72K views · 3.3K reactions | Martin Taylor Plays Barney Kessel’s guitar. | Martin Taylor | Facebook

Celebrating the 💯 birthday of Barney Kessel, considered one of the greatest guitarists of the 20th century. His style became modeled closely on that of fellow Oklahoman #CharlieChristian. The pair soon met, but when Kessel had the opportunity to play with Christian at a jazz jam session, he told The New York Times in 1991, the experience inspired him to develop a style of his own. "I realized that I had been methodically lifting his ideas from records," Kessel said. "What was I going to play? A

Barney Kessel trio live! “Basie’s Blues” 1973 #barneykessel #guitar #djangoreinhardt #arte #fipradio #guitarist #musician #bass #elitemusicmentor #blueshitbigtown #gibsonguitars #gibson #pickupjazz #pickupmusic #blues #swing #chillvibes #jazzanthropy #livemusic | Hangout - Jazz, Blues and Lounge Music