The Best of Charlie Christian A Step-by-Step Breakdown of the Styles and Techniques of the Father of Modern Jazz Guitar

by Unknown

• ISBN13: 9780634021824
• ISBN10: 0634021826
• Format: Package
• Copyright: 2002-07-01
• Publisher: Hal Leonard

Summary

Explore the riffs, solos and sounds of the original electric jazz guitar virtuoso with this comprehensive book/CD pack! Wolf Marshall uses excerpts from 15 of Christian's classics to demonstrate his groundbreaking techniques, including: Air Mail Special * Benny's Bugle * Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) * Grand Slam * Honeysuckle Rose * I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby) * Seven Come Eleven * Shivers * Solo Flight * Stardust * Wholly Cats * and more. Includes an introduction and foreword, and a Charlie Christian biography and axology.

Table of Contents

Introduction	4	(1)
Foreword
The Recording
a Brief History	5	(2)
Charlie Christian
A Charlie Christian Axology	7	(2)
Tuning
Stardust	9	(3)
Seven Come Eleven	12	(4)
Honeysuckle Rose	16	(3)
Shivers	19	(3)
Till Tom Special	22	(4)
Gone with ``What'' Wind	26	(4)
Grand Slam	30	(3)
Six Appeal	33	(1)
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)	34	(3)
Wholly Cats	37	(3)
Benny's Bugle	40	(3)
I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby)	43	(3)
Solo Flight	46	(8)
A Smooth One	54	(3)
Air Mail Special	57
Afterword	23