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Charlie Christian - The Art Of Jazz Guitar by Charlie Christian

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

Christian was born in Bonham, Texas, but his guitar and had become a regional attraction. Charlie Christian – Masters of Jazz, Vol.3 – 1939-1940 .. 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. In 1939, Charlie Christian, a bluesy jazz player from Oklahoma City, and T-Bone Walker (blues, R & B), who apprenticed with Blind Lemon Jefferson in TX, plugged in and changed everything. Belgian gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt had little influence on Christian, but he was obviously familiar with some of his recordings. Charlie Christian was a key figure in the evolution of the jazz guitar. Posted on June 3, 2013 by Ametia. Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar, and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. Throughout the first part of the 20th century, jazz was not considered a respectable form of music among mainstream white audiences due to the fact that it was synonymous with the music of brothels and black culture. I mention this only because my story is far from uniqueóitís the way many aspiring guitar players stumbled into the art of jazz. However , in 1930 George Gershwin While working in Oklahoma as a young musician, Christian was able to jam with several big name musicians who came through town such as Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum. He jammed with many of the big name performers traveling through Oklahoma City including Teddy Wilson and Art Tatum. Charles Henry “Charlie” Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942). This week's featured artist is jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Genius, SHEER GENIUS… Montgomery started learning the six string guitar at the relatively late age of 20 by listening to and learning the recordings of his idol, guitarist Charlie Christian, however he had played a four string tenor guitar since age twelve. I think Charlie Christian would have been as perplexed as I am. 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. A love for jazz is what got him into music, and he was always someone to recognize the link between jazz and blues (best found on guitar in the recordings of Charlie Christian).