name

Barney Kessel, Guitar

dates

b. October 17, 1923; d. May 06, 2004

birth place

Muskogee, OK

description

Took Charlie Christian’s style as an example and modernized it, on a variety of key bandstands, from Benny Goodman to Oscar Peterson.

hot disc

Vol. 3: To Swing or Not to Swing

more info

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barney_Kessel