I met him years ago and shook his hand. As a guitar player it was utterly humbling, but after complimenting him I found him both gracious and incredibly funny.
@tonyfreeman1339
5 жыл бұрын
The best thing you'll hear today.
@barrywatson5038
3 жыл бұрын
When I think back to my times with Barney as a great friend I now know how lucky i was. He was a gemstone. RIP Barney xxx
@michaelcorenzwit716
3 жыл бұрын
Barney was the best jazz guitarist of his time. He won countless polls (ie Down Beat, Playboy etc). He settled in LA and was the guitarist with the Tonight Show, the Steve Allen Show orchestras and other TV broadcasts. I saw him perform at a club in LA in 1964 and he was fantastic. My friend and I were both young professional musicians and he joined us at our table on a couple of breaks and he couldn't have been nicer.
@lacroixphilippe5433
Жыл бұрын
Not the best...one among the best ones.
@Chris-v8q5c
2 ай бұрын
Simply wonderful. Barney was amongst the very best jazz guitarists. His use of chords is just incredible.
@myfavorites9686
27 күн бұрын
He was the best ! Lucky me ! I saw him playing live several times and even met and greated him .
@24gatesisawanker
7 жыл бұрын
I don't know how many fantastic versions I have heard of this great song by many great Guitar and Piano players ( and others too . ) but this is my absolute favourite . Barney Kessel makes such an incredible four minutes and thirty one seconds that I have to listen and listen again. Beautiful on every note . Thank you Barney, I am your eternal student.
@clivequickelberge8891
3 жыл бұрын
There's a plethora of outstanding guitar players but you Barney Kessel have lifted the bar to new dizzy heights. I'm impressed
@Robowx
3 жыл бұрын
AMEN!!!
@matiascoppa6290
3 жыл бұрын
also the Wes version
@icecreamforcrowhurst
Жыл бұрын
Was listening to the Paul Desmond version last night. Jim Hall’s solo was outstanding.
@HFSTube
7 жыл бұрын
One of my heroes. I had the pleasure to meet him and talk to him a few time when he was playing over here in Germany in small jazz clubs.
@ozzsihing
14 жыл бұрын
Half way thru I realised that I was just staring with my mouth wide open. Really soulful player.
@hi1guy1
3 жыл бұрын
I am inverting my frown for ya barney. Thanks pal.
@tehee-
6 жыл бұрын
The guitar world lost something very special when this man died. He was instrumental in some of the greatest popular recordings in history. Kessel could play along to pretty much anything. Hell, the first thing you hear on "Pet Sounds" is him playing the intro. That speaks volumes in itself.
@richardtynan2805
4 жыл бұрын
Touche! Dick Tynan 2020
@californiaslastgasp6847
2 жыл бұрын
What did he play in Pet Sounds?
@ginjazz2836
2 жыл бұрын
@@californiaslastgasp6847 wouldn't be nice intro
@robertvavra414
Жыл бұрын
Yes. For many years I assumed the gorgeous intro to "Wouldn't It Be Nice" was played on a harp(s). I was floored to see a photo of Kessel playing it on a hybrid mandolin-guitar. He also played a brief slide guitar part in "Let's Get Away For Awhile", the instrumental on side one.
@Modes9
13 жыл бұрын
That's some of the best old-school plectrum chord melody playing out there. I can really see and hear why Lenny Breau liked him a lot.
@bbcisrubbish
15 жыл бұрын
This is the best of Barney, he is not drowned out by the bass as so many of his other pieces seem to be. This is perfection.
@musket-hc1fc
6 жыл бұрын
Someone as good as Barney is best when he's unaccompanied. I saw him a couple of times at Charlie Byrd's Showboat with Charlie and Herb Ellis. What a great threesome! I miss them.
@adstocklad
14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the dvd confirmation. I have immediately ordered it from Amazon. Totally agree that this is a really fine example of Barney's style - sensitive, swing and unbelievable technique. Has been a favourite of mine since his early recordings with Artie Shaw's Gramercy Five. I've spent a couple of hours listening to other postings of his work after seeing this. Terrific upload. Thanks.
@snakestrecher
12 жыл бұрын
The chord melody intro!!' So good!!!!
