The Genius of the Electric Guitar

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Charlie Christian was dead of TB at 25, but his impact on modern jazz in general and electric guitarists in particular is incalculable. Yet another southwestern musician who came under the spell of tenor innovator Lester Young, Christian also learned valuable lessons from arranger/trombonist/electric guitarist Eddie Durham--who recorded the first six-string electric solo on Basie's "Time Out" and taught Christian the value of downstrokes. Christian's horn-like phrasing style and genius for setting up repeated rhythmic figures (known as riffs) anticipated the bebop revolution to come--and was a major influence on Thelonious Monk and Wes Montgomery. As a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet, Christian brought a renewed sense of swing and blues authority to the clarinetist's combo, where on numbers such as "Seven Come Eleven" he set everything in motion with only a few well-placed notes. His invigorating brand of tension and release reaches its rhythmic apex on his big band feature "Solo Flight" and an all-star bash with Goodman, Basie, Cootie Williams, and Jo Jones on "Breakfast Feud" and "I Found A New Baby." --Chip Stern

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Average customer rating: Great to hear the genius play... You Jazz Types Need To Loosen Up Let us see..... Charlie Christian fue el primero Genius guitarist, not sure about the album

The Genius of the Electric Guitar Charlie Christian Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music Similar Items: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery A Love Supreme Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band Birth of the Cool Complete Jazz at Massey Hall ASIN: B0000026C8 Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

1. Rose Room
2. Seven Come Eleven
3. Till Tom Special
4. Gone With 'What' Wind
5. Grand Slam
6. Six Appeal
7. Wholly Cats
8. Royal Garden Blues
9. As Long As I Live
10. Benny's Bugle
11. Breakfast Fued
12. I Found A New Baby
13. Solo Flight
14. Blues In B
15. Waiting For Benny
16. Air Mail Special

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Charlie Christian was dead of TB at 25, but his impact on modern jazz in general and electric guitarists in particular is incalculable. Yet another southwestern musician who came under the spell of tenor innovator Lester Young, Christian also learned valuable lessons from arranger/trombonist/electric guitarist Eddie Durham--who recorded the first six-string electric solo on Basie's "Time Out" and taught Christian the value of downstrokes. Christian's horn-like phrasing style and genius for setting up repeated rhythmic figures (known as riffs) anticipated the bebop revolution to come--and was a major influence on Thelonious Monk and Wes Montgomery. As a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet, Christian brought a renewed sense of swing and blues authority to the clarinetist's combo, where on numbers such as "Seven Come Eleven" he set everything in motion with only a few well-placed notes. His invigorating brand of tension and release reaches its rhythmic apex on his big band feature "Solo Flight" and an all-star bash with Goodman, Basie, Cootie Williams, and Jo Jones on "Breakfast Feud" and "I Found A New Baby." --Chip Stern

Customer Reviews:

Great to hear the genius play..........2003-08-28

Charlie Christian is one of the fathers of the electrical guitar. I'd never heard much of his music before I bought this CD. I'd heard some of the stuff he did with the big bands, but that was about it. I wasn't disappointed with this one. Surprisingly, the quality is excellent. I don't think the cover photo does Charlie justice. I've always heard that he was a great solo guitar player, but a horrible dresser.

You Jazz Types Need To Loosen Up.......2003-06-19

I like my Coltrane and Mingus and Monk too, but Jiminey H. Crowe, you can't give this stuff just 3 starts! This is Charlie Christian sneaking in the back door of the biggest stage available in popular music at the time and hi-jacking American culture from the facile and the banal back to solid musicianship, compelling (while seemingly effortless) syncopation, an expanded tonal palate without sacrificing a steady blues sensibility. It's not just complexity that bakes the biscuit. Complexity alone makes the girls yawn and go home. Here Charlie invigorates the blues while rocking the cradle of the Swing Era, rock guitar, and BeBop all at once, and even the great Benny gets taken to school. Three stars? Wake up!

