Kessel,Barney Barney Kessel Story 1954-1962: Honey Rock CD

In the 1950s BARNEY KESSEL was acknowledged as the premier Jazz guitarist in the US, routinely voted #1 in Esquire, Downbeat and Playboy magazine polls. Famous for his knowledge of chords, inversions and chord-based melodies, he recorded at least one solo LP per year, plus endless sessions and guest appearances. This compilation is drawn from his seventeen solo albums recorded between 1954 and 1962, largely for the specialist Contemporary label. Two "bonus cuts" are included; Julie London's sumptuous 'Cry Me A River' from 1955, which is in essence a Barney Kessel guitar master-tutorial with vocal accompaniment, plus his own unlikely R&R hit, 'Honey Rock', which appeared on the flip of Ricky Nelson's million-selling 'You're My One And Only Love' in 1957. Kessel would go on to become one of the leading lights in LA's legendary Wrecking Crew, during the 60s, before resuming his love affair with Jazz in the late 70s.

1. Salute to Charlie Christian 2. Bernardo 3. Love Is Here to Stay 4. Barney's Blues 5. Indiana 6. Contemporary Blues 7. Julie London ò Cry Me a River 8. Easy Like 9. April in Paris 10. Cheerful Little Earful 11. Blues for a Playboy 12. Carioca 13. Time Remembered 14. Just in Time 15. Jordu 16. Green Dolphin Street 17. El Tigre 18. Cheeta's for Two 19. Honey Rock 20. Bee Deedle Dee Do 21. Custard Puff 22. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down 23. Swingin' the Toreador 24. The Gypsy's Hip 25. Sweet Sue 26. Sugar Blues 27. Soft Winds 28. Crisis 29. Little Susie 30. Doodlin' 31. Li'l Darlin' 32. Joy Spring 33. Miss Memphis 34. A String of Pearls 35. It Ain't Necessarily So 36. Tumbling Tumbleweeds 37. When Johnny Comes Marching Home 38. My Funny Valentine 39. Something for Cat 40. The Big Heist