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"New York - Los Angeles 1939-1941" (07/30/2002) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Fremeaux
The Original Guitar Hero by Charlie Christian (CD - 09/24/2002)
"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.
Immortal Charlie Christian by Charlie Christian (CD - 09/30/1992)
"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.
After Hours by Charlie Christian/Gillespie (CD - 05/09/2000)
"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.
Solo Flight (Topaz Jazz Records) by Charlie Christian (CD - 04/18/1995)
"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.
First Master Of The Electric Guitar:... [Box]
"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.
Radio Broadcasts 1939-1941 by Charlie Christian (CD - 09/04/2001)
"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.
Featuring Charlie Christian: 1939-41 by Benny Goodman Sextet (CD - 08/22/1989)
"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."
When Lights Are Low by Charlie Christian (CD - 07/31/2001)
Radioland 1939-1941 by Charlie Christian (CD - 12/04/2001)
The Genius of the Electric Guitar [Box] by Charlie Christian (CD - 09/17/2002)
"The Genius of the Electric Guitar [Box]" (09/17/2002) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Legacy RecordingsPersonnel includes: Charlie Christian (electric guitar); Benny Carter (alto saxophone): George Auld, Lester Young (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams, Buck Clayton, Harry James (trumpet); Jack Teagarden (trombone); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri, Dudley Brooks, Ken Kersey, Jess Stacy (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Artie Bernstein, Walter Page (bass); Nick Fatool, Jo Jones, Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough, Gene Krupa (drums). Producer: John Hammond. Compilation producers: Michael Brooks, Michael Cuscuna. Recorded between 1939 & 1941. Includes liner notes by Les Paul, Peter BRoadbent and Loren Schoenberg. All tracks have been digitally remastered. THE GENIUS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards For Best Historical Album.
The Original Guitar Genius by Charlie Christian (CD) [IMPORT - UK]
"The Original Guitar Genius" (11/04/2005) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Proper Records (UK)Audio Remasterer: Peter Rynston.
Sextet 1939/1941 by Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman (CD) [IMPORT - France]
For Charlie Christian & Benny Goodman by Kenny Burrell (CD)
Complete Studio Recordings [Box] by Charlie Christian (CD) [IMPORT - Spain]
"Complete Studio Recordings [Box]" (10/30/2001) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Definitive (Spain)
Complete Studio Recording
"Complete Studio Recording" (03/29/2004) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Definitive (Spain)
Celestial Express 1939 - 1941
"Celestial Express 1939 - 1941" (03/29/2004) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Definitive (Spain)
Solo Flight 1939-41 (Stash) by Charlie Christian/Goodman (CD - 01/12/1991)
"Solo Flight 1939-41 (Stash)" (01/12/1991) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, StashFull performer name: Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman. Personnel: Lester Young, Count Basie, Buck Clayton, Gene Krupa, Georgie Auld, Cootie Williams, And The Benny Goodman Orchestra.
Guitar Wizard by Charlie Christian (CD - 11/10/1993)
"Guitar Wizard" (11/10/1993) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Le JazzPersonnel includes: Charlie Christian (guitar); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Thelonious Monk (piano).
Reinhardt & Christian by Django Reinhardt/Charlie Christian (CD - 08/20/1997)
Swing to Bop by Charlie Christian (CD - 08/15/1993)
Genius Of The Electric Guitar by Charlie Christian (CD) [IMPORT - Germany]
Swing to Bop by Charlie Christian (CD) [IMPORT - Australia]
"Swing to Bop" (11/09/2004) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Phantom Imports (Australia)Personnel includes: Charlie Christian (guitar); Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk, Kenny Clarke, Don Byas, Joe Guy, Kenny Kersey. Recorded live at Minton's Playhouse, New York, New York in 1941.
Genius Of The Electric Guitar
"Genius Of The Electric Guitar" (03/12/2001) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Columbia (UK)Personnel includes: Charlie Christian (electric guitar); Benny Carter (alto saxophone): George Auld, Lester Young (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams, Buck Clayton, Harry James (trumpet); Jack Teagarden (trombone); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri, Dudley Brooks, Ken Kersey, Jess Stacy (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Artie Bernstein, Walter Page (bass); Nick Fatool, Jo Jones, Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough, Gene Krupa (drums). Producer: John Hammond. Compilation producers: Michael Brooks, Michael Cuscuna. Recorded between 1939 & 1941. Includes liner notes by Les Paul, Peter BRoadbent and Loren Schoenberg. All tracks have been digitally remastered. THE GENIUS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards For Best Historical Album.
Genius Of The Electric Guitar by Charlie Christian (CD) [IMPORT - Japan]
"Genius Of The Electric Guitar" (11/25/2002) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Columbia (Japan)Personnel includes: Charlie Christian (electric guitar); Benny Carter (alto saxophone): George Auld, Lester Young (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams, Buck Clayton, Harry James (trumpet); Jack Teagarden (trombone); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri, Dudley Brooks, Ken Kersey, Jess Stacy (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Artie Bernstein, Walter Page (bass); Nick Fatool, Jo Jones, Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough, Gene Krupa (drums). Producer: John Hammond. Compilation producers: Michael Brooks, Michael Cuscuna. Recorded between 1939 & 1941. Includes liner notes by Les Paul, Peter BRoadbent and Loren Schoenberg. All tracks have been digitally remastered. THE GENIUS OF THE ELECTRIC GUITAR was nominated for the 2003 Grammy Awards For Best Historical Album.
Complete Live Recordings
"Complete Live Recordings" (03/29/2004) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Definitive (Spain)
Guitar & Bass
"Guitar & Bass" (09/20/2004) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, MSI Music (import)GUITAR & BASS collects blues songs by Charlie Christian.
Fable Of Mabel (jpn Lp Sleeve)
"Fable of Mabel" (07/29/2002) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Tokuma RecordsCD comes in Jpn LP Sleeve.
Complete Live Recordings [Box] by Charlie Christian (CD) [IMPORT - Spain]
"Complete Live Recordings [Box]" (03/06/2001) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Definitive (Spain)
1939-1941 by Charlie Christian (CD) [IMPORT - France]
"1939-1941" (08/20/1996) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Best Of Jazz (France)