Charlie Christian
Born: 29th July 1916, Bonham, Texas, U.S.
Died: 2nd March 1942, Staten Island, New York
Nationality: American
Charles Henry Christian was an American swing and jazz guitarist.
Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. His single-string technique, combined with amplification, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument. For this, he is often credited with leading to the development of the lead guitar role in musical ensembles and bands.
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Lionel Hampton: The Complete Jazz Heritage Society Recordings
Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Lewis Soloff, Peter Washington (double bass), Milt Hinton (double bass), Bobby Scott, Joe Beck (guitar), Grady Tate (drummer & vocalist), Bob Cranshaw (double bass), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Charlie Christian (guitar)
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The Essential Charlie Christian
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra feat. Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra, Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Alec Fila (trumpet), Jimmy Maxwell (trumpet), Bob Snyder (baritone saxophone), Irving Goodman (trumpet), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Cutty Cutshall (trombone), Lou McGarity (trombone), Pete Mondello (tenor saxophone), Skippy Martin (alto saxophone), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Dave Tough (drums), Artie Bernstein (bass), Gus Bivona (alto saxophone), George Auld (tenor saxophone), Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Benny Goodman & Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman Sextet, Fletcher Henderson (piano), Nick Fatool (drums), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Count Basie (piano), Dudley Brooks (piano), Lester Young (tenor saxophone), Walter Page (bass), Buck Clayton (trumpet), Freddie Green (acoustic guitar), Jo Jones (drums), Count Baise (piano), Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone), Harry Jaeger (drums), Ziggy Elman (trumpet), Johnny Martel (trumpet), Red Ballard (trombone), Ted Vesely (trombone), Vernon Brown (trombone), Buff Estes (alto saxophone), Arnold Covey (guitar), Bus Bassey (tenor saxophone), Toots Mondello (alto saxophone), Jerry Jerome (tenor saxophone)
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The Complete Victor Lionel Hampton Sessions, Vol. 2
Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra, Leon "Chu" Berry (tenor saxophone), Clyde Hart (piano), Allan Reuss (guitar), William Randolph "Cozy" Cole (drums), Milt Hinton (bass), Lionel Hampton (vocal), Lionel Hampton (vibraphone), Cozy Cole (drums), Chu Berry (tenor saxophone), Lionel Hampton (piano), Lionel Hampton (drums), Billy Taylor (bass), Sonny Greer (drums), Harry Carney (baritone saxophone), Rex Stewart (trumpet), Lawrence Brown (trombone), Bill Taylor (bass), Harry Carney (saxophone), Rex Stewart (cornet), Ben Webster (tenor saxophone), Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Coleman Hawkins (tenor saxophone), Benny Carter (alto saxophone), Dizzy Gillespie (trumpet), Ben Webster (saxophone), Chu Berry (saxophone), Charlie Christian (guitar), Coleman Hawkins (saxophone), Lester Lee (saxophone), Jay Higginbotham (trombone), Arthur Bernstein (bass), Sidney Catlett (drums), Henry "Red" Allen (trumpet), Charles Christian (guitar), Earl Bostic (saxophone), Allen Ruess (guitar), Al Casey (guitar), Artie Bernstein (bass), Slick Jones (drums), Jerry Jerome (clarinet), Toots Mondello (clarinet), Ziggy Elman (trumpet), Joe Sullivan (piano), Freddie Green (guitar), Zutty Singleton (drums), Edmond Hall (clarinet), Benny Carter (trumpet), B.B. Kates (saxophone), Bud Johnson (saxophone), Jerry Jerome (saxophone), Toots Mondello (saxophone), Nick Fatool (drums), Ernie Ashley (guitar), Spencer Odom (piano), Helen Forrest (vocal), Wesley Prince (bass), Al Spieldock (drums), The Hampton Boys (vocal), Oscar Moore (guitar), Nat King Cole (piano), Lionel Hampton & his Orchestra with Helen Forrest
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The Charlie Christian Collection 1939-1951
Charlie Christian
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