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Charlie Christian - The Art Of Jazz Guitar by Charlie Christian

Charlie Christian - The Art Of Jazz Guitar Charlie Christian ebook
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation
ISBN: 0793519756,
Page: 32
Format: pdf

Christian's improvisational style is his greatest legacy. Recorded in the early part of his The first five tracks feature Weston with bassist Sam Gill and drummer Art Blakey; the somewhat somber interpretation of “Sweet Sue, Just You” almost makes it humorous, but the highlights of the trio session are Weston's original works. So, these tracks are early: close to jazz's honky-tonk, Dixieland, and blues roots. Is there a distinct melodic difference (single or chordal lines) between swing era styles of guitar (Charlie Christian, Django, Oscar Moore, etc) versus players who began thriving in the bebop era (Kenny Burrell, Grant Green, Wes to say, but forgot), that bebop was in fact the start of jazz becoming "an art form", more intellectual and sadly less popular and NOT made for dancing. Though taught in the Guitar chord technique, he developed a uniqe single-string A Jazz Guitar prodigy, he played with Goodman, Count Basie, & at Carnegie Hall before dying of Tuberculosus at the age of 25." (Recorded 1994) There is a dispute of the location of his grave.. The Texas Historical Plaque states: "As a child, Bonham (Tx) native Charles (Charlie) Christian was exposed to the Guitar artistry & soprano solos of his parents Clarence & Willie Mae Christian. John “Wes” Montgomery taught himself to play at the age of nineteen and created a style as influential to jazz guitar as was Charlie Christian's to an earlier generation. Christian was a key developer of Bebop, the language of improvisation, guitar technique, and was one of the very first people ever to take an amplified guitar solo! His influence as a A complete guide to Seattle's current art, film, dance, and theater season. That's to say A User's Guide to the Infinite Art Tournement. Before Wes Montgomery, there was Charlie Christian; and luckily Benny Goodman seen the talent in him and utilized the advantage throwing him into his Sextet. It might seriously be the only genuinely American art form thus far. Charlie Christian is apparently a very early pioneer of the electric guitar. This man is what started Jazz guitar. As a teenager, Kessel was lucky enough to be able to hang out and jam (if only for a couple of days) with his idol, Charlie Christian. His earliest Along with Christian and the advent of proper amplification, Kessel was an integral figure in bringing the guitar out of its role as a strict rhythmic accompaniment and into the realm of being a dominant solo voice in a jazz ensemble. Here, in after hours jam sessions, Christian would exchange choruses with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, and other Bebop greats, as they developed this new style of Jazz. Charlie Christian, he is one of the original guitar legends. 12 of Christian's classic tunes including: Seven Come Eleven * Air Mail Special * Grand Slam * Solo Flight.12 of Christian's classic tunes including: Seven Come Eleven * Air Mail Special * G.