Bruker: wilsonmcphert | November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Charlie Christian is generally recognised as the person who popularised the electric guitar (although not the first) and who changed everyones thinking about how jazz could be played on it. As well as playing guitar for Benny Goodman, Charlie participated in after hours jam sessions with other musicians in places such as Mintons and Monroes in New York City. On 12 May 1941 Charlie played Swing to Bop at Mintons, with Joe Guy on trumpet, Kenny Kersey on piano, Nick Fenton on bass and Kenny Clarke on drums. This live track excerpt is characterised by longer solos than Charlie...
Bruker: wilsonmcphert | November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Here is another Charlie Christian track playing live at Mintons in New York City (the other I have uploaded is Swing to Bop from the same session). These are my two favourite CC tracks. However I also love his Goodman stuff, both studio and radio broadcasts as well (see my video of Rose Room). Charlie not only popularised the electric guitar, but also influenced just about everyone who came after with his horn like solos and sense of swing. As well as playing guitar for Benny Goodman, Charlie did some moonlighting in after hours jam sessions with other musicians...
Bruker: srv0308 | November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Charlie Christian playing with the Benny Goodman Sextet. Guitar Solo Tab: img197.imageshack.us (Transcribed by me)
Bruker: wilsonmcphert | November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Rose Room was one of the first studio tunes recorded 2 October 1939 by guitarist Charlie Christian after he joined the Benny Goodman Sextet. I love this and other Goodman small group tracks as they are a good introduction to jazz and swing. They are popular circa forties' era tunes, with members taking melodic solos that can be appreciated against the chord changes. These tracks initially helped me 'get' jazz, rather than being scared off by some of the less user friendly forms of it. The story goes that Charlie Christian sat in unannounced with Goodman's group at a...
Bruker: sweepersan | November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Here's an Oklahoma City news segment about CC's 2007 induction into the Nesuhi Ertegun Jazz Hall of Fame under the auspices of Jazz at Lincoln Center and the 2008 Tribute concerts at JALC's Rose Hall in NYC.
Bruker: telebasher | November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am Demo of a Lollar Charlie Christian Pickup in my Custom Shop Nocaster. Played clean thru a Deluxe Reverb at very low volume.
