"American jazz musician" . "Barney Kessel"@en . . "Kessel, Barney"@en . . "2004-05-06Z"^^ . . . . . . . . . "1923Z"^^ . "1940Z"^^ . . . . "1923-10-17Z"^^ . . . "non_vocal_instrumentalist" . . "Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 \u2013 May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. 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 the Wrecking Crew."@en . . "1992Z"^^ . . . . "2004Z"^^ . . . . .