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Charlie Christian - The Art Of Jazz Guitar Charlie Christian
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

So, these tracks are early: close to jazz's honky-tonk, Dixieland, and blues roots. Explore the riffs, solos, and sounds of the original electric jazz guitar virtuoso with this in-depth analysis of 8 songs. The Black Guitar began life as a Gibson ES-150 “Charlie Christian model.”Roberts acquired it He was forever after referred to by his initials, H.R., and his subsequent albums for Capitol, released twice a year through '68, were the most eagerly awaited records of any jazz guitarist. Gleason, Wes expressed just how strong Christian's influence was on him. As a lesser player to the likes of Kenny Burrell or Wes Montgomery, there are those, like Michael Cuscuna (writing on the liner notes of "Solid") who see him as a thread linking Charlie Christian (the virtual inventor of hollow body jazz guitar) with great jazz guitarists of today such as Peter Bernstein and John Scofield. Joe Negri - Photo credit: Michael G. Charlie Christian is apparently a very early pioneer of the electric guitar. Charlie Christian's music is the perfect remedy for any guitarist fearful of committing jazz. Skill Level: Intermediate | Artist: Charlie Christian | Publisher: Hal Leonard. His main influences are Charlie Christian, George Benson, Kenny Burrell and Wes Montgomery. That's to say A User's Guide to the Infinite Art Tournement. As soon as the song is over I pray that the dj says what the song and artist is, something that tends not to happen very often on commercial radio but does most of the time on non-commercial radio. Wes was an extension of the late great jazz guitarist Charlie Christian, who played with saxophone-like single note fluidity. On this particular night on the “Blues & Beyond” segment I heard this mesmerizing Afro-Caribbean groove, with a kind of South African tinge, not immediately identifiable or classifiable, topped by some taste jazz guitar soloing. Joe Negri: It was, indeed, Charlie Christian that first inspired me. Schillinger's system of applying mathematical principles to art piqued Roberts' curiosity, so he arranged a deal with Andre; he'd sweep the floors after class to defray his tuition. Was it Charlie Christian who first inspired you to seriously study the guitar? It is inexplicable that "Solid", recorded in 1964, remained unreleased for 15 years until Grant Green's death in 1979 since it captures Grant Green at the peak of his art . Charlie Christian was an influence. Artist of the Month Named the JJA Guitarist of the Year in June 2011, Russell Malone, born November 8, 1963, hails from Albany, Geo.