Let us see............2001-04-04

Charlie Christian is an outstanding guitar player. His guitar playing is cutting edge and very modern. However, this record does not give you the full picture of his genius. This record is the most available Christian record, and if you go to the right shop, you can probably find it for a preety good price. So anyone interested in Christian should pick it up by all means. There are some great highlights on this disc, i.e. Air Mail Special, Solo Flight, and Waiting for Benny. Plus you get to hear some incredible Cootie Williams trumpet solos (man he is hot, see Air Mail Special, woo wee). Overall,you do begin to get an idea of Christian's genius. However, if you really want to experience the man at work, you should check out some of his "after hours at Minton's" stuff. Such as the "Immortal Charlie Christian". This record not only documents Charlie at his best, but you get to take part in the some very early BeBop. Alongside Dizzy and Monk, you get this all star band going at it the way they want. So, "The Genius of the Electric Guitar" is a good record to start off with, of course, but please check out other Christian stuff. You will not be sorry you did.

Charlie Christian fue el primero.......2001-03-13

Charlie Christian sin duda alguna le enseñó a todos los guitarristas,de que podía ser más que un simple instrumento de acompañamento,y transformarse en solista.Antes de él no había nadie tocando la guitarra así,y su influencia se puede comparar a la que posteriormente hizo Hendrix al rock'n'roll.Aparte su manera de tocar era tan simple.El própio Miles Davis dijo:el único guitarrista que me gustó,fue Charlie Christian,porque los otros no paran de tocar,al igual que los pianistas.

Genius guitarist, not sure about the album.......2000-11-13

Charlie Christian was an innovator of Hendrixoid stature. He invented electric guitar improvisation, by virtue of realising that the fuller, richer sound of the amplified guitar was suited to a new kind of music. His influence on bebop has been confirmed; while he wasn't especially ambitious harmonically, he did have a supple and daring sense of rhythm that provoked people like Thelonious Monk (with whom Christian jammed) to make some of the most creative and fascinating music of our time.

A shame, then, that this is his most readily available testament. While the performances are all good, this is Christian in relatively restrained form, taking short solos on record dates with Benny Goodman (who ripped off many of Christian's phrases and turned them into credit without crediting their inventor), and Christian is better heard live. His invention was formidable, and I have a French live CD in which he solos without flagging for minutes on end. He was a genius, all right, but CBS can do better than this.

Average customer rating: Great Material!

The Genius of the Electric Guitar Charlie Christian Manufacturer: Definitive Spain ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Classic Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Contemporary Big Band | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Jazz | Imports | Stores | Music Similar Items: Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band A Love Supreme Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday The Hot Fives & Sevens ASIN: B000BUEGT0 Release Date: 2005-12-05

Tracks:

1. Rose Room - Benny Goodman Sextet
2. Seven Come Eleven - Benny Goodman Sextet
3. Till Tom Special
4. Gone with 'What" Wind
5. Grand Slam (Boy Meets Girl)
6. Six Appeal
7. Wholly Cats
8. Royal Garden Blues
9. As Long as I Live
10. Benny's Bugle
11. Breakfast Feud
12. I Found a New Baby
13. Solo Flight - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra,
14. Blues in B
15. Smo-o-o-oth One (Waintin' for Benny)
16. Air Mail Special
17. Stompin' at the Savoy [*]
18. Topsy (Swing to Bop) [*]
19. Honeysuckle Rose (Up on Teddy's Hill) [*]

Album Description

This CD presents an outstanding selection covering the whole career of Charlie Christian, the true inventor of electric jazz guitar. He is heard in studio sessions with the Benny Goodman Sextet, soloing backed by the whole Goodman orchestra and in an amazing rehearsal with Cootie Williams. As a bonus, are included three extended tracks taken from the legendary jam sessions at New York's Minton`s Playhouse in May 1941. All time classic tracks by the musician who inspired all the jazz guitarists to come. Disconforme. 2005.

Album Details

This CD Presents an Outstanding Selection Covering the Whole Career of Charlie Christian, the True Inventor of Electric Jazz Guitar. He is Heard in Studio Sessions with the Benny Goodman Sextet, Soloing Backed by the Whole Goodman Orchestra and in an Amazing Rehearsal with Cootie Williams. As a Bonus, Are Included Three Extended Tracks Taken from the Legendary Jam Sessions at New York's Minton's Playhouse in May 1941. All Time Classic Tracks by the Musician who Inspired all the Jazz Guitarists to Come.