@MrMjp58
4 жыл бұрын
His interviews in 'Guitar' magazine [UK] from '72 and '76 are packed with amazing wisdom and ideas that still come back to me all the time - to this day.
@billyzoom1
11 жыл бұрын
Such great camera work. This guy should get an award.
@AFaceintheCrowd01
Жыл бұрын
It’s common-sense camera work. Leave the camera on the musicians and when the leader solos, go close up on his playing.
@johnheinrich1718
4 жыл бұрын
When James Best (character Jim Lindsey) in season 1 of the andy Griffith show plays guitar on 2 episodes, that was Barney Kessel actually playing the the music.
@jakeamberson6675
3 жыл бұрын
And it's a great guitar part, too! Love the Andy Griffith Show.
@johnheinrich1718
3 жыл бұрын
@@jakeamberson6675 Barney was part of the Wrecking Crew
@dweishome
3 жыл бұрын
great to know that John, this is a great rendition
@williamgregory1848
Жыл бұрын
I’ve just gotten back to guitar after not playing for 5 years (I just had my first lesson last week) and Barney Kessel is one of my musical heroes. One of my goals is to learn how to play jazz guitar just like him!
@alward5678
2 жыл бұрын
Barney and Barry Galbraith are forgotten jazz giants of the past and they can still outplay most everyone today....
@joejoesguitarinventions
5 жыл бұрын
Forever shall Mr. Kessel be one of my favorites ..
@Baz6711
12 жыл бұрын
I was a great friend and I miss Barney like hell. RIP...you were the best. xxx
@646879
14 жыл бұрын
just a great player...terrific video. Thanks for the music!
@jackieespinosa9782
5 жыл бұрын
The chords he made are very soulful, i felt like I live wayback in 1970s
@xxczerxx
2 жыл бұрын
It's funny how jazz guitar is thought of as a 60s/70s kinda thing despite the fact that a lot of it was playing stuff that was big a few decades prior (from 30s through to the hard bop era, late 50s let's say).
@darrenkuper2638
8 ай бұрын
What a wonderful musician!!
@HMJohnsonGuitar
11 жыл бұрын
He was one of my all time favorites. Thanks for posting this.
@lazomachavez-walton1549
5 жыл бұрын
I love the man. So many gifts he left.
@carguy3460
Ай бұрын
One of the best to ever pick up the instrument, what a musical Man.
@huck229
11 жыл бұрын
I heard him play a trio gig in Minneapolis in the mid 80's. After the show he sat backstage with a group of us fans and he talked about music for about an hour, pulling out his guitar to demonstrate some things...mentioned how he wanted his guitar to sound like Count Basie's orchestra when he played chords. Great player and a really nice guy.
@Guitfiddlejase
14 жыл бұрын
I love this.Thank you for posting this.
@bri2233
Жыл бұрын
One of the best.... ever.
@davidmaslow399
4 жыл бұрын
Sublime music!
@MrMjp58
5 жыл бұрын
The action on that guitar looks incredible. What a great player of ballads he was. So pleased I saw him live (1984).
@kenhodges7262
12 жыл бұрын
Barney Kessel was my favourite guitarist. He had a distictive sound of his own, and this performance is one of his best!
@Tototwice
15 жыл бұрын
Thanx so much 4 posting.. I never realized how incredible the man played....Unreal.... well ;I have to go now ,so I can give away all my guitars to anyone who wants them.........DALLAS
@MarkInLA
2 жыл бұрын
The ingenuity, the control, the warmth !!! The BEST !!
@fairleybulldog2003
11 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the upload. I've never heard of his guitar playing until I saw him on "Perry Mason."
@sandroroj
14 жыл бұрын
bravoo!!! fantastic sound, kessel is one of my favourites!!!
@houseofcharm
7 жыл бұрын
Such a fine gent-glad to have seen and met you at least one, Mr Kessel, RIP.
@miket.5258
2 жыл бұрын
I think some metal guitarists think that they invented sweep picking. Check out Barney.
@zinnington
15 жыл бұрын
Man do I miss this guy. I saw him back in NYC and in Hartford School of Music. Wow. What a player.
@privatedetective6516
10 жыл бұрын
Barney and Company, You just Made my Night!
