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Backgrounder: Barney Kessel - 'Shiny Stockings' ('77)

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Marc Myers
Aug 08, 2025
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Barney Kessel's Shiny Stockings was recorded in Tokyo in February 1977. What makes it special are Kessel's extensive use of chords. As you'll hear, his chord voicings are spectacular. He's backed by Kunimitsu Inaba on bass and Tetsujiro Obara on drums.

The tracks:

  • Shiny Stockings

  • Manha de carnaval [Black Orpheus]

  • My Secret Love

  • Triste

  • Autumn in New York

  • There …

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