Items

• A Note on Music Studies

  Barney Kessel writes a note on his music philosophy
  April 12, 1990
  

• The Barney Kessel Personal Manuscript Series #101-106

  Six etudes written and annotated by Barney Kessel
  1972-1973
  

• Muskogee Souvenir Postcard

  A souvenir folder depicting the sights of Muskogee, OK, circa 1944.
  1944
  

• Calendar Page, December 1965

  Page from Barney Kessel's planner.
  December 1965
  

• Letter from B.J. Baker to Barney Kessel

  A letter from Betty Jane Baker to Barney Kessel.
  1990
  

• The Oscar Peterson Trio Featured with "Norman Granz' Jazz at the Philharmonic"

  Pictures of The Oscar Peterson Trio Oscar Peterson, keyboard; Ray Brown, bass; Barney Kessel, guitar
  early 1950s
  

• Letter to B. J. Baker

  Continued correspondence with B. J. on family matters.
  1990
  

• Barney Kessel in Newcastle

  Outline of one of Kessel's improvisation workshops
  No date
  

• Barney and the Basset: a snapshot

  Headshot of Barney Kessel with a basset hound
  1974
  

• Barney Kessel Guitar Journal: Instilling Integrity

  

• Barney Kessel: Sailor On Dry Land

  

• Modular Course Note

  A note for a modular course
  April 9, 1978
  

• New Jersey Jazz Society Ad

  Ad posted by the New Jersey Jazz Society
  No date; likely 2000s
  

• Madelyn Roberts Letter

  Madelyn Roberts, daughter of Howard Roberts, writes a letter to Phyllis Kessel
  January 9, 2003
  

• The Book That Never Was

  Notes on a book that Barney Kessel envisioned
  August 1, 1988
  

• Seminar Book Note

  Faulty Values for Guitarists
  February 6, 1984
  

• Jazz Club Franco Borrini Letter

  A letter from Jazz Club Franco Borrini on a benefit concert
  October 31, 2002
  

• Fan mail

  Fan mail from a guitar player in Meyersdale, PA
  Likely 1960s
  

• Crescendo Interview (November 1972)

  Les Tomkins interviews Barney Kessel in 1972 for Crescendo.
  1972
  

• Crescendo Article (April 1979)

  Barney Kessel's column "Music today—from the Barney Kessel viewpoint" in Crescendo.
  1979
  

• Crescendo Interview (October 1988)

  Putting jazz in perspective: some authoritative analysis by Barney Kessel
  1988
  

• The Great Guitars - 1976 European Tour

  Photo from the 1976 European Tour with The Great Guitars
  1976
  

• Headshot

  Close up of Barney Kessel with a guitar
  Likely after 1974
  

• 1963 Engagements

  An overview of Barney Kessel's engagements in 1963
  1963