@jaytea42
3 жыл бұрын
nice close up of Barney’s hands thank you, can really see his chord work on those giant strings. a real virtuoso.
@jakeamberson6675
3 жыл бұрын
What guage are we talking? 12s? 13s?
@yellowmagicdog3350
4 жыл бұрын
absolute perfect! Magic. I have been working on this for years, and by the time I am 55 maybe I will be close to finishing it. I have the first half figured out, but the last 2 minutes, my God....good luck to any guitar player trying to figure out those amazing runs.
@Meddled
4 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see that he sweep picks and spans huge distances on the neck. Maybe bigger stretches than a teacher would advise.
@yellowmagicdog3350
4 жыл бұрын
@@Meddled nobody can teach or play like that.
@Dtruthseek
5 жыл бұрын
Sounds great at all three tempos. Sidemen are really good.
@cjgreen4331
3 жыл бұрын
thank you so much camera guy for focusing on the fretboard, I am forever in your and your family's debt
@Artstaristic
12 жыл бұрын
He read the Mickey Baker guitar book, but hey don't forget jim Hall, Charlie Byrd, and Wes Montgomery, Thanks for putting this up that kessel single cutaway sounds great but it's all in the fingers and Barney's were very precious.
@DjangoThunders
13 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this, I have never seen a video that shows that much of his chording. Totally awesome! Barney is my favorite. Grant Green is real close though.
@orlandoCF1
11 жыл бұрын
What a unique style of playing Barney had. Great inspiration.
@MrMjp58
12 жыл бұрын
Joyful music, joyful playing.
@Spock_Rogers
Жыл бұрын
Wow. Beautiful playing! 🎶
@rikirex2162
5 жыл бұрын
I met him in 1089 ...grande maestro.
@ROMANE500
11 жыл бұрын
This video inspired me to be a jazz guitarist i hope i can get half as good as Barney Kessel
@tonymccarthy6713
7 жыл бұрын
He has to be the greatest jazz guitarist of all time. I bought many of he's albums in my younger years. Still play them today. The David Gilmour of jazz.
@cassianogatto5752
4 жыл бұрын
No other human being ever played guitar at this level... Of course Django is a God, but Barney Kessel is so complete... amazed at his brilliancy.
@bertoguitars
11 жыл бұрын
thx for upload...one of my favorit guitarist..
@kevinwebb2480
8 жыл бұрын
Make a point of getting hold of his series 'The Poll Winners' with Ray Brown on Bass and Shelly Manne on drums. These boys were telepathic between themselves. The main series dates from 1958-61', and another get-together 'Straight Ahead' recorded in 1975. Mind-blowing for guitarists.
@DerekDtj
8 жыл бұрын
My favorite all time guitarist, particularly those haunting melodies with Julie London. As previously stated, watching Barney is just like watching Frank Vignola and having an uncontrollable urge to throw one's guitar into the nearest lake!
@stewartcohen7683
7 жыл бұрын
Just saw Frank! 1) I thought his phrasing was so refreshingly unique. Except maybe it sounded like Barney Kessel. ;) 2) Made me want to practice actually!
@dunebillyofswanbeach4294
6 жыл бұрын
I'm right with you on the stuff that Barney recorded with Julie. And seeing Frank live is unquestionably a thrill also!
@MI-sm5ge
Жыл бұрын
Honestly Vignola's not in the same class as Kessel.Hes a solid player but thats it.
@adstocklad
14 жыл бұрын
The "Rare Performance" dvd contains a 1987 interview in which Barney talks about his guitar. Built in 1946, it has a 1939 pickup constructed with high quality cobalt & copper. The bridge was specially made to violin standards. The unusual volume/tone controls came from an old record player and gave him better visuals than later controls which could reflect off lighting. The dvd has an excellent booklet. Worth a buy for anyone interested in the technique and versatily of one of the finest.
@jakemf1
4 жыл бұрын
Such a great intro!!
@jeffbrown9039
6 жыл бұрын
Barney was a bad bad inovator, never anyone else like him.
@DonTerhune1200cc
15 жыл бұрын
Somewhere in a interview w/ "Steve Howe" of "YES, he states that "Barney Kessel" was one of his top 5 influences. After viewing this clip, it's clear why. Thank you for posting.
