The Barney Kessel Trio – Jellybeans (E/E) – LP, US 1981

Jellybeans is an LP by The Barney Kessel Trio from 1981 released on the Concord Jazz label.

About this album

Jellybeans is a supple, swinging showcase for Barney Kessel’s trio, with the guitarist’s fluent phrasing and easy authority at the centre. Issued in 1981, it draws on jazz standards and modern favourites to highlight Kessel’s melodic touch, harmonic finesse and unhurried sense of time. Best known as one of the great jazz guitarists of the post-bop era, Kessel could make even familiar material feel fresh and conversational, and this album does exactly that. The result is a polished, understated session that reflects his deep swing feel and lasting importance in small-group jazz.

Genre: Jazz