Barney Kessel (1923–2004)

Covers everything from what to look for when guitar shopping to how approach a career as a studio musician and everything in-between. There are sections on practicing, comping in big bands and small groups, soloing, music theory, chord reductions, common rhythms, etc.

Possibly too broad to be useful. I.e., someone just starting out would find the discussions of how to buy a guitar and tune it to be useful, but they might be years away from making use of the later chapters on studio gigging.

1 Vicky's Dream 2:49
2 Tenderly 3:11
3 64 Bars On Wilshire 3:16
4 'Round Midnight 5:45
5 Louisiana 3:53
6 Makin' Whoopee 3:17
7 Jersey Bounce 9:29
8 Let's Cook 11:15
9 Sweet Sue 4:42
10 Joy Spring 6:50
11 Pedal Point 4:10
12 Moving Up 5:15
credits:
Alto Saxophone – Bud Shank (tracks: 1,4)
Bass – Buddy Clark (tracks: 6), Chuck Domanico (tracks: 12), Gary Peacock (tracks: 10), Harry Babasin (tracks: 1,2), Howard Rumsey (tracks: 4), Jerry Good (tracks: 11), Leroy Vinnegar (tracks: 7,8), Monty Budwig show more (tracks: 3,9), Red Mitchell (tracks: 5)
Bassoon, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Howard Terry (tracks: 6)
Clarinet – Art Pepper (tracks: 9), George W. Smith (tracks: 6)
Clarinet, Bass Clarinet – Justin Gordon (tracks: 6)
Drums – Elvin Jones (tracks: 12), Irv Cottler (tracks: 5), Ron Lundberg (tracks: 10), Shelly Manne (tracks: 1,2,3,6,7,8,9), Stan Levey (tracks: 4), Stan Popper (tracks: 11)
Flute, Alto Flute, Clarinet – Buddy Collette (tracks: 6)
Guitar – Al Hendrickson (tracks: 5), Barney Kessel, Jack Marshall (tracks: 9)
Oboe, English Horn – Jules Jacob (tracks: 6)
Piano – André Previn (tracks: 6), Arnold Ross (tracks: 1,2), Claude Williamson (tracks: 3,4), Hampton Hawes (tracks: 8), Jimmy Rowles (tracks: 5,7,9), Marvin Jenkins (tracks: 10,11)
Tenor Saxophone – Ben Webster (tracks: 7), Bob Cooper (tracks: 3,4), Georgie Auld (tracks: 5)
Trombone – Frank Rosolino (tracks: 4,7)
Trumpet – Harry Edison (tracks: 5), Joe Gordon (tracks: 9)
Vibraphone – Bobby Hutcherson (tracks: 12), Victor Feldman (tracks: 8) show less