Charlie Christian - The Genius of the Electric Guitar

Charles Henry "Charlie" Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist.

Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar, and is cited as a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. His single-string technique combined with amplification helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument. John Hammond and George T. Simon called Christian the best improvisational talent of the swing era. In the liner notes to the 1972 Columbia album Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian, Gene Lees writes that "many critics and musicians consider that Christian was one of the founding fathers of bebop, or if not that, at least a precursor to it".

Christian's influence reached beyond jazz and swing — in 1990 he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Christian was raised in Oklahoma City and was one of many musicians who jammed along the city's "Deep Deuce" section on N.E. Second Street. In 2006 Oklahoma City renamed a street in its Bricktown entertainment district "Charlie Christian Avenue".

Charlie Christian - Solo Flight

Charlie Christian - The Genius of the Electric Guitar

Released: November 27, 2012

Genre: Jazz

Tracklist:

Disc 1

01. Flying Home (Album Version) [3:14]

02. Rose Room (Album Version) [2:47]

03. Stardust (Album Version) [3:14]

04. Memories Of You (Album Version) [3:10]

05. Soft Winds (Album Version) [2:27]

06. Seven Come Eleven Benny Goodman Sextet [2:46]

07. Shivers (Album Version) [2:48]

08. AC/DC Current (Album Version) [2:45]

09. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (Album Version) [2:58]

10. Till Tom Special (Album Version) [3:04]

11. Gone With What Wind (Album Version) [3:22]

12. The Sheik Of Araby (Album Version) [3:15]

13. Untitled Tune (Album Version) [2:01]

14. Poor Butterfly (Album Version) [2:50]

15. I Surrender, Dear (Album Version) [3:00]

16. Boy Meets Goy (Grand Slam) (Album Version) [2:53]

17. These Foolish Things (Album Version) [3:11]

18. Flying Home (First Alternate Take) [3:16]

19. Memories Of You (Alternate Take) [3:08]

20. Soft Winds (Alternate Take) [2:28]

21. Shivers (Alternate Take) [2:30]

22. Gone With What Wind (Alternate Take) [3:15]

23. The Sheik Of Araby (Alternate Take) [3:26]

24. I Surrender, Dear (Alternate Take) [2:55]

25. Boy Meets Goy (Grand Slam) (Alternate Take) [2:50]

26. These Foolish Things (Alternate Take) [3:05]

Disc 2

01. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (Album Version) [3:20]

02. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special) (Album Version) [2:53]

03. Ad Lib Blues (Album Version) [3:20]

04. Wholly Cats (Album Version) [3:15]

05. Charlie's Dream (Album Version) [3:12]

06. I Never Knew (Album Version) [2:58]

07. Lester's Dream (Album Version) [3:16]

08. Wholly Cats (Album Version) [3:03]

09. Wholly Cats (Album Version) [2:59]

10. Royal Garden Blues (Album Version) [3:01]

11. As Long As I Live (Album Version) [3:19]

12. Benny's Bugle (Album Version) [3:05]

13. Gilly (Album Version) [2:36]

14. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (First Alternate Take) [3:13]

15. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (Alternate Take) [3:18]

16. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (Alternate Take) [2:52]

17. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special) (Alternate Take) [2:47]

18. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special) (Alternate Take) [2:56]

19. Wholly Cats (Alternate Take) [2:58]

20. Wholly Cats (Alternate Take) [3:05]

21. Wholly Cats (Alternate Take) [3:03]

22. Royal Garden Blues (Alternate Take) [2:46]

23. Royal Garden Blues (Alternate Take) [3:02]

24. As Long As I Live (Alternate Take) [3:22]

25. Gilly (Alternate Take) [2:35]

26. Gilly (Alternate Take) [2:35]

Disc 3

01. Breakfast Feud (Album Version) [3:11]

02. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Album Version) [3:23]

03. Breakfast Feud (Album Version) [3:03]

04. On The Alamo (Album Version) [3:24]

05. I Found A New Baby (Album Version) [3:02]

06. Gone With What Draft (Album Version) [2:40]

07. A Smo-o-o-oth One (Album Version) [3:17]

08. Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep) [3:22]

09. Breakfast Feud (First Alternate Take) [3:52]

10. Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) [3:18]

11. Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) [3:10]

12. Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) [3:14]

13. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Alternate Take) [3:23]

14. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Alternate Take) [3:35]

15. Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) [3:06]

16. Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) [3:13]

17. Breakfast Feud (Alternate Take) [3:03]

18. I Found A New Baby (Alternate Take) [2:55]

19. Gone With What Draft (Alternate Take) [2:44]

20. Gone With What Draft (Alternate Take) [2:43]

21. A Smo-o-o-oth One (Alternate Take) [3:17]

22. A Smo-o-o-oth One (Alternate Take) [3:19]

23. Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep) (Alternate Take) [3:22]

Disc 4

01. All Star Strut (Album Version) [3:08]

02. Honeysuckle Rose (Album Version) [3:02]

03. Li'l Boy Love (Album Version) [2:59]

04. Solo Flight (78 rpm Version) [2:47]

05. All Star Strut (Alternate Take) [3:12]

06. Li'l Boy Love (Alternate Take) [2:58]

07. Solo Flight (Alternate Take) [2:47]

08. Untitled Tune (Breakdown) [1:35]

09. Poor Butterfly (False Start) [0:29]

10. I Surrender, Dear (Breakdown) [1:04]

11. I Surrender, Dear (Breakdown) [1:10]

12. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (Breakdown) [1:05]

13. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (False Start) [0:19]

14. These Foolish Things (False Start) [0:34]

15. Tune Up & Blues (False Start) [0:17]

16. Wholly Cats (Breakdown) [0:54]

17. Breakfast Feud (False Start) [0:27]

18. Breakfast Feud (False Start) [0:09]

19. Gilly (Breakdown) [1:31]

20. All Star Strut (Breakdown) [1:18]

21. Benny's Bugle (Rehearsal Sequence - Part One) [14:19]

22. Benny's Bugle (Rehearsal Sequence - Part Two) [9:18]

23. March 13, 1941 Jam Session [21:03]