Charlie Christian

About

Charles Henry Christian was an American swing and jazz guitarist. He was among the first electric guitarists and was 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. For this, he is often credited with leading to the development of the lead guitar role in musical ensembles and bands.

Albums/Songs:

• Solo Flight
• Volumes 1-4, 1939-1940, Complete Edition
• Masters of Jazz, Volume 1: 1939
• Masters of Jazz, Volume 3: 1939-1940
• 1939-1940
• AC‐DC Current
• Celestial Express
• Masters of Jazz, Volume 4: 1940
• Benny Goodman The Rehearsal Sessions 1940 – 41
• Masters of Jazz, Volume 7: 1941
• Masters of Jazz, Volume 5: 1940
• Swing to Bop
• Solo Flight (The Genius of Charlie Christian)
• Dizzy Gillespie / Charley Christian 1941 (Minton’s Playhouse & Monroe’s Uptown, New York City)
• The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian: 1939-1941
• Masters of Jazz, Volume 8: 1941
• Masters of Jazz, Volume 6: 1940-1941
• Guitar Wizard
• I Giganti Del Jazz Vol. 4
• Genius of Electric Guitar
• Solo Flight
• The Immortal Charlie Christian
• Masters of Jazz, Volume 2: 1939
• The Genius of the Electric Guitar
• With the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra

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