Autographs of Barney Kessel
Barney Kessel (October 17, 1923 – May 6, 2004) was an American jazz guitarist. Known 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.
Kessel was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma in 1923 to a Jewish family. Kessel's father was an immigrant from Hungary who owned and operated a shoe shop. A self-taught guitarist, his only formal musical study was three months of guitar lessons at the age of 12.
He began his career as a teenager, touring with local swing bands. When he was 16, he started playing with the Oklahoma A&M band, Hal Price & the Varsitonians. The band members nicknamed him "Fruitcake" because he practiced in excess of 16 hours per day. Kessel gained recognition due in part to his youth, and in part to being the only white musician playing in all-African-American bands at black clubs.
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Current items with a signature of Barney Kessel
These are the most current items with a signature of Barney Kessel that were listed on eBay and on other online stores - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Gerry Mulligan Tentette – Walking Shoes, LP NM Signed Red Norvo, Barney Kessel | £35.46 |  |
Traded items with a signature of Barney Kessel
The most expensive item with a signature of Barney Kessel (A185 Foreign Book Sheet Music Barney Kessel By Wolf Marshall Guitar Signature Li) was sold in November 2025 for £163.98 while the cheapest item (Barney Kessel Swinging Easy Signed LP) found a new owner for £3.25 in August 2020. The month with the most items sold (4) was March 2021 with an average selling price of £25.50 for an autographed item of Barney Kessel. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in March 2026 with £108.19 and the month that saw the lowest prices with £3.25 was August 2020. In average, an autographed item from Barney Kessel is worth £21.00.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Barney Kessel were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | Autographed! Barney Kessel Herb Ellis Concord LP Poor Butterfly Signed By Both | £108.19 |  |
 | Barney Kessel Barney Plays Kessel & Friends SIGNED US 1st Concord CJ-9 Jazz LP | £13.98 | |
 | Barney Kessel Barney Plays Kessel & Friends SIGNED US 1st Concord CJ-9 Jazz LP | £13.98 | |
| Barney Kessel Barney Plays Kessel & Friends SIGNED US 1st Concord CJ-9 Jazz LP | £14.98 | |
| Barney Kessel Barney Plays Kessel & Friends SIGNED US 1st Concord CJ-9 Jazz LP | £15.98 | |
| Barney Kessel Barney Plays Kessel & Friends SIGNED US 1st Concord CJ-9 Jazz LP | £16.98 | |
| Barney Kessel Barney Plays Kessel & Friends SIGNED US 1st Concord CJ-9 Jazz LP | £17.98 | |
| Barney Kessel Barney Plays Kessel & Friends SIGNED US 1st Concord CJ-9 Jazz LP | £18.98 | |
| Barney Kessel – Barney Plays Kessel & Friends 1975 Autographed Guitar VG+ | £27.22 | |
| CHARLIE BYRD BARNEY KESSEL HERB ELLIS, GREAT GUITARS - AUTOGRAPHED LP CJ-4 | £52.21 | |
| LP: The Barney Kessel Trio, Jellybeans, Concord Jazz, autographed, 1981, Jazz, | £37.34 | |
 | NEWPORT ALL STARS SIGNED by all George Wein, Red Norvo, Joe Venuti Barney Kessel | £81.40 | |
| NEWPORT ALL STARS SIGNED by all George Wein, Red Norvo, Joe Venuti Barney Kessel | £91.80 | |
| Newport All Stars SIGNED by all George Wein, Red Norvo, Joe Venuti Barney Kessel | £102.20 | |
| Newport All Stars SIGNED by all George Wein, Red Norvo, Joe Venuti Barney Kessel | £133.38 | |
