The people around them
Who works with them most. Tap a person to see everything they made.
Who makes their records
People credited as writer, producer, engineer or mixer on their songs.
Produced by
10 songs
Engineered by
9 songs
Engineered by
2 songs
Written by
1 song
Written by
1 song
Written by
1 song
Worth knowing
Counted from cited credits on fono.
Lester Koenig produced 9 of Barney Kessel’s top 10 songs
Lester Koenig is Barney Kessel’s most frequent collaborator, credited on 10 songs
Barney Kessel recorded most at Contemporary’s Studio (9 songs)
Barney Kessel wrote or co-wrote 4 of 14 songs on fono (29%)
Credited songs by Barney Kessel span 50 years, 1955 to 2005 (14 songs)
Top songs
- 1
Louisiana
Barney Kessel, 1955
- 2
- 3
Wail Street
Barney Kessel, 1955
From Modern Jazz Performances From Bizet's Carmen
- 4
1959
- 5
1959
- 6
- 7
1959
- 8
1959
- 9
- 10
1959
- 4
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Where the songs were made
- Contemporary’s Studio9 songs
- Contemporary Records1 song
Releases
Member of
- Barney Kessel EnsembleBK
- Barney Kessel Plus Big Band
- Barney Kessel Quintet
- Barney Kessel’s AllstarsBK
- Barney Kessel Septet
- Buck Clayton All Stars
- Buddy Bregman OrchestraBB
- Flip Phillips and His Orchestra
- Flip Phillips SextetFP
- Lionel Hampton and His All-Stars
- The Candoli Brothers SextetTC
- The Great GuitarsTG
- The New Hot Club QuintetTN
- The Oscar Peterson Quartet
- The Oscar Peterson Trio
- The Poll Winners
Elsewhere
Sources (19)
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1MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel Ensemble
Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel Ensemble
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
2MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel Plus Big Band
Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel Plus Big Band
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
3MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel Quintet
Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
4MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel Septet
Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel Septet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
5MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel’s Allstars
Barney Kessel is a member of Barney Kessel’s Allstars
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
6MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Buck Clayton All Stars
Barney Kessel is a member of Buck Clayton All Stars
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
7MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Buddy Bregman Orchestra
Barney Kessel is a member of Buddy Bregman Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
8MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Flip Phillips Sextet
Barney Kessel is a member of Flip Phillips Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
9MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Flip Phillips and His Orchestra
Barney Kessel is a member of Flip Phillips and His Orchestra
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
10MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of Lionel Hampton and His All-Stars
Barney Kessel is a member of Lionel Hampton and His All-Stars
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
11MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of The Candoli Brothers Sextet
Barney Kessel is a member of The Candoli Brothers Sextet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
12MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of The Great Guitars
Barney Kessel is a member of The Great Guitars
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
13MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of The New Hot Club Quintet
Barney Kessel is a member of The New Hot Club Quintet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
14MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of The Oscar Peterson Quartet
Barney Kessel is a member of The Oscar Peterson Quartet
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
15MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of The Oscar Peterson Trio
Barney Kessel is a member of The Oscar Peterson Trio
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
16MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is a member of The Poll Winners
Barney Kessel is a member of The Poll Winners
MusicBrainz core data (CC0)Retrieved Sep 30, 2026
17MusicBrainz Barney Kessel is from Muskogee
18Wikidata The genre of Barney Kessel is gypsy jazz
19Wikidata The genre of Barney Kessel is jazz