Barney Kessel Quotes

"Charlie Christian showed me a lot, and was a great help, but even then, I realised that if I was going to make it, it was no use copying Charlie." - Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel Quotes

"When I joined the [Oscar Peterson] Trio, it was as if I was capable of driving a sports car at 60, but Ray Brown and Oscar Peterson just kept pressing the pedal down, and I was trying to control the car at 80!" - Barney Kessel

Barney Kessel Quotes

"Playing scales is like a boxer skipping rope or punching a bag. It's not the thing in itself; it's preparatory to the activity." - Barney Kessel