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Charlie Christian - The Art Of Jazz Guitar by Charlie Christian

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

Jazz Guitar Primer: An Introduction to Jazz Guitar Music. As soon as the song is over I pray that the dj says what the song and artist is, something that tends not to happen very often on commercial radio but does most of the time on non-commercial radio. Charlie Christian was an influence. On this particular night on the “Blues & Beyond” segment I heard this mesmerizing Afro-Caribbean groove, with a kind of South African tinge, not immediately identifiable or classifiable, topped by some taste jazz guitar soloing. 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. Gleason, Wes expressed just how strong Christian's influence was on him. 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. One of the first jazz musicians to explore the possibilities of the electric guitar, Charlie Christian forged an identity for the instrument and established many of its enduring qualities. Here, in after hours jam sessions, Christian would exchange choruses with Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonius Monk, and other Bebop greats, as they developed this new style of Jazz. This extensive blog article takes you on time travel. Charlie Christian, he is one of the original guitar legends. Christian was a key developer of Bebop, the language of improvisation, guitar technique, and was one of the very first people ever to take an amplified guitar solo! Christian's improvisational style is his greatest legacy. Wes was an extension of the late great jazz guitarist Charlie Christian, who played with saxophone-like single note fluidity. Charlie Christian's solos, which bridged the gap between swing and bop, became so influential that it would be twenty years before jazz guitar advanced much beyond his style.