Customer Reviews:

Great Material!.......2007-02-21

Charlie Christian (1916-1941) was one of the leading jazz guitarists of his generation, comparable to other greats such as Eddie Lang, Django Reinhardt or Joe Venuti. Before Christian's untimely death in 1941 at the age of 26, his career really only lasted through the years of 1939 and 1941; this disc contains music ranging throughout this period. This is a nice sampling with excellent sound quality and musicianship.

TRACKS 1 and 2: "The Benny Goodman Sextet" recorded on October 2, 1939 and November 22, 1939 with the following personnel: Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Lionel Hampton (vibes), Fletcher Henderson (piano), Artie Bernstein (bass) and Nick Fatool (drums).

TRACKS 3 and 4: Recorded on February 7, 1940 with the following personnel: Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Lionel Hampton (vibes), Count Basie (piano), Artie Bernstein (bass) and Nick Fatool (drums).

TRACK 5 is the same though with Johnny Guarnieri replacing Count Basie on piano.

TRACK 6 is the same though with Dudley Brooks replacing Johnny Guarnieri on piano.

TRACKS 7 to 10: Recorded on November 7, 1940 with the following personnel: Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Cootie Williams (trumpet), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Georgie Auld (tenor sax), Count Basie (piano), Artie Bernstein (bass) and Harry Jaeger (drums).

TRACKS 11 and 12 are the same though with Jo Jones replacing Harry Jaeger on drums.

TRACK 13: "Benny Goodman and His Orchestra" recorded on March 4, 1941 with the following personnel: Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Alec Fila - Irving Goodman - Jimmy Maxwell - Cootie Williams (trumpets), Benny Goodman (clarinet), Cutty Cutshall - Lou McGarity (trombones), Gus Bivona - Skippy Martin (alto sax), Georgie Auld - Pete Mondello (tenor sax), Bob Snyder (baritone sax), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Artie Bernstein (bass) and Dave Tough (drums).

TRACKS 14 to 16: Recorded on March 13, 1941 with the following personnel: Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Cootie Williams (trumpet on 15 and 16 only), Benny Goodman (16 only), Georgie Auld (tenor sax), Johnny Guarnieri (piano), Artie Bernstein (bass) and Dave Tough (drums).

TRACKS 17 to 19: Recorded live at Minton's Playhouse in May of 1941 with the following personnel: Charlie Christian (electric guitar), Joe Guy (trumpet), Don Byas (tenor sax), Kenny Kersey (piano), Nick Fenton (bass), Kenny Clarke (drums).

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The Genius of the Electric Guitar Charlie Christian Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band The Hot Fives & Sevens Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday The Complete Birth of the Cool ASIN: B00006K0JM

Tracks:

1. Rose Room - Charlie Christian, Goodman Group, Benny Goodman Sextet
2. Seven Come Eleven - Charlie Christian, Goodman Group, Benny Goodman Sextet
3. Till Tom Special
4. Gone With "What" Wind
5. Grand Slam
6. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
7. Wholly Cats
8. Royal Garden Blues
9. As Long as I Live
10. Benny's Bugle
11. Breakfast Feud
12. I Found a New Baby
13. Solo Flight - Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
14. Blues in B
15. Waiting for Benny
16. Air Mail Special

Average customer rating:

Genius of the Electric Guitar Charlie Christian Manufacturer: Giants of Jazz ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music ASIN: B0000060Q2 Release Date: 1999-01-01

Tracks:

1. Seven Come Eleven
2. Till Tom Special
3. Gone With 'What' Wind
4. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
5. A Smo-o-o-oth-One
6. Six Appeal
7. Royal Garden Blues
8. Ac-Dc Current
9. Wholly Cats
10. As Long As I Live
11. Breakfast Feud
12. Profoundly Blue
13. Solo Flight
14. Soft Winds
15. Honeysuckle Rose
16. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
17. I Never Knew
18. Lester's Dream
19. Flying Home
20. Poor Butterfly
21. Benny's Bugle
22. I Found A New Baby
23. Stardust

