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Sunday, May 15, 2022

George Barnes • Guitars Galore



Biography by Scott Yanow
A major player who has always been underrated, George Barnes was one of the first to record on electric guitar (accompanying blues singers) and was a top studio guitarist during much of his career. His style was very much based in the 1930s, and his single-note lines predated Charlie Christian, although he had much less of an impact. A professional by the time he was 13, Barnes was working on the staff of NBC by 1938. Based in Chicago, he recorded with Big Bill Broonzy, Washboard Sam, and other blues performers. After a stint in the military during World War II, Barnes resumed his studio work and recorded radio transcriptions with his unusual octet. Although he performed in many types of settings in the 1950s, Barnes did not gain much recognition until he teamed up with fellow guitarist Carl Kress (whose sophisticated chord voicings perfectly complemented Barnes' solos) in the early '60s. After Kress' death in 1965, Barnes often collaborated with the younger guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli, but it was his period as co-leader of a quartet with cornetist Ruby Braff (1973-1975) that gave Barnes his greatest fame, shortly before his death. He recorded as a leader for OKeh (two numbers in 1940); Wolf; and Keynote (with his octet on a posthumously released Hindsight LP); commercial sides for Decca and Mercury; with Kress (and in one instance Bud Freeman) for Stash, United Artists, and Audiophile; with Pizzarelli for Columbia and A&R; and in the 1970s for Famous Door and Concord.

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Biografía de Scott Yanow
George Barnes, un jugador importante que siempre ha sido subestimado, fue uno de los primeros en grabar en guitarra eléctrica (acompañando a cantantes de blues) y fue uno de los mejores guitarristas de estudio durante gran parte de su carrera. Su estilo estaba muy basado en la década de 1930, y sus líneas de una sola nota eran anteriores a Charlie Christian, aunque tuvo un impacto mucho menor. Profesional a la edad de 13 años, Barnes estaba trabajando en el personal de NBC en 1938. Con base en Chicago, grabó con Big Bill Broonzy, Washboard Sam y otros artistas de blues. Después de una temporada en el ejército durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial, Barnes reanudó su trabajo en el estudio y grabó las transcripciones de radio con su inusual octeto. Aunque actuó en muchos tipos de escenarios en la década de 1950, Barnes no ganó mucho reconocimiento hasta que se unió a su compañero guitarrista Carl Kress (cuyas voces de acordes sofisticadas complementaban perfectamente los solos de Barnes) a principios de los años sesenta. Después de la muerte de Kress en 1965, Barnes a menudo colaboraba con el joven guitarrista Bucky Pizzarelli, pero fue su periodo como co-líder de un cuarteto con el cornetista Ruby Braff (1973-1975) lo que le dio a Barnes su mayor fama, poco antes de su muerte. Grabó como líder para OKeh (dos números en 1940); Lobo; y Keynote (con su octeto en un LP de Hindsight póstumamente lanzado); Lados comerciales para Decca y Mercury; con Kress (y en un caso Bud Freeman) para Stash, United Artists y Audiophile; con Pizzarelli para Columbia y A&R; y en la década de 1970 para Famous Door y Concord.



 Tracklist:
A1 - Singin' In The Rain - 2:15
A2 - Have You Met Miss Jones - 2:05
A3 - Jeepers Creepers - 2:53
A4 - Runnin' Wild - 2:00
A5 - Indiana (Back Home Again In Indiana) - 2:16
A6 - Guitars Galore - 2:17
B1 - Liza (All The Clouds'll Roll Away) - 2:20
B2 - Sugar (That Sugar Baby Of Mine) - 2:20
B3 - Waitn' At The End Of The World - 2:05
B4 - Too Marvelous For Words - 2:53
B5 - Should I? - 2:49
B6 - Pickin' Plenty




Label: Mercury ‎– PPS 6020, Mercury ‎– PPS-6020
Series: Perfect Presence Sound Series –
Released: Sep 1962
Genre: Jazz
Style: Swing, Easy Listening





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