Barney Kessel on being a thoughtful person

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Barney Kessel discusses the element of surprise in jazz

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Barney Kessel talks about skilled musicians

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Q: “Skilled musicians playing with skilled musicians can make skilled music…”

A: “Sure and especially if people listened to each other and there is a certain amount of empathy and they recognize what I'm trying to do and they lend their talents to helping me tell my story and I in turn try to help them tell theirs, it does work out beautifully.”