Fantastic. A real treasure to have this available. Thanks so much.
@jimbonacum8917
11 ай бұрын
I will never forget the first time I heard Charlie Christian. It was back around 1978 or 79. I was a guitar player and I used to read Guitar player and I had read a lot of interviews with jazz players who all talked about him. Of course in those days there were no streaming services so there was no way to get a chance to hear him. I was working in a record store at the time and one day when we were unloading the latest merchandise I found a Charlie Christian record! It was the live recording from Minton's. When I got home I immediately put it on my turntable, dropped the needle and sat back waiting to be amazed. But my first reaction was disappointment. I thought he sounded like every other jazz guitar player I had ever heard. But then the light bulb went off over my head and I realized that Charlie didn't sound like them, every guitar player who has come after him sounds like Charlie. He single handedly created the vocabulary that we all have been working with for the past 80 years.
@jahjah67
Жыл бұрын
So great to hear these interviews that I read as a kid. Thank you, Jas!
@BlackGypsyMusic
5 ай бұрын
Interesting. Caught this and the Barney Kessel video today while it's still February ( lol), so it's now the 80 year anniversary of his death. What a cat🎵💯
@danielstoddart
Жыл бұрын
I had heard a few of Charlie Christian's tunes like "Solo Flight" that were astounding in how advanced they were. At some point recently, I went back and listened to as much of his stuff as I could find. Hammond is absolutely right that Christian and Eddie Lang were the two most important early jazz guitarists. As a guitarist myself, it's hard not to listen to his solos and not be tempted to just throw in the towel and burn my guitar. I suppose the trick is to learn to be inspired by musicians of his caliber rather than discouraged by how far away we are from that level of greatness.
@JohnDoe-jc3cl
Жыл бұрын
Jas and anyone with the sound of my voice: “ ... the architects of Bebop - - Charlie Parker Dizzy Gillespie Charlie Christian ....and what about Thelonious Monk? ( was Thelonious more of a musician, than a composer? I don’t know)
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