Carl Kress

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Carl Kress (October 20, 1907, Newark, New Jersey - June 10, 1965, Reno, Nevada) was an American jazz guitarist. Carl Kress began his career with Paul Whiteman in 1926, and thereafter launched a successful career as a studio guitarist. He played in the late 1920s and 1930s with Bix Beiderbecke, Red Nichols, Eddie Lang, Miff Mole, Frankie Trumbauer, Jimmy and Tommy Dorsey, and Adrian Rollini. He played repeatedly with Dick McDonough as a duo in the 1930s. He later worked with Muggsy Spanier (1944), Pee Wee Russell (1945), Bobby Hackett and Tommy Dorsey (1949) and Pearl Bailey. He was also for a time a member of the Gordon Jenkins Orchestra alongside Louis Armstrong. His last years were spent playing with George Barnes as a duo. He was also a record producer for Capitol Records in the 1940s, producing among others, the original 1946 version of "The Christmas Song" by The King Cole Trio. At one point in his career he was a co-owner of the Onyx Club on 52nd Street in New York City. He died of a heart attack while on tour in 1965. Carl Kress' compositions included "Afterthoughts", "Sutton Mutton", "Helena", "Pickin' My Way" with Eddie Lang, "Danzon" with Dick McDonough, and "Chicken Ala Swing". User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.

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Jazz Guitar Legends

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Classic Jazz & Swing Guitar Masters - The Essential Collection (Digitally Remastered)

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Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions (Disc 11)

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Pioneers of the Jazz Guitar

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100 Jazz Guitar Favorites

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Pioneers Of Jazz Guitar

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Rumba Jazz 1919-1945, The History Of Latin Jazz & Dance Music From The Swing Era

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Kings Of Jazz Guitar

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The Savory Collection, Vol. 1 - Body and Soul: Coleman Hawkins & Friends

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Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar

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The National Jazz Museum In Harlem Presents: The Savory Collection, Vol. 1: Body and Soul: Coleman Hawkins & Friends

Classic Capitol Jazz Sessions

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