@Minotauro_di_Chieti
4 жыл бұрын
Steve Howe is a shit...Barney Kessel is a true master.
@oberhaupt79
12 жыл бұрын
Can't repeat this one enough times.
@cliffworks4321
12 жыл бұрын
Dear Barney thanks for the lessons, I must have been your worst student but your greatest admirer, cliff in tokyo
@jazz1bro
14 жыл бұрын
Look how close his action is..amazingly low like Wes.
@icecreamforcrowhurst
Жыл бұрын
You’re right, that does look plenty low. It’s also interesting to see how committed he was to the plectrum. He never uses any of the fingers on his right hand to play a note. By modern standards it’s a primitive technique. But hey, he got the job done and then some!
@kmarti18
11 жыл бұрын
You know I think the arrangement is what really puts this over the top. Don't get me wrong, he plays incredibly, but it's really really nice to have the song arranged beyond a 4 bar intro and 10 solo choruses with a 4 bar outro. just my humble opinion
@yellowmagicdog3350
5 жыл бұрын
the best 4:31 minutes of music that their ever was and ever will be
@taildragger53
14 жыл бұрын
@Readymover I also saw Barney at Scott's Club in 1968...saw him again a year later at Ronnies during the' Jazz Expo Festival. He was with Kenny Burrell & Grant Green. This film is absolutely wonderful.
@michaelodonovan7405
Жыл бұрын
'Barney Takes The Piss'...that old favoutite jazz standard
@matthewcross
14 жыл бұрын
thanks for the info on the guitar... what a great upload, thanks to the poster!
@gabri3l367
14 жыл бұрын
Troppo bravo !!!! I giovani dovrebbero ascoltare di più i grandi del passato.
@djandersonny
7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the fine video, and thanks to Norman Goudie & Peter Lapper for their comments that the bass player is Ron Mathewson. Who is the drummer? He’s on camera @ 3:14 [when the camera should have been on Barney cookin’ away]. The DVD this piece was taken from, Barney Kessel - Rare Performances, is available from the producer, Stefan Grossman's Guitar Workshop, where they have a “Download PDF Booklet” button. The info about this track is sparse, but the booklet is mostly a bio of Barney - great stuff. Only once did I have the pleasure of hearing Barney live, sitting in with the Mercer Ellington band at a Tribute To The Duke. Kenny Burrell was also on the date, standing & listening to Barney take a great solo. Barney was sitting down, hidden behind other musicians, and his solo seemed to emanate from out of the ether. The crowd went wild, Barney just sat there, and Kenny actually took Barney’s applause! Mofo! Now I know Kenny Burrell is a fine guitar player, but he’s something of a jiveass too. Just saying.
@rudyqualls75
6 жыл бұрын
Saw him live at Doubletree in Tucson, He was definitely a Professor's Professor, such talent and ability ti improvise with chord melodies and blistering solos.
@jdx350
13 жыл бұрын
Wow. I'm sure I'm not the only one here who can play a bit, but when I see something like this, heh. I can't play at all! Just amazing.
@McGravity1
7 жыл бұрын
The George Shearing of the guitar!
@jefsut
14 жыл бұрын
Great video. Wow, and I always thought sweep picking was the province of shredders! That was a revelation to me. I noticed the Charlie Christian pickup on the guitar, but curious about more info on that. Anyway, thanks for posting. Very inspiring.
@georgewattimena1854
8 жыл бұрын
wow a genius, the best
@RobinHood5045
12 жыл бұрын
Really, really great.
@gabri3l367
14 жыл бұрын
Grande Barney Kessel !!!! Unico e inconfondibile. Grande gusto nell'armonizzazione.
@Garspawnish
2 жыл бұрын
Without a doubt (imo) THE GREATEST guitarist of all time. Happy Birthday, Barney, RIP and thanks for the gifts you left us. ❤️
@lgrinnell99
14 жыл бұрын
I think Barney was quoted a long time ago that because his guitar was so heavily modified over the years (certainly refinished a few times), it wasn't really a Gibson anymore. Of course his endorsement deal with Gibson and that mutant Barney Kessel model didn't go so well, so he may have had the logo removed out of sheer spite, but that's a personal opinion. He was a man of a lot of opinions--always interesting as hell. He was truly one of jazzdom's great personalities. I sure do miss him.
