Kress photos from Dave E. Dexter, Jr. Collection; LaBudde Special Collections, UMKC University Libraries; 1940´s; photographers: Warren Rothschild; Jay Seymour
Link: Kress photos Downbeat 1947
Camera study of Carl Kress and his guitar, N.Y., ca. June 1947; Down Beat, v. 14, no. 13 (June 18, 1947); photographer: William Gottlieb, Downbeat (Credit: William P. Gottlieb/Ira and Leonore S. Gershwin Fund Collection, Music Division, Library of Congress)
Decca record released 1940 – recorded Nov 1938-July 1939; Kress/Mottola Gibson ad 1941-42
Gibson catalogs, 1930´s:
“Stage Fright”, sheet music released 1935; “Heat Wave”, record ad 1937
Brunswick records: Kress with Eddie Lang 1932; Kress with McDonough 1934
Article in British magazine “B(anjo)M(andolin)G(uitar)”, on the release of Kress/McDonough duet record “Heat Wave”/”Chicken a la Swing”, July 1937!:
Dick McDonough, Radio Guide article Dec-1937 (American magazine 1931-1943)
Kress feature, Metronome magazine, Jan-1933; McDonough/Kress, CBS broadcast, ca 1937
Gibson ad, with “Karl Kress”(!), in Swedish Jazz Magazine “Orkesterjournalen”, Aug 1936; Gibson catalogue 1937
Circa 1936, Imperial Theatre, NYC
Gibson catalog 1934
Gibson catalog 1937
Gibson ad, Metronome, May 1937; Gibson catalog 1942
Dick McDonough obituary, in British magazine “B(anjo)M(andolin)G(uitar)”, July 1938:
Downbeat 1939-03………..
Down Beat (June 18, 1947): Kress; International Musician 1954-03, Kress ad
Radio Mirror 1940-09, Kress recently married! Article found through great homepage search engine: https://www.worldradiohistory.com/index.htm
Downbeat 1941-01; Downbeat review of the Decca Recital album, 1940-05
British magazine “B(anjo)M(andolin)G(uitar)”, Jan 1956, Dec 1966 Barnes/Mairants! George Barnes obituary, in Swedish Jazz Magazine “Orkesterjournalen”, Oct-1977:
7 of the pictures below from a fantastic homepage: https://www.venutilang.com/:
Epiphone catalogue, 1932; Kress guitar solo, 1936
Kress at his Onyx Club, with Stuff Smith, 1938
Onyx Club Story, Swedish Jazz Magazine “Orkesterjournalen”, Dec-1970, Jan-1971. Carl Kress is mentioned a lot!
And the original article, in Downbeat Yearbook 1966, 10 pages! Kress is mentioned a lot, and also guitarists McDonough & Teddy Bunn!: Shown here are pages 1,7,9 (Kress mentioned) – remaining pages are downloades here under!
Kress / Mottola, photo for an ad to promote Gibson guitars & amplifiers, 1941-42; Carl Kress was a featured musician on Garry Moore’s popular television variety show, The Garry Moore Show, during the 1950s in USA (TV-show running 1950-1958).
Downbeat July 1963 Kress/Barnes live rec. concert, and the record!
Barnes, Kress live 1963: YouTube link – “Praise Be”
Kress at the Gaslight Club, Norwood, NJ, 1963, with Bob Wilber; June 1963 Kress/Barnes rec. concert
The Gaslight gig above rendered a front cover in British magazine “B(anjo)M(andolin)G(uitar)”, Dec 1963!
Kress obituary in British magazine “B(anjo)M(andolin)G(uitar)”, Aug 1965:
Billboard article in May 1965 on Kress participating in October Guitar Show – he died in June the same year. Additional articles – Cashbox 1965-05; Cashbox 1965-06
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