by Charlie Christian, The Benny Goodman Sextet, Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra, Jerry Jerome Quintet, Ida Cox And Her All-Star Orchestra · Masters of Jazz · CD · EAN 3356571002422
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«Charlie Christian - Volume 1: 1939» is the compilation by Charlie Christian, released in 1992 by Masters of Jazz, on CD.
This installment brings together Charlie Christian's 1939 recordings: collaborations with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Lionel Hampