Christian instrumental cd in Jazz Instrumental Music

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"Rewind That" (03/28/2006) Jazz Instrument Scott, Christian, Concord JazzPersonnel: Christian Scott (trumpet); Matt Stevens (guitar); Walter Smith III (tenor saxophone); Zaccai Curtis (Fender Rhodes piano); Luques Curtis (acoustic bass); Thomas Pridgen (drums). The young New Orleans trumpeter Christian Scott combines jazz and hip-hop to smoothly sophisticated effect on this sophomore, Grammy-nominated 2006 set. His accomplished solos are underpinned by a supple, sympathetic band that conveys late-1960s Miles Davis in its determinedly after-hours feel. The smooth jazz tendencies hinted at on "So What" are undercut by the spare colorations of the title track and the tense undertones of "Suicide," while on "Paradise Found," Scott and ensemble show that they're also capable of a finely understated lyricism.

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"Live at Tonic" (05/02/2006) Jazz Instrument McBride, Christian, Ropeadope Records (USA)Personnel: Christian McBride (bass instrument); Eric Krasno, Charlie Hunter (guitar); Jenny Scheinman (violin); Rahsaan Patterson (trumpet); Jason Moran (keyboards); DJ Logic (turntables); Scratch (background vocals). One of the leading jazz bassists of the 1990s and 2000s, Christian McBride is known for his formidable technique, his infallible chemistry with other players, and his restless sense of experimentation. The three-disc set LIVE AT TONIC is an impressive demonstration of these qualities. Recorded over two nights at New York City's avant music nightclub Tonic, LIVE finds McBride playing with a killer backing band and being joined by some of the hottest musicians on the scene, including pianist Jason Moran, guitarist Charlie Hunter, and turntablist DJ Logic. This is a hefty dose of compelling, joyful contemporary jazz.

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"The Original Guitar Hero" (09/24/2002) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Legacy RecordingsThis is a selection from the 4-CD box THE GENIUS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR. Personnel: Charlie Christian (guitar); George Auld (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams (trumpet); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri, Dudley Brooks (piano); Artie Bernstein (bass); Nick Fatool, Jo Jones, Harry Jaeger (drums). Producer: John Hammond. Compilation producers: Michael Brooks, Michael Cuscuna. Recorded in 1939-1940. Includes liner notes by Les Paul and Brad Tolinski. All tracks have been digitally remastered.

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"Immortal Charlie Christian" (09/30/1992) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Legacy InternationalPersonnel: Charlie Christian (guitar); Don Byas (tenor saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Guy (trumpet); Thelonious Monk, Kenny Kersey (piano); Nixk Finton (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums). Recorded live at Minton's, New York, New York in May 1941.

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"After Hours" (05/09/2000) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Original Jazz ClassicsFull performer name: Charlie Christian/Dizzy Gillespie. Personnel includes: Charlie Christian (guitar); Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet); Rudy Williams (alto saxophone); Don Byas, Kermit Scott (tenor saxophone); Joe Guy, Hot Lips Page, Victor Coulson (trumpet); Thelonious Monk, Al Tinney, Ken Kersey (piano); Nick Fenton, Ed Paul (bass); Kenny Clarke, Tom Miller (drums). Recorded live at Minton's Playhouse and Clark Monroe's Uptown House, New York, New York in May 1941. Originally released on Esoteric (548). Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather. Digitally remastered by Kirk Felton (2000, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California). AFTER HOURS is an excellent live document of the early roots of bebop, capturing this exciting music in the process of being built by its pioneering architects. Recorded live in New York City at jam sessions at Minton's Playhouse and Monroe's Uptown House in 1941, these tapes feature young modernists Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke, and Don Byas as they pushed the structural materials of swing toward something new and intense. Beyond the historical significance of these sessions, however, the music is simply fabulous. There are revisions of "Stardust" and "Stompin' at the Savoy, " but the tunes are mainly blues-based improvisations, with plenty of syncopated play and stretched-out soloing from all involved. Christian's guitar takes center stage--his fluid, fleet-fingered style and mellow amplified tone have become such a stock part of jazz guitar, it is hard to remember that he almost single-handedly wrote the book. Though Gillespie gets double-billing on this set, he only appears on four of the nine tunes, but one can hear early hints of the advanced technical style that would explode in his work with Charlie Parker in the later '40s. This music is truly classic.

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"A Family Affair" (08/11/1998) Jazz Instrument McBride, Christian, Verve (USA)Personnel: Christian McBride (keyboards, synthesizer, acoustic & electric basses, fretless bass); Will Downing, Vesta (vocals); Russell Malone (acoustic & electric guitars); Tim Warfield (tenor saxophone); Charles Craig (piano, electric piano, Fender Rhodes, Mini-Moog synthesizer); Gregory Hutchinson (drums); Munyungo Jackson (percussion, tambourine). Recorded at O'Henry Studios, North Hollywood, California on January 27-29, 1998 and LeGonks, Hollywood, California on January 30-31, 1998. Includes liner notes by Christian McBride. One of the most technically adept and commercially successful jazz bassists to emerge in the '90s, Christian McBride parlayed a solid sense of time and an adventurous compositional flair into a solid solo career. On A FAMILY AFFAIR, he wanders a bit from his jazz roots, but it's to his credit that he's not mired in tradition. The opening tune "I'm Coming Home" recalls the funky sounds of Lee Morgan and Cannonball Adderly as it serves up an R&B-spiced sonic stew that continually simmers, with only McBride's good taste keeping things from bubbling over. Elsewhere, he explores fusion, R&B and straight-ahead jazz balladry to various extents, but the element tying it all together is McBride's fluid bass work, and his solos on both electric and acoustic bass are high points on A FAMILY AFFAIR.

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"Solo Flight (Topaz Jazz Records)" (04/18/1995) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Topaz Jazz RecordsPersonnel includes: Charlie Christian (guitar); Coleman Hawkins (saxophone); Benny Goodman (clarinet). Recorded between 1939 & 1941.

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"Featuring Charlie Christian: 1939-41" (08/22/1989) Jazz Instrument Goodman, Benny, Legacy RecordingsPersonnel includes: Benny Goodman (clarinet); Charlie Christian (electric guitar); George Auld (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams (trumpet); Count Basie, Johnny Guarneri (piano); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Artie Bernstein (bass); Gene Krupa, Nick Fatool (drums). Recorded in New York, New York between 1939 & 1941. Includes liner notes by Leonard Feather. Digitally remastered by Tim Geelan (CBS Records Studios, New York, New York). Like its companion reissue, GENIUS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR, this offers eighteen digitally remastered cuts with thorough documentation and detailed liner notes. Charlie Christian is generally credited with establishing the electric guitar as a legitimate voice in jazz, and, despite his death at 23 from tuberculosis in 1941, his slender recorded output remained the one true standard for the instrument until the arrival of another self-taught incendiary, Wes Montgomery, in the 1950s. Christian's playing was full of blues devices, many of which were developed into riff tunes such as "Soft Winds," "Shivers," "AC--DC Current" and "A Smo-o-o-oth One," all heard here. "A Smo-o-o-th One" appears in a more nascent state on GENIUS as the air check "Waitin"For Benny"; this version and 'Breakfast Feud" are both previously unissued masters. Christian shines on the standards and ballads too, and if you remember a certain soothing credit card commercial of a few years back, you'll enjoy finally getting to hear the other two minutes and twenty-seven seconds of "I'm Confessin' That I Love You."

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"New York - Los Angeles 1939-1941" (07/30/2002) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Fremeaux

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"Gettin' to It" (01/17/1995) Jazz Instrument McBride, Christian, Verve (USA)Personnel: Christian McBride, Ray Brown, Milt Hinton (acoustic bass), Joshua Redman (tenor saxophone), Roy Hargrove (trumpet, flugelhorn), Steve Turre (trombone), Cyrus Chestnut (piano), Lewis Nash (drums). Recorded at Clinton Recording Studios, New York between August 30 and September 1, 1994. Includes liner notes by Christian McBride. All songs written by Christian McBride except "Too Close For Comfort" (Jerry Bock/Larry Holofcener/George Weiss), "Splanky" (Neal Hefti), "Stars Fell On Alabama" (Frank Perkins/Mitchell Parish), and "Night Train" (Jimmy Forrest/Oscar Washington/Lewis C. Simpkins). Christian McBride's debut as a leader, GETTIN' TO IT, serves only to enhance his growing reputation for elegant, exhilarating musicianship, and offers compelling evidence as to why, at only 22, he's well on his way to becoming one of the most frequently recorded bassists since Ron Carter. The bass features "Splanky" and "Night Train" show what all the excitement is about. The former is a convocation of master players--Milt Hinton's roots extend back to Cab Calloway, while Ray Brown originally emerged as Dizzy Gillespie's teenage bass sensation in the trumpeter's post-World War II band. Together they create a Basie-like blues exchange of four-on-the-floor ideas, and McBride's tone comes across every bit as full and richly detailed as that of his innovative elders. And on "Night Train," a famous blues feature for Jimmy Forrest, McBride's steadfast intonation and vocal phrasing is a marvel for bassists of any age. In the tradition of Oscar Pettiford and Paul Chambers, McBride often uses his bow to set up a melodic attitude. The perfect examples being the ballads "Too Close For Comfort" and "Stars Fell On Alabama," where his direct uncluttered phrasing keeps the groove center stage, as pianist Cyrus Chestnut and drummer Lewis Nash offer dramatic, understated support. Elsewhere, his trio is augmented by powerful stylists such as trombonist Steve Turre, trumpeter Roy Hargrove and tenor saxohponist Joshua Redman, to particular effect on the James Brown-inspired title tune. GETTIN' TO IT is the real deal.

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"Sofienberg Variations" (04/08/2003) Jazz Instrument Wallumrod, Christian, ECM Records (USA)Personnel: Christian Wallumrod (piano, harmonium); Trygve Seim (tenor saxophone); Arve Henriksen (trumpet); Nils Okland (violin, fiddle); Per Oddvar Johansen (drums). Recorded at Sofienberg Kirke, Oslo, Norway in October 2001.

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"Radio Broadcasts 1939-1941" (09/04/2001) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Stardust RecordsPersonnel includes: Charlie Christian (electric guitar); Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams (trumpet); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Artie Bernstein (bass); Nick Fatool, Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough (drums). Recorded between 1939 & 1941.

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"Sci-Fi" (09/12/2000) Jazz Instrument McBride, Christian, Verve (USA)Christian McBride Band: Christian McBride (Fender Rhodes piano, keyboards, acoustic & electric basses); Ron Blake (soprano & tenor saxophones); Shedrick Mitchell (acoustic & Fender Rhodes pianos); Rodney Green (drums). Additional personnel: Dianne Reeves (vocals); James Carter (bass clarinet); Toots Thielemans (harmonica); Herbie Hancock (piano); David Gilmore (acoustic & electric guitars). Recorded at Avatar Studios, New York, New York from February 10-12, 2000. Includes liner notes by Christian McBride. What happens when musicians interested in expanding the vocabulary and repertoire of jazz beyond the hard-bop/post-bop canon are also involved in getting as much of their sound as possible out of acoustic and analog instruments? With musicians like Christian McBride around, we get to find out. Case in point: this band's arrangement of the Police's "Walking on the Moon" is anything but cheesy. As drummer Rodney Green keeps up a steady late-night sizzle on the cymbals, the leader phrases the melody in harmonics on electric bass, while James Carter provides an obbligato on bass clarinet, and David Gilmour fills in with rolling acoustic guitar arpeggios. It's completely hypnotic, and there's nary a sample in sight. When the keyboards do surface, on the title track, they're still underpinned by McBride's fat-bottomed upright and Green's insistent, everywhere-at-once traps, and saxophonist Ron Blake breaks away for a solo over a relentlessly hard-swinging groove.

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"Jazz on Sale" (01/21/2003) Jazz Instrument Howes, Christian, Khaeon World MusicPersonnel includes: Christian Howe (violin). Recorded in 2001.

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"Vertical Vision" (02/25/2003) Jazz Instrument McBride, Christian, Warner Bros. Records (Record Label)This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files. Christian McBride Band: Christian McBride (acoustic & electric basses); Ron Blake (soprano & tenor saxophones, flute); Geoffrey Keezer (piano, keyboards); David Gilmore (acoustic & electric guitar); Terreon Gully (drums); Danny Sadownick (percussion). Recorded at Right Track Recording, New York, New York on June 14-16, 2002. This is an Enhanced CD, which contains both regular audio tracks and multimedia computer files.

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"Rain or Shine" (05/30/1994) Jazz Instrument Christian, Jodie, DelmarkPersonnel includes: Jodie Christian (piano); Art Porter (alto saxophone).

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"Reminiscing *" (08/28/2001) Jazz Instrument Christian, Jodie, DelmarkPersonnel: Jodie Christian (piano); Dennis Carroll (bass); Tony Walton (drums). Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago, Illisnois on July 11-12, 2000. Includes liner notes by Jodie Christian.

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"The First Master of the Electric Guitar: Selected Broadcasts & Jam Sessions [Box]" (08/13/2002) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, JSP (UK)Personnel includes: Charlie Christian (guitar); Lester Young, Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone); Buck Clayton, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Johnny Guarnieri, Fletcher Henderson (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Walter Page, Oscar Pettiford, Artie Bernstein (bass); Nick Fatool, Jo Jones, Gene Krupa, Kemmy Clarke (drums). Recorded between 1939 & 1941. Includes liner notes by Nevil Skrimshire.

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"Alive & Swingin'" (01/30/2004) Jazz Instrument Christian Josi, Large Armadillo Music, Inc.

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"Experience" (06/15/1992) Jazz Instrument Christian, Jodie, DelmarkPersonnel: Jodie Christian (piano, whistling), Larry Gray (bass), Vincent Davis (drums).

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"Live!!! Alternative Christian Funk on the Loose" (06/09/2003) Jazz Instrument Soundoctrine, Niayana Recordings

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"Ten Yard" (01/05/1999) Jazz Instrument Howes, Christian, Christian Howes

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"Front Line" (11/19/1996) Jazz Instrument Christian, Jodie, DelmarkPersonnel includes: Jodie Christian (piano); Norris Turney (alto saxophone); Eddie Johnson (tenor saxophone); Sonny Cohn (trumpet).