Barney Kessel
appears on 16 albums
American jazz guitarist and author, born October 17, 1923, in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA; died May 6, 2004, University Heights, San Diego, California, USA (age 80).
Father of Dan Kessel and David Kessel. Married to Gail Genovia Farmer; to Betty Jane B.J. Baker from 1961 until their divorce in 1980; to Joanne "Jo" Kessel from 1980 to 1990; to hyllis Magary Van Doren (Phyllis Kessel), from 1992 until his death in 2004.
Member of
- The Oscar Peterson Trio
- Paul Smith Quartet
- The Charlie Parker Quartet
- The Charlie Parker All-Stars
- Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra
- The Benny Goodman Quintet
- Gene Norman's "Just Jazz"
- The Swinging Bon Vivants
- +64
Also known as
- Rock Murphy