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Genius of the Electric Guitar Charlie Christian Manufacturer: Giants of Jazz (Ita) ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music CDs $7 - $10 | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music All Bargain Titles | Jazz General | Jazz | Today's Deals in Music | Formats | Music 4-for-3 Jazz | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 Pop | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music 4-for-3 All Music | 4-for-3 Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00000DH30 Release Date: 1998-11-24

Tracks:

1. Seven Come Eleven
2. Till Tom Special
3. Gone With 'What' Wind
4. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
5. A Smo-o-o-oth-One
6. Six Appeal
7. Royal Garden Blues
8. Ac-Dc Current
9. Wholly Cats
10. As Long As I Live
11. Breakfast Feud
12. Profoundly Blue
13. Solo Flight
14. Soft Winds
15. Honeysuckle Rose
16. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
17. I Never Knew
18. Lester's Dream
19. Flying Home
20. Poor Butterfly
21. Benny's Bugle
22. I Found A New Baby
23. Stardust

Average customer rating:

The Genius of the Electric Guitar Charlie Christian Manufacturer: Sony/Columbia ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Pop Rock | Pop | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Incredible Jazz Guitar of Wes Montgomery ASIN: B000056EV1 Release Date: 2007-01-16

Tracks:

1. Rose Room - Charlie Christian, Goodman Group, Benny Goodman Sextet
2. Seven Come Eleven - Charlie Christian, Goodman Group, Benny Goodman Sextet
3. Till Tom Special
4. Gone With "What" Wind
5. Grand Slam
6. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
7. Wholly Cats
8. Royal Garden Blues
9. As Long as I Live
10. Benny's Bugle
11. Breakfast Feud
12. I Found a New Baby
13. Solo Flight - Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
14. Blues in B
15. Waiting for Benny
16. Air Mail Special

Average customer rating:

Darn Good Music Bob Halperin Manufacturer: 95 North ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B0002VGQ4G Release Date: 2004-08-31

Tracks:

1. Talk to Me Baby
2. Sky Is Crying
3. Littke Bit of Your Love
4. Got Love If You Want It
5. Spoonful
6. High Heel Snekers
7. If You Love Me Like You Say
8. Shake Your Money Maker
9. Love in Vain [Live]
10. Sleepwalk

Average customer rating: Essential, although I absolutely agree with the packaging critique Essential Guitar Greasy Foam Packaging Not really "Good Enough To Keep!" Hey!, Charlie, lets play The Blues

The Genius of the Electric Guitar (Deluxe Box Set) Charlie Christian Manufacturer: Sony ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Bebop General | Bebop | Jazz | Styles | Music General | Jazz | Styles | Music Swing General | Swing Jazz | Jazz | Styles | Music Similar Items: Never No Lament: The Blanton-Webster Band The Hot Fives & Sevens Complete Jazz at Massey Hall Lady Day: The Best of Billie Holiday The Complete Birth of the Cool ASIN: B00006JKFJ Release Date: 2002-09-24

Tracks:

1. Flying Home
2. Rose Room
3. Star Dust
4. Memories Of You
5. Soft Winds
6. Seven Come Eleven
7. Shivers
8. AC-DC Current
9. I'm Confessin'
10. Till Tom Special
11. Gone With What Wind
12. The Sheik Of Araby
13. Untitled Tune
14. Poor Butterfly
15. I Surrender Dear
16. Boy Meets Goy (Grand Slam)
17. These Foolish Things
18. Flying Home
19. Memories Of You
20. Soft Winds
21. Shivers
22. Gone With What Wind
23. The Sheik Of Araby
24. I Surrender Dear
25. Boy Meets Goy (Grand Slam)
26. These Foolish Things

Tracks:

1. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
2. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
3. Ad Lib Blues
4. Wholly Cats
5. Charlie's Dream
6. I Never Knew
7. Lester's Dream
8. Wholly Cats
9. Wholly Cats
10. Royal Garden Blues
11. As Long As I Live
12. Benny's Bugle
13. Gilly (Gone With What Draft)
14. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
15. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
16. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me)
17. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
18. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special)
19. Wholly Cats
20. Wholly Cats
21. Wholly Cats
22. Royal Garden Blues
23. Royal Garden Blues
24. As Long As I Live
25. Gilly (Gone With What Draft)
26. Gilly (Gone With What Draft)

Tracks:

1. Breakfast Feud
2. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
3. Breakfast Feud
4. On The Alamo
5. I Found A New Baby
6. Gone With What Draft
7. A Smo-o-o-oth One
8. Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep)
9. Breakfast Feud
10. Breakfast Feud
11. Breakfast Feud
12. Breakfast Feud
13. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
14. I Can't Give You Anything But Love
15. Breakfast Feud
16. Breakfast Feud
17. Breakfast Feud
18. I Found A New Baby
19. Gone With What Draft
20. Gone With What Draft
21. A Smo-o-o-oth One
22. A Smo-o-o-oth One
23. Air Mail Special (Good Enough To Keep)

Tracks:

1. All Star Strut
2. Honeysuckle Rose
3. Li'l Boy Love
4. Solo Flight
5. All Star Strut
6. Li'l Boy Love
7. Solo Flight
8. Untitled Tune (Breakdown)
9. Poor Butterfly (False Start)
10. I Surrender Dear (Breakdown)
11. I Surrender Dear (Breakdown)
12. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (Breakdown)
13. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (False Start)
14. These Foolish Things (False Start)
15. Tune Up & Blues (False Start)
16. Wholly Cats (Breakdown)
17. Breakfast Feud (False Start)
18. Breakfast Feud (False Start)
19. Gilly (Gone With What Draft) (Breakdown)
20. All Star Strut (Breakdown)
21. Benny's Bugle (Rehearsal Sequence - Part One)
22. Benny's Bugle (Rehearsal Sequence - Part Two)
23. March 13, 1941 Jam Session

Amazon.com

Once a musician's influence becomes widespread and absorbed, it's often a good idea to step back and remember how revolutionary their work was in its day. Charlie Christian's role as a forefather of the electric guitar was forged not just because he was among the first to use the then-new technology in the late '30s, but also because of his playing. He understood that an electric guitar is a different creature than an acoustic, and he explored this difference with fearless aplomb during his tragically short life (he died in 1942 at the age of 25).

This four-disc set is a powerful celebration of Christian's legacy. As a young man playing alongside some of the giants of his day, he held his own. His fluid lines became part of basic and continuing language of the electric guitar, setting the stage for everyone from Les Paul to Jimi Hendrix. Beautifully mastered, the 98 tracks here include 17 previously unreleased performances (and another 27 never previously issued in the U.S.). Lovingly compiled, this is an essential title, not just for a jazz fan, but for any fan of the electric guitar--it all traces back to Charlie Christian. --David Greenberger

Customer Reviews:

Essential, although I absolutely agree with the packaging critique.......2005-11-20

I am a jazz guitarist, music salesman, and record collector. So, I was obviously excited when I heard about this reissue. Charlie Christian is arguably the most important jazz guitarist of all time, and he was certainly the first great electric guitarist (regardless of genre).

Sadly, I must say that I agree that the packaging is miserable. As previous reviewers have complained, some of the cds skipped as a result of the blemishes caused by the foam packaging. My solution was to purchase a cheap ($12) cd cleaner (all of the blemishes were superficial and not permanent). I also tore out the foam (which is glued in) and put the cds on blank trays, which fit conveniently in the "amp" (Note: Should you choose to do this, you will have to remove the tray from the rest of the jewel case).

Its such a shame that Columbia packaged the set this way, because it is such a wonderful and important release. The remastering is truly remarkable, stunning in fact. Comparing these discs to the single cds which Columbia first issued close to 20 years ago, one hears so much detail. For example, there is a clarient obbligati from Benny Goodman in "Six Appeal" which is inaudible on the single cd. Definetly an essential purchase, just beware of the packaging.

Essential Guitar.......2005-04-07

Any guitar player must have this, period. This is one of the first electric guitarist, and yet, this is as good as the electric guitar can get. Charlie Christian is a titan, not only for the guitar but for jazz in general. Be-bop? Just listen to this guy and you'll understand the connection bewteen the old swing jazz and the new thing that was coming. Charlie knew it all along. The alterante takes are also essential, like Bird alternate takes, each one has a different solo and must be heard and compared and studied to get an idea of the genious of this man. The packaging, while beautiful is stupid, you need to take your CDs into jewel cases to prevent damage. But all is forgiven for the amazing sound quality, breathtaking. All stars, five star release!!

Greasy Foam Packaging.......2005-03-16

All previous reviewers who trashed the packaging are right. Not only is it highly incovenient but it actually leaves a greasy film on the surface of the CD that is in the foam. Needless to say I was very dissapointed when I got home, unwrapped the brand new (expensive) box set, placed the first CD in my CD player and it immediately started skipping. When I removed the CD I noticed that an entire section of the CD had a greasy / stickly film on it. I surmised this was from the foam and verified this assumption by check the other CDs, and they all had the same problem. This was not a coating of dusty or something easily cleaned. Amazingly poor package design. I work for a medical device company and our packaging is subjected to extensive testing any time we change it to make sure it will withstand vibration, shock, drop, aging and the extremes of temperature the devices might be used in. You would think that, while it need not be as extensive for CD packaging, they would do similar work before launching entirely new packaging for a CD box set. Utter crap. Someone should lose their job for this one.

Not really "Good Enough To Keep!".......2004-11-16

The 4 CD mini Gibson Amp 'box-set'leaves off genuine off vinyl 78, and Lp 'harder-to-get' Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman recordings. Legacy states "MASTER TAKES", but absolutely fails to research deep into Charlie Christian's recording history.
Columbia vinyl 2Lp 30779, (1972), and Columbia 78rpm C -102 along with the Columbia "Sextet" Cds leave legacy far behind.
The Wang Wang Blues -78rpm isn't in the 4CD set, and there are far too many 'false-starts', which Benny Goodman discarded for a good reason. Star Dust is only about 3 minutes, it's 8 minutes on vinyl. There is even In-studio handclapping after some tunes.
I have the 78s, many Col. Lps, and there is no "Studio-Live" takes. This 4 CD box could have, and should have been much better in information, content and genuine Charlie Christian guitar stylings. The 2 readily available BG Sextet Cds are a better purchase idea, but there are still those super hard-to-get vinyl Lp tracks, which ARE "The Master Takes", left Off the legacy/Sony box set. Musicologist's suggestion, try to get the vinyl Lps. Skip this misleading 4 CD set of various tracks, + handclapping = NOT "Good Enough To Keep", (AirMail Special).
Try the 2 Benny Goodman/Charlie Christian Columbia CDs, Amazon has both, and most of the Benny Goodman Sextet 'takes' are Master Takes, and "Good Enough To Keep!"

Hey!, Charlie, lets play The Blues.......2003-06-03

If Charlie Christian played on it, -Buy it! Charlie Christian RULES!
Andrew A Honolulu

Average customer rating:

Chicago Blues Guitar Genius Earl Hooker Manufacturer: P-Vine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B0000087KR Release Date: 1998-02-20

Tracks:

1. Dust My Broom
2. Hot And Heavy
3. Screwdriver
4. Bertha
5. Foxtrot
6. End Of The Blues
7. Walking The Floor
8. Hooker Special
9. Something You Ate
10. Two Bugs In A Rug
11. Hold On, I'm Coming
12. Off The Hook

Album Details

Japan Only Release. Tracks: Two Bugs, Hold On, off the Hook, Dust My Broom, Hot and Heavy, Screwdriver, Bertha, Foxtrot, End of the Blues, Walking the Floor, Hooker Special, and Something You Ate.

Average customer rating:

Chicago Blues Guitar Genius Earl Hooker Manufacturer: P-Vine ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Chicago Blues | Blues | Styles | Music General | Blues | Styles | Music Electric Blues Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music Slide Guitar | Blues | Styles | Music ASIN: B000252NQ2 Release Date: 1998-02-20

Jazz Music:

1. The Kaempfert Touch [Import]
2. The Other Side of Round Midnight
3. The Promise
4. The Soulful Expression of an African from America
5. Thrust
6. Time To
7. Tokyo Blue
8. Transatlantic Airs
9. Turning Point [Import]
10. Underground

Jazz Music

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