Barney Kessel Guitar Signature Licks Songbook | Step-by-Step Study of His Guitar Styles and Techniques by Wolf Marshall | TAB, Standard Notation and Online Audio | 14 Classic Tunes for Jazz Guitarists

Barney Kessel: A Step-by-Step Breakdown of His Guitar Styles and Techniques is a jazz guitar study book from the Signature Licks series centered on legendary jazz guitarist Barney Kessel. Written by Wolf Marshall, this instructional songbook helps guitarists understand Kessel’s phrasing, harmony, and improvisational language through guided analysis and musical examples. It offers a focused way to explore ideas that shaped one of jazz guitar’s influential voices.The book includes detailed guitar transcriptions in standard notation and guitar TAB, allowing players to follow both the technical details and musical phrasing behind each piece. Fourteen representative tunes highlight important elements of Barney Kessel’s approach, including blues phrasing, melodic improvisation, and traditional jazz harmony. The included online audio features demonstration tracks that help players hear the timing, articulation, and feel behind the music.Audio access is provided through a unique code inside the book and can be streamed or downloaded. The recordings include PLAYBACK+, a flexible audio player designed for focused practice. Guitarists can slow down audio without changing pitch, set loop points to repeat difficult passages, change keys, and pan left or right to isolate parts while studying the music.Song ListBarney's Blues * Begin The Blues * Contemporary Blues * Easy Like * Foreign Intrigue * Indiana (Back Home Again In Indiana) * (I'm Afraid) The Masquerade Is Over * Minor Mood * On A Slow Boat To China * Salute To Charlie Christian * 64 Bars On Wilshire * Speak Low * Tenderly * Vicky's DreamWhether used for practice/lessons/or personal exploration of classic jazz repertoire, it gives guitarists a clear path into the phrasing, tone, and improvisational concepts behind one of the genre’s defining players. Read more