparable chops who also played on literally hundreds of popular recordings as a studio musician. From Sinatra, Peggy Lee and Bobby Darin to the Monkees and everyone in between, Barney was omnipresent and masterful. Includes geat photos of Barney from his early big band days in the early 1940s to his final active years in the 1990s. I highly recommend this book. You should also check out some DVDs of Barney---his playing was virtually in a class of its own.
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John J. Russell
5.0 out of 5 stars Barney Kessel
Reviewed in the United States on March 26, 2009
This is a must read for jazz fans in general and jazz guitarists
in particular. It is beautifully written and compiled and gives
insights into the man as well as the musician.
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Michael1966
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 29, 2017
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Great book for Kessel fans!
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PMAMZ
3.0 out of 5 stars 300 pagine con poca bio
Reviewed in Italy on October 26, 2014
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mi aspettavo più bio e meno foto.. può essere utile la discografia (solo jazz) per i musicologi, ma su 300 e passa pagine mi aspettavo qualche informazione in più sul linguaggio chitarristico
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