Barney Kessel. Those who know, well, they know. But for many of us, he's probably a guitarist you've heard on countless recordings, without knowing who he was. More than 50 albums in his own name or in collaboration. The big names he worked with - Artie Shaw, Charlie Parker, Oscar Peterson, Chet Baker, Billie Holliday, Elvis Presley, The Beach Boys (on "Pet Sounds"), even The Monkees (on "I'm A Believer"), to name only a few. The A-list session band - part of The Wrecking Crew, that super-talented (and uncredited) powerhouse behind so many hits in the 1960s. The films - Some Like It Hot, Cool Hand Luke, The Cincinnati Kid, The Stripper, and many others (again, all uncredited!). Amongst all of which, this song, Julie London's version of Cry Me A River.
Played here on a 1969 Barney Kessel Regular. Jaw-dropping cherry sunburst, big headstock, perfectly symmetrical pointed devil-horned (the same year the SG was introduced), split parallelogram inlays, 25.5" scale (unusual for Gibson), and those PATENT NO humbuckers. Such warmth, it makes you feel like you've wrapped yourself in your favourite sonic duvet. If the playing's not up to much, enjoy the tone!
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