Written and published, in 1953, by Jimmy Van Heusen, “Here’s That Rainy Day” made its debut in “Carnival in Flanders” on Broadway. Subsequently it’s been widely covered, including by McCoy Tyner, Ray Brown, Joe Pass (another guitar great), Billy Eckstine, Ella Fitzgerald, Chet Baker, Ray Brown, Wes Montgomery, Freddie Hubbard, Art Farmer and Oscar Peterson.

This footage featuring guitarist Barney Kessel was filmed for television during the mid-1970’s.

Guitarist Barney Kessel was born on October 17, 1923 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

He was a popular figure in the 1950s West Coast scene, leading a number of classic sessions for the Contemporary record label.

Kessel was a member of the “Wrecking Crew,” a group of top-tier 1960s session musicians that appeared on everything from TV jingles to Pet Sounds.

Here, famous jazz guitarist Barney Kessel demonstrates his notorious knowledge of chord inversions and chord-based melodies as he performs “Gypsy in my Soul.”

Throughout the ’50s Playboy and Esquire magazines constantly rated him as the top guitarist playing.

And fellow musicians — such as The Beach Boys and many others — knew it, too, growing to rely on his session work for their hot-selling albums.