CHARLIE CHRISTIAN T-PAITA (XL) UUSI

Early jazz electric guitarist whose dazz-
ling single note style unshackled the in-
strument from the rhythm section, im-
measurably influential.

It can be said without exaggeration that
virtually every jazz guitarist that emerged
during 1940-65 sounded like a relative of
Charlie Christian. The first important ele-
ctric guitarist, Christian played his instru-
ment with the fluidity, confidence, and
swing of a saxophonist. Although techni-
cally a swing stylist, his musical vocabu-
lary was studied and emulated by the bop
players, and when one listens to players
ranging from Tiny Grimes Barney Kessel
and Herb Ellis, to Wes Montgomery and
George Benson, the dominant influence
of Christian is obvious.

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Charlie Christian's time in the spotlight
was terribly brief. He played piano local-
ly in Oklahoma, and began to utilize an
amplified guitar in 1937, after becoming
a student of Eddie Durham, a jazz guita-
rist who invented the amplified guitar.
John Hammond, the masterful talent
scout and producer, heard about Chris-
tian (possibly from Mary Lou Williams),
was impressed by what he saw, and ar-
ranged for the guitarist to travel to Los
Angeles in August 1939 and try out with
Benny Goodman. Although the clarinetist
was initially put off by Christian's primiti-
ve wardrobe, as soon as they started
jamming on "Rose Room," Christian's
talents were obvious. For the next two
years, he would be well-featured with
Benny Goodman's Sextet; there were
two solos (including the showcase "Solo
Flight") with the full orchestra; and the
guitarist had the opportunity to jam at
Minton's Playhouse with such up-and-
coming players as Thelonious Monk Ken-
ny Clarke, and Dizzy Gillespie. All of the
guitarist's recordings (including guest
spots and radio broadcasts) are current-
ly available on CD. Tragically, he contrac-
ted tuberculosis in 1941, and died at the
age of 25 on March 2, 1942. It would be
25 years before jazz guitarists finally mo-
ved beyond Charlie Christian.

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