Selected Broadcasts & Jam Sessions [BOX SET] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Charlie Christian

Product Details

• Audio CD (July 12, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 4
• Format: Box set, Original recording remastered
• Note on Boxed Sets: During shipping, discs in boxed sets occasionally become dislodged without damage. Please examine and play these discs. If you are not completely satisfied, we'll refund or replace your purchase.
• Label: Jsp Records
• ASIN: B00006ANJ5
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #286,021 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Flying Home

2. Stardust

3. Flying Home

4. I Got Rhythm

5. Stardust

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 2

1. Dinah

2. I Got Rhythm

3. Flying Home

4. Memories Of You

5. Stomping At The Savoy

See all 16 tracks on this disc

Disc: 3

1. The Sheik Of Araby

2. Seven Come Elevan

3. Six Appeal

4. Honeysuckle Rose

5. Six Appeal

See all 19 tracks on this disc

Disc: 4

1. Wholly Cats

2. Ida, Sweet As Apple Cider

3. Breakfast Feud

4. Song Of The Islands

5. Flying Home

See all 14 tracks on this disc

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com

When Benny Goodman hired Charlie Christian in 1939, he of course had no way of knowing that the innovative young electric guitarist would die three years later of TB. That explains why during his tenure with Goodman's band Christian recorded only a handful of studio recordings. Luckily, dozens of his radio appearances were recorded, many of which appear on this bargain-priced four-CD set. Most of the tracks feature Christian with the Benny Goodman Sextet, a group with shifting personnel that at various times included Lionel Hampton, Fletcher Henderson, and Gene Krupa. Christian's playing ranges from good to brilliant, and on almost every track you can hear him creating the vocabulary for the next few generations of jazz guitarists by coming up with new riffs, rhythms, and chord voicings. Also included are a few selections from the famous From Spirituals to Swing concert from 1939, and some rare Harlem jam sessions from 1941 that show Christian flirting with early bop ideas. The sound quality on the bulk of the tracks is surprisingly good, considering the source. So the question is, does anyone really need eight versions of "Flying Home?" The simple answer is yes, particularly when those versions are a well played and as historically important as these are. --Michael Simmons

Product Description

4CD box set.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing document, great music, August 5, 2009

By	Yaacov Hayon "fixingahole2" (New York) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This is a must for Charlie Christian lovers. Personally, I am a guitarist who learned a lot from Christian, therefore I always interested to hear him doing something new, as well as something I already heard him playing before.
In this box set, you will get both.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Uneven sound, brilliant music. I love this set. , April 3, 2009

By	UBG (Canada) - See all my reviews

Sound quality is uneven...so what?
Start with Disc 1 Track 4..."I Got Rhythm". There, you just got a quick look into Jazz Heaven. Charles Christian...there is no substitute.