@Hexspa
4 жыл бұрын
It was an entirely different neck, from what I read. That’s why the guitar has dot inlays instead of the ones on a regular ES-350. It’s a different pickup too. One of my favorite jazz guitar tones.
@michaelmchung
14 жыл бұрын
@agellerv From what I know, It's a modified es350 with a charlie christian pickup with a notch on the b string. Fretboard was replaced with a dotted ebony board. The pickup was first placed right next to the fretboard but he pushed it back a bit. If you look at Kessel's early footages, you can see what I mean. The headstock was refinished to hide "Gibson" logo because he had a feud with the company. Kessel often taped the logo prior to the refinish.
@ProfessorTime
9 жыл бұрын
Man, what touch. Touch like that died with Barney.
@TheStrataminor
6 жыл бұрын
No I think there are really great musicians around today, but some we may never hear of.
@johnheinrich1718
4 жыл бұрын
Four Owls really! I believe Glen Campbell played on about 600 records that were made in the 50’s and 60’s. He played on Strangers in the Night, Johnny Angel, Good Vibrations and just about all of the Beach Boy records. That why Brian Wilson asked him to perform with the group when Brian had a nervous breakdown, hell, he knew all the music, he’s the one who played it when the recordings were made...
@MasicianKingX
11 жыл бұрын
So good!!
@agellerv
15 жыл бұрын
yep, that's the one. Great DVD, though some of the camera work is annoying.
@gabri3l367
14 жыл бұрын
@maxswing78 Grazie è un piacere scambiare quattro chiacchere con esperti. Io non dimenticherei nemmeno per l'armonizzazione il mio idolo e maestro " Barry Galbraith " e soprattutto Tal Farlow e il mitico JIMMY RANEY. Vedi è brutto fare classifiche ma studiando per anni la chitarra mi sono reso conto che i grandi sono davvero pochi e sono questi. Adesso ci sono solo dei cloni senza personalità. Ciao Max e viva la grande chitarra jazz.
@lizannekutterer3947
10 жыл бұрын
Drives me nuts, doesn't matter what era, cameramen ALWAYS cut away from the action as soon as it starts to happen. Just as Barney goes into his most active solo fretwork, bam!, we are staring at the drummer tapping on a symbol. Wow.
@drdexter33
10 жыл бұрын
yup..
@MarkR1957
9 жыл бұрын
Cymbal.
@lizannekutterer3947
9 жыл бұрын
oh yeah, unconscious! Thank you for correction!
@j6449663
9 жыл бұрын
So true.
@MsRockett88
7 жыл бұрын
Bugs me too and I don't play an instrument but I want to see what the musician is doing..
@Anvanho
8 жыл бұрын
Wonderful!
@vincentpalluel2123
3 жыл бұрын
Barney Kessel je suis un fidèle admirateur
@Jazzwayze
11 жыл бұрын
Ooo err. Yes please! If I could just learn that intro I'd be happy! Thanks for this upload.
@crismoraes99
15 жыл бұрын
He´s so great!
@baileywise9011
3 жыл бұрын
amazing
@elgabytrastornado5993
6 жыл бұрын
OMG!!! Que belleza!!!!
@sirtubbyhayes
13 жыл бұрын
Back in the mid seventies Mr Kessel played a gig at Fat Tuesdays in NYC , I was a teenager studying guitar with The great Joe Monk ..and he was there along with a who's who of jazz guitar players from NYC and Long Island. Anyway, kessel blew the roof off the place and
@franbestguitrplayerinthewo5027
Жыл бұрын
The best in the world good bless yuo barney
@eggsnbroccoli5367
3 жыл бұрын
Mans has a lot of views on this
@surfgod509
3 жыл бұрын
Barney's interpretation on a old standard, is even wonderful before the Latin 1_2_1_4 beat tempo
@conradopaulinoguitar
14 жыл бұрын
genius great jazzman. Not for him, the bossa nova would not exist. He was the greatest influence of João Gilberto. Thanks for post.
@robgoad9936
2 ай бұрын
Just realized why I like Steely so much...
@thegreatatheismo5005
2 жыл бұрын
This is what guitar playing is supposed to sound like.
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