Barney Kessel Autumn Leaves Pdf Transcription
In this lesson you'll learn to play the melody of Autumn Leaves + improvise over the chord changes (video, tabs, mp3s and backing track included). This jazz transcription is focused on 4 measures of Pat Martino's guitar improvisation on Sunny (Bobby Hebb), taken from the Umbria jazz live version.
Barney Kessel Background information Born ( 1923-10-17)October 17, 1923, Oklahoma, U.S. Died May 6, 2004 ( 2004-05-06) (aged 80) San Diego, U.S. Genres, pop,, rock Occupation(s) Musician, composer Instruments Guitar Years active 1940s–1992 Labels,,, Associated acts,,,,,,,,, Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American guitarist born in.
Noted in particular for his knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies, he was a member of many prominent jazz groups as well as a 'first call' guitarist for studio, film, and television recording sessions. Kessel was a member of the group of session musicians informally known as. Contents • • • • • • • • • Biography [ ] Kessel began his career as a teenager touring with local dance bands. When he was 16, he started playing with the Oklahoma A & M band, 'Hal Price & the Varsitonians'.
The band members lovingly nicknamed him 'Fruitcake' because he used to practice up to 16 hours a day. He then moved on to bands such as that led. He quickly established himself as a key post- jazz guitarist. In 1944 he participated in the film, which featured, and in 1947 he recorded with 's New Stars on the Relaxin' at Camarillo session for. Maya 2013 Xforce Keygen 64 Bit.
He was rated the No. 1 guitarist in,, and magazine polls between 1947 and 1960. Kessel was known for his innovative work in the guitar setting. In the 1950s, he made a series of four albums called The Poll Winners with on bass and on drums. He was also the guitarist on the album Julie Is Her Name (1955) by, which includes the standard '; this million-selling song features a guitar part from Kessel which illustrates his melodic chordal approach in a minimal jazz group.
Also from the 1950s, his three Kessel Plays Standards volumes contain some of his most polished work. [ ] Kessel was also a member of the Trio with Ray Brown for a year, leaving in 1953. The guitar chair was called the hardest gig in show business since Peterson often liked to play at breakneck tempos. [ ] took over from Kessel. Kessel also played with in the late 1950s and can be heard on the album on songs like '. In 1956, Barney Kessel was introduced to the while playing at a local jazz club in Chicago. The next year, in 1957, he was offered three signature models, the K1700 (Pro), K6700 (Artist) and K8700 (Jazz Special) in the endorsement and each bore his signature and Kay 'Chevron' logo injection molded into the underside of the pickguard.
This was also the introduction of the 'full kelvinator' headstock. Barney Kessel was the winner of the prestigious Down Beat magazine readers poll in 1956, '57 and '58 and played the Kay Jazz Special K8700 exclusively during that era. In 1960, Barney left Kay but the production of these guitars continued without his signature. In 2014, the Kay Guitar Company, working closely with Kessel's widow Phyllis, secured the licensing rights from the Kessel estate to reissue these three guitars.
It has been said that Barney never played his signature Kays. On the contrary Barney Kessel has been photographed in concert with the Kay K8700 Jazz Special on multiple occasions, has made appearances at Waldo’s Jazz Club on the television classic “ – Television’s Jazz Detective” and has been confirmed by son Dan (who also recorded with the Artist on several famous recordings) to have used the Artist to record countless rock, pop, r&b and blues hits with the most popular performers of the early ‘60s. Kessel was a 'first call' guitarist at during the 1960s, and became one of the most in-demand session guitarists in America, and is considered a key member of the group of first-call session musicians now usually known as. At one point after a two and a half hour session to record a one chord song ( ) Kessel is reported to have stood up and proclaimed, “Never have so many played so little for so much.” In this capacity he played on hundreds of famous pop recordings, including albums and singles by,, and many others. He appeared in an acting part playing a jazz guitarist named 'Barney' in one episode of the TV show. He also wrote and arranged the source music, including a jazz version of ', provided by the jazz combo that featured in the story.