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Charlie Christian

Jazz
Swing
Be bop
Charles Henry Christian was a hugely influential jazz and swing guitarist who set the standard during the early days of the form. One of the pioneers of electric guitar, during his short life Christian became one of the key figures in the development of cool jazz and bebop. Christian's time in the spotlight was tragically brief. He was playing piano in Oklahoma when he became a student of Eddie Durham, the jazz guitarist who invented the amplified guitar. Christian took up the instrument himself and by 1937 had become a regional attraction, touring the Midwest and travelling a...
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These Foolish ThingsCharlie Christian and Goodman Group
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Death Letter BluesCharlie Christian and Ida Cox
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I Surrender DearCharlie Christian and Benny Goodman Sextet
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StardustCharlie Christian and Goodman Group
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These Foolish ThingsCharlie Christian and Benny Goodman Sextet
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I Surrender, DearCharlie Christian and Goodman Group
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These Foolish ThingsCharlie Christian and Goodman Group

The Quintessence : New York-Los Angeles 1939-1941

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Death Letter BluesCharlie Christian and Ida Cox

I Can't Quit My Man

3:11

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I Surrender DearCharlie Christian and Benny Goodman Sextet

Performance Recording 1937-1938

3:05

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StardustCharlie Christian and Goodman Group

The Quintessence : New York-Los Angeles 1939-1941

2:23

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These Foolish ThingsCharlie Christian and Benny Goodman Sextet

Benny Goodman Sextet Feat. Charlie Christian

3:12

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I Surrender, DearCharlie Christian and Goodman Group

Charlie Christian - Benny Goodman Sextet

3:00

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