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Solo Flight - early electric guitar-Presented courtesy of http://mcproductions.shawbiz.ca Big band jazz with electric guitar


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He was a pioneer... ... ( 9 months ago by kevinherbert)
He was a pioneer...a real cool one..I can hear so much contemporary energy in his playing...he's like Bird
Pres
Miles..and he only recorded for 18 months (?)...died young, and pretty.
He didn't need ... ( 9 months ago by oldcremona)
He didn't need double-time riffs to make his guitar talk. Sometimes less is more.
Charlie Christian ... ( 9 months ago by jassbo)
Charlie Christian was, is and will be the greatest trailblazer in jazz history. God bless you Charlie.
One can certainly ... ( 8 months ago by Boldstrummer)
One can certainly hear his influence on Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis. Too bad his life was so short. Had he lived it would have been interesting to match him with Django Reinhardt.
Were his solos ... ( 8 months ago by attabuoy)
Were his solos arranged? How did he affect the part Lionel and Teddy had with the BG band?
Christian's solos ... ( 8 months ago by lexo30)
Christian's solos weren't arranged - Goodman probably wouldn't have dared. It's true, however, that he played better and more imaginatively on informal bootleg recordings than he ever played on official studio dates with Goodman.
The main ... ( 7 months ago by minor7b5)
The main characteristic of Charlie's playing was how arpeggiated it was. Among his disciples were, like, every jazz guitarist who came after him. Also, his solos were NOT arranged.
his playing is ... ( 7 months ago by eshewerethin)
his playing is effortless-cool
he was the true ... ( 7 months ago by kdw456)
he was the true improvisor, touched by the great creator, perfect ear, and a true lover of the note, bye and bye, our greatest jazz guitar pioneer. RIp
Great stuff here! ... ( 7 months ago by bopmanfromspace)
Great stuff here! The tune is SOLO FLIGHT, recorded in March, 1941, and arranged by Jimmy Mundy. The original title was CHONK, CHARLIE, CHONK. Charlie and his electric Gibson guitar really sounds good in a big band setting. His style was and still is being copied or mimicked by just about everybody, including myself, and I will admit that most certainly, he taught us all how to play as far as elecrtic guitars are concerned and if anybody thinks otherwise, they're a stinking liar.
Like, who doesn't? ( 7 months ago by Delta1)
Like, who doesn't?
"he taught us all ... ( 7 months ago by JosephNScott)
"he taught us all how to play as far as electric guitars are concerned" I doubt John Lee Hooker listened to Benny Goodman records much.
Well, it's ... ( 7 months ago by bopmanfromspace)
Well, it's impossible to tell. The blues legend Hooker may have listened to everybody. All I know is that T-Bone Walker gave John Lee Hooker his first electric guitar, and Charlie Christian taught T-Bone how to play guitar solos. At one time they both played in the same band.
"Well, it's ... ( 7 months ago by JosephNScott)
"Well, it's impossible to tell." There may be an interview in which Hooker either says he did or didn't listen to Benny Goodman much. "Charlie Christian taught T-Bone how to play guitar solos." T-Bone began recording on guitar when Charlie was 12 years old, and Charlie later influenced T-Bone's style.
My Pop bought me a ... ( 7 months ago by bopmanfromspace)
My Pop bought me a guitar when I was 13, but I didn't hear any Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, or Jeff Beck recordings until I was 15, So what? I don't compare myself to other musicians, nor do I knock or compare musical legends with each other, especially those that inspire me to play and that are no longer with us. Either I like what a person does, or I don't.
"My Pop bought me a ... ( 7 months ago by JosephNScott)
"My Pop bought me a guitar when I was 13, but I didn't hear any Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, or Jeff Beck recordings until I was 15, So what?" I agree.
say jerk, why don't ... ( 7 months ago by jcghooker)
say jerk, why don't you just say you hate charlie christian fans and shut up? you are ruining this good website
I have a Les Paul ... ( 6 months ago by CyborgTwangulator)
I have a Les Paul and I want to play swing Music with it like Charlie Christian did. I think there is unlimited potential in that field of music for electric guitars.
Thanks for sharing ... ( 5 months ago by ecrocksmysocks)
Thanks for sharing this.
Blues players from ... ( 5 months ago by helifan34)
Blues players from his friend T-Bone to B.B. King and Chuck Berry were influenced by Charlie Christian. CC was known over and above his association with Goodman.
"'My Pop bought me ... ( 5 months ago by JosephNScott)
"'My Pop bought me a guitar when I was 13, but I didn't hear any Charlie Christian, Les Paul, Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix, or Jeff Beck recordings until I was 15, So
 what?' I agree." I apologize for being rude, bopmanfromspace.
"CC was known over ... ( 5 months ago by JosephNScott)
"CC was known over and above his association with Goodman." During the entire time Christian was famous and still well enough to play, he was with Goodman and Goodman was one of the two or so most famous instrumentalists in the world. Young musicians who were playing jazz in the '40s (which includes B.B. and Chuck, but not Hooker) tended to admire both Goodman and Christian and know Christian for his work with Goodman, and tended not to have ever heard Christian jam in Minton's or Monroe's.
T-Bone Walker ... ( 2 months ago by oramikleepunk)
T-Bone Walker taught alot of people...Even people like Chuck Berry.You can hear alot of Charlie Christian in T-Bone walker.
There is an ... ( 2 weeks ago by setforvol)
There is an alternate take to this one in which charlies playing is more fluid, you can hear it in my video response to this tune.



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