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Charlie Christian (29 Jul 1916 - 02 Mar 1942)

Male Person - United States

Releases (38)

Official

Album - Compilation

  1. Solo Flight (The Genius of Charlie Christian) 1972
  2. The Genius of the Electric Guitar 1987
  3. Genius of Electric Guitar 1990
  4. Swing to Bop 1991
  5. Masters of Jazz, Volume 1: 1939 1992
  6. Masters of Jazz, Volume 2: 1939 1992
  7. The Immortal Charlie Christian 30 Nov 1993
  8. Guitar Wizard 1993
  9. Masters of Jazz, Volume 3: 1939-1940 1993
  10. Masters of Jazz, Volume 4: 1940 1993
  11. Masters of Jazz, Volume 6: 1940-1941 1994
  12. Masters of Jazz, Volume 8: 1941 1994
  13. Volumes 1-4, 1939-1940, Complete Edition 19 Sep 1995
  14. Masters of Jazz, Volume 7: 1941 1995
  15. Masters of Jazz, Volume 9: 1939-1941 1995
  16. Masters of Jazz, Volume 5: 1940 1995
  17. An Introduction to Charlie Christian - His Best Recordings, 1939-1941 19 Nov 1996
  18. The Quintessence: New York – Los Angeles 1939–1941 1996
  19. Jazz Greats, Volume 27: Charlie Christian: Swing to Bop 1997
  20. Cabu Collection: Charlie Christian 1997
  21. Complete Studio Recordings 2000 Definitive Records
  22. When Lights Are Low 31 Jul 2001
  23. Swing to Bop 13 Nov 2001
  24. The Genius of the Electric Guitar 2002
  25. First Master of the Electric Guitar: Selected Broadcasts & Jam Sessions, Remastered 2002
  26. The Original Guitar Hero 2002
  27. BD Jazz: Charlie Christian 2004
  28. Blues in B 2008
  29. Soft Winds 2009
  30. Electric 19 Jul 2011
  31. The Charlie Christian Collection, 1939-41 13 Oct 2013

Album - Live

  1. Live Sessions at Minton's Playhouse 1989
  2. Swing to Bop 1993

Album - Compilation / Live

  1. Live 1939 - 1941 1992
  2. On the Air 24 Feb 2009

Album

  1. Celestial Express 1999
  2. AC‐DC Current 10 Jul 2009

Other - Compilation

  1. Radioland 1939-1941 04 Dec 2001

Relationships (3)

Member Of

  1. The Benny Goodman Sextet (1939 - 1941) guitar
  2. Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet
  3. Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Recordings by (190)

  1. Up on Teddy's Hill ?:?? (1952)
  2. Guy's Got to Go ?:?? (1952)
  3. On With Charlie Christian ?:?? (1952)
  4. Down on Teddy's Hill ?:?? (1952)
  5. Memories of You 2:43 (1972)
  6. I Got Rhythm 3:07 (1972)
  7. Stardust 2:50 (1972)
  8. Tea for Two 3:02 (1972)
  9. Six Appeal 2:58 (1972)
  10. Wholly Cats 3:17 (1972)
  11. As Long As I Live 3:25 (1972)
  12. Breakfast Feud 3:06 (1972)
  13. On the Alamo 3:23 (1972)
  14. Blues In B 1:43 (1972)
  15. Charlies Choice 8:52 (1980)
  16. Air Mail Special 3:21 (1987) studio, 1941-03-14, matrix CO.29943-2
  17. Swing to Bop 8:54 (1989)
  18. Up on Teddy's Hill 6:09 (1989)
  19. Kerouac 7:35 (1989)
  20. Guy's Got To Go 2:26 (1989)
  21. Lips Flips 4:55 (1989)
  22. Guy’s Got to Go 2:28 (1989)
  23. Seven Come Eleven 2:47 (1991)
  24. Shivers 2:48 (1991)
  25. I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby 3:24 (1991)
  26. Soft Winds 2:29 (1991)
  27. Gone With "What" Wind 3:14 (1991)
  28. I'm Confessin' (that I love you) 2:59 (1991)
  29. Gilly 2:36 (1991)
  30. Oh, Lady Be Good 9:35 (1992)
  31. Jammin' in Four 4:22 (1992)
  32. Flying Home ?:?? (1992)
  33. Star Dust ?:?? (1992)
  34. Rose Room ?:?? (1992)
  35. Dinah ?:?? (1992)
  36. Pagin' the Devil ?:?? (1992)
  37. Good Morning Blues ?:?? (1992)
  38. Way Down Yonder in New Orleans ?:?? (1992)
  39. Honeysuckle Rose ?:?? (1992)
  40. Lady Be Good ?:?? (1992)
  41. Till Tom Special ?:?? (1992)
  42. Gone with What Wind ?:?? (1992)
  43. The Sheik of Araby ?:?? (1992)
  44. Ad Lib Blues ?:?? (1992)
  45. Charlie's Dream ?:?? (1992)
  46. Lester's Dream ?:?? (1992)
  47. Benny's Bugle ?:?? (1992)
  48. Ida, Sweet as Apple Cider ?:?? (1992)
  49. Topsy (Charlie's Choice) ?:?? (1992)
  50. Stompin' at the Savoy ?:?? (1992)
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On Recordings (50)

Performer

  1. Good Enough to Keep ?:?? The Benny Goodman Sextet (Aug 1944)

Instruments

  1. Flying Home 3:17 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1939) archtop guitar, electric guitar
  2. Honeysuckle Rose 3:02 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1939) electric guitar
  3. I Ain’t Gettin’ Nowhere Fast 2:49 Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1939) electric guitar
  4. Rose Room 2:48 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1939) archtop guitar, electric guitar
  5. Soft Winds 2:28 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1939) guitar, electric guitar
  6. Hard Time Blues 2:56 Ida Cox (Jan 1940) guitar
  7. How High the Moon 2:55 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Feb 1940) electric guitar
  8. The Fable of the Rose 3:11 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (Feb 1940) electric guitar
  9. Poor Butterfly 2:51 The Benny Goodman Sextet (Sep 1940) electric guitar
  10. I Found a New Baby 2:57 The Benny Goodman Sextet (04 Apr 1941) archtop guitar, electric guitar
  11. A Smo-o-o-oth One 3:19 The Benny Goodman Sextet (09 May 1941) electric guitar
  12. Good Enough to Keep ?:?? The Benny Goodman Sextet (09 May 1941) archtop guitar
  13. As Long as I Live 3:22 Benny Goodman and his Sextet featuring Count Basie (1941) archtop guitar
  14. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 3:22 The Benny Goodman Sextet (Dec 1944) electric guitar
  15. Slipped Disc 3:07 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1945) guitar
  16. Profoundly Blue 4:09 Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet (1951) acoustic guitar
  17. AC-DC Current 2:48 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1955) guitar, electric guitar
  18. Shivers 2:50 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1955) electric guitar
  19. Breakfast Feud 3:07 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1955) electric guitar
  20. On the Alamo 3:30 Benny Goodman And His Sextet Featuring Count Basie (1955) guitar, electric guitar
  21. Gilly ?:?? Benny Goodman (1955) guitar
  22. Stardust 3:15 The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian (1955) electric guitar
  23. Royal Garden Blues 3:03 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1956) electric guitar
  24. Waiting for Benny 5:06 Charlie Christian, Georgie Auld, Cootie Williams, Johnny Guarnieri, and Dave Tough (1972) electric guitar
  25. Breakfast Feud (composite) 2:18 The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian (1973) electric guitar, electric guitar
  26. I'm on My Way From You 3:07 Lionel Hampton (1975) guitar
  27. Haven't Named It Yet 2:58 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (1975) electric guitar
  28. When Lights Are Low 2:15 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (1975) guitar, acoustic guitar
  29. Early Session Hop 2:42 Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (1975) guitar
  30. Rhythm-a-ning 3:12 Joe Guy & Hot Lips Page (1975) guitar
  31. Hot Mallets 2:19 Lionel Hampton Orchestra (1975) guitar
  32. Heebie Jeebies 2:40 Lionel Hampton (1976) electric guitar
  33. Charlie's Dream 3:14 The Benny Goodman Septet (1978) electric guitar
  34. Dickie's Dream (Lester's Dream) 3:18 The Benny Goodman Septet (1978) electric guitar
  35. When the Sun Comes Out 2:56 Benny Goodman (1987) electric guitar
  36. Flying Home 3:15 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1987) guitar
  37. Grand Slam 2:52 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1987) electric guitar
  38. Air Mail Special 3:21 Charlie Christian (1987) guitar, electric guitar
  39. Seven Come Eleven 2:46 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1987) guitar, electric guitar
  40. Gone With “What” Wind 3:15 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1987) guitar, electric guitar
  41. Wholly Cats 3:02 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1987) electric guitar
  42. Six Appeal 3:20 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1987) electric guitar
  43. Zaggin’ With Zig 3:08 Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (1987) electric guitar
  44. Till Tom Special 3:02 The Benny Goodman Sextet (1987) guitar, electric guitar
  45. A Smo‐o‐o‐oth One 3:19 The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian (1989) electric guitar
  46. Guy's Got to Go 2:26 Charlie Christian (1989) guitar
  47. Up on Teddy's Hill 6:09 Charlie Christian (1989) guitar
  48. Swing to Bop 8:54 Charlie Christian (1989) guitar
  49. I Surrender, Dear 3:01 The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian (1989) guitar

Credited as (62)

  1. Charlie Christian
  2. Charlie Christian, Jerry Jerome, Frankie Hines & Oscar Pettiford
  3. The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian
  4. Charlie Christian & Dizzy Gillespie
  5. Joe Guy, Don Byas & Charlie Christian
  6. Joe Guy, Kenny Kersey, Charlie Christian, Nick Fenton & Kenny Clarke
  7. Charlie Christian, Thelonious Monk & Joe Guy
  8. Cootie Williams, Georgie Auld, Johnny Guarnieri, Charlie Christian, Artie Bernstein & Jo Jones
  9. Benny Goodman feat. Charlie Christian
  10. Charlie Christian feat. Lester Young
  11. The Benny Goodman Sextet & Charlie Christian
  12. Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet feat. Charlie Christian
  13. Edmond Hall, Meade Lux Lewis, Charlie Christian, Israel Crosby
  14. Benny Goodman & Charlie Christian
  15. Benny Goodman, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra & Charlie Christian
  16. Charlie Christian with The Benny Goodman Sextet
  17. Lionel Hampton, Charlie Shavers, Charlie Christian, Dexter Gordon
  18. The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian & Lionel Hampton
  19. The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christan & Lionel Hampton
  20. Charlie Christian, Dizzy Gillespie
  21. Django Reinhardt & Charlie Christian
  22. Lionel Hampton Feat. Charlie Christian
  23. The Benny Goodman Sextet Featuring Charlie Christian
  24. Joe Guy, Ken Kersey, Charlie Christian, Nick Fenton & Kenny Clarke
  25. Benny Goodman and His Orchestra featuring Charlie Christian
  26. Charlie Christian With Benny Goodman
  27. Lionel Hampton With Dizzy Gillespie And Charlie Christian
  28. Hot Lips Page, Joe Guy, Rudy Williams, Don Byas, Allen Tinney, Charlie Christian, Ebenezer Paul & Taps Miller
  29. Joe Guy, Don Byas, Allen Tinney, Charlie Christian, Ebenezer Paul & Taps Miller
  30. The Benny Goodman Sextet feat. Charlie Christian & Count Basie
  31. Hot Lips Page-Charlie Christian
  32. Charlie Christian & Kansas City Six
  33. Charlie Christian & The Kansas City Six
  34. Benny Goodman Orchestra feat. Charlie Christian
  35. Charlie Christian With Ed Hall Quartet / Ike Quebec
  36. Charlie Christian With Ed Hall Quartet
  37. Charlie Christian & Thelonious Monk
  38. Jerry Jerome, Charlie Christian
  39. Jerry Jerome - Charlie Christian
  40. Charlie Christian & The Benny Goodman Octet
  41. Benny Goodman Sextet, Charlie Christian, Lionel Hampton
  42. Charlie Christian / Dizzy Gillespie
  43. Charlie Christian w/ Benny Goodman & His Orchestra
  44. Lester Young & Charlie Christian
  45. Benny Goodman, Cootie Williams, Georgie Auld, Charlie Christian, Johnny Guanieri, Artie Bernstein / Will Bradley and His Orchestra
  46. Benny Goodman, Cootie Williams, Georgie Auld, Charlie Christian, Johnny Guanieri & Artie Bernstein
  47. Charlie Christian With Benny Goodman Sextet
  48. Charlie Christian / Joe Venuti / Eddie Lang
  49. Dizzy Gillespie / Charley Christian
  50. Charley Christian
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Works (7)

Wrote

  1. Shivers
  2. AC-DC Current
  3. Haven't Named It Yet

Composed

  1. Solo Flight
  2. Seven Come Eleven
  3. Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)
  4. Swing to Bop

Links (21)

Other Databases

  1. https://rateyourmusic.com/artist/charlie_christian
  2. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n81097888
  3. https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n81097888
  4. https://catalogue.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/cb13892482k
  5. https://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1144390
  6. https://adp.library.ucsb.edu/names/103283
  7. https://d-nb.info/gnd/130618195

Last.Fm

  1. https://www.last.fm/music/Charlie%20Christian

Discogs

  1. https://www.discogs.com/artist/312997

Allmusic

  1. https://www.allmusic.com/artist/mn0000805930

Imdb

  1. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1490070/

VIAF ID

  1. http://viaf.org/viaf/5117159

Wikidata

  1. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q356490

Stream For Free

  1. https://www.deezer.com/artist/54141

Purchase Music For Download

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/520915

Streaming Page

  1. https://music.apple.com/us/artist/520915

Biographies

  1. http://rockhall.com/inductees/charlie-christian/bio/
  2. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=13720918

Picture

  1. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Charlie_Christian.jpg

BBC Music

  1. https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/artists/98607588-f641-4d2b-b10b-03152c8dbc13

Discography Pages

  1. http://home.elp.rr.com/valdes/sologrph.htm