Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian
Artist Information
Genres: Big Band, Bop, Swing
Active: 30's, 40's
Born: July 29, 1916 in Dallas, TX
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Album: The Genius of the Electric Guitar [Columbia Box Set]
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Artist: Charlie Christian
Released: September 17, 2002
Label: Columbia Jazz Legacy, Sony Jazz
Song List
1 Flying Home 3:12
2 Rose Room 2:47
3 Stardust 3:14
4 Memories of You 3:10
5 Soft Winds 2:26
6 Seven Come Eleven 2:46
7 Shivers 2:48
8 AC/DC Current 2:45
9 I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) 2:58
10 Till Tom Special 3:04
11 Gone With What Wind 3:22
12 The Sheik of Araby 3:15
13 [Untitled Tune] 2:01
14 Poor Butterfly 2:50
15 I Surrender, Dear 3:00
16 Boy Meets Goy (Grand Slam) 2:53
17 These Foolish Things 3:12
18 Flying Home [Alternate Take] 3:15
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 Thesse Foolish Things [Alternate Take][#] 3:05
27 Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) 3:18
28 Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) 2:53
29 Ad Lib Blues 3:20
30 Wholly Cats 3:15
31 Charlie's Dream 3:12
32 I Never Knew 2:58
33 Lester's Dream 3:16
34 Wholly Cats 3:03
35 Wholly Cats 2:59
36 Royal Garden Blues 3:01
37 As Long as I Live 3:19
38 Benny's Bugle 3:05
39 Gilly 2:36
40 Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) [Alternate Take][#] 3:13
41 Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) [Alternate Take][#] 3:18
42 Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) [Alternate Take][#] 2:52
43 Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) [Alternate Take][#] 2:47
44 Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) [Alternate Take][#] 2:56
45 Wholly Cats [Alternate Take][#] 2:58
46 Wholly Cats [Alternate Take] 3:05
47 Wholly Cats [Alternate Take] 3:03
48 Royal Garden Blues [Alternate Take][#] 2:46
49 Royal Garden Blues [Alternate Take][#] 3:02
50 As Long as I Live [Alternate Take] 3:22
51 Gilly [Alternate Take] 2:35
52 Gilly [Alternate Take] 2:35
53 Breakfast Feud 3:09
54 I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:23
55 Breakfast Feud 3:03
56 On the Alamo 3:24
57 I Found a New Baby 3:02
58 Gone With What Draft 2:40
59 A Smo-o-o-oth One 3:17
60 Air Mail Special 3:22
61 Breakfast Feud [Alternate Take][#] 3:53
62 Breakfast Feud [Alternate Take] 3:17
63 Breakfast Feud [Alternate Take][#] 3:10
64 Breakfast Feud [Alternate Take][#] 3:14
65 I Can't Give You Anything But Love [Alternate Take][#] 3:23
66 I Can't Give You Anything But Love [Alternate Take][#] 3:35
67 Breakfast Feud [Alternate Take][#] 3:06
68 Breakfast Feud [Alternate Take][#] 3:13
69 Breakfast Feud [Alternate Take] 3:05
70 I Found a New Baby [Alternate Take] 2:55
71 Gone With What Draft [Alternate Take] 2:42
72 Gone With What Draft [Alternate Take][#] 2:43
73 A Smo-o-o-oth One [Alternate Take] 3:17
74 A Smo-o-o-oth One [Alternate Take] 3:19
75 Air Mail Special 3:22
76 All Star Strut 3:07
77 Honeysuckle Rose 3:02
78 Li'l Boy Love 2:59
79 Solo Flight 2:47
80 All Star Strut [Alternate Take] 3:12
81 Li'l Boy Love [Alternate Take][#] 2:57
82 Solo Flight 2:46
83 Untitled Tune (Breakdown) [#] 1:35
84 Poor Butterfly [False Start][#] 0:29
85 I Surrender, Dear (Breakdown) [#] 1:03
86 I Surrender, Dear (Breakdown) [#] 1:10
87 Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (Breakdown) [#] 1:05
88 Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) [False Start][#] 0:19
89 These Foolish Things [False Start][#] 0:34
90 Tune Up & Blues [False Start][#] 0:16
91 Wholly Cats (Breakdown) [#] 0:54
92 Breakfast Feud [False Start][#] 0:27
93 Breakfast Feud [False Start][#] 0:09
94 Gilly (Breakdown) [#] 1:31
95 All Start Strut (Breakdown) [#] 1:18
96 Benny's Bugle [Rehearsal Sequence, Pt. 1][#] 14:19
97 Benny's Bugle [Rehearsal Sequence, Pt. 2][#] 9:18
98 March 13, 1941 Jam Session: Riffin Around/Waitin' for Benny (A ...) 21:02
Credits
Les Paul: Liner Notes
Count Basie: Piano
Charlie Christian: Guitar (Electric), Main Performer
Buck Clayton: Trumpet
Benny Goodman: Clarinet, Leader, Performer
Freddie Green: Guitar (Acoustic)
Lionel Hampton: Vibraphone
Harry James: Trumpet
Jo Jones: Drums
Gene Krupa: Drums
Loren Schoenberg: Liner Notes
Jack Teagarden: Trombone
Cootie Williams: Trumpet
Lester Young: Sax (Tenor)
Gus Bivona: Sax (Alto)
Ziggy Elman: Trumpet
Johnny Guarnieri: Piano
Bob Haggart: Bass
Lou McGarity: Trombone
Jimmy Mundy: Arranger
Helen Forrest: Vocals
Ken Kersey: Piano
Steven Berkowitz: A&R
Walter Page: Bass
Georgie Auld: Sax (Tenor)
Red Ballard: Trombone
Bus Bassey: Sax (Tenor)
Benny Carter: Sax (Alto)
Artie Bernstein: Bass
Dudley Brooks: Piano
Vernon Brown: Trombone
Michael Cuscuna: Compilation Producer
Cutty Cutshall: Trombone
Buff Estes: Sax (Alto)
Nick Fatool: Drums
Fletcher Henderson: Piano, Arranger
Irving Goodman: Trumpet
Jerry Jerome: Sax (Tenor)
Johnny Martel: Trumpet
Jimmy Maxwell: Trumpet
Eddie Miller: Sax (Tenor)
Pete Mondello: Sax (Tenor)
Toots Mondello: Sax (Alto)
Les Robinson: Sax (Alto)
Andy Schwartz: Editorial Consultation
Bob Snyder: Sax (Baritone)
Jess Stacy: Piano
Dave Tough: Drums
Ted Vesely: Trombone
Mark Wilder: Digital Mastering, Restoration
Alec FILA: Trumpet
Arnold Covey: Guitar
Ken Robertson: Digital Mastering, Restoration
Joel Zimmerman: Art Direction, Design
Seth Rothstein: Project Director
Howard Fritzson: Design Direction
Darcy Proper: Analog Transfer, Disc Transfers
Harry Jaeger: Drums
Matt Cavaluzzo: Analog Transfer, Disc Transfers
Michael Brooks: Compilation Producer
Seth Foster: Digital Mastering, Restoration
Skip Martin: Sax (Alto)
Darren Salmieri: Artist Coordination
John Hammond: Original Recording Producer
Linda Chang: Packaging Manager
Will Kennedy: Illustrations
Sara Syms: Graphic Design
Peter Broadbent: Liner Notes
Mora Driscoll: Illustrations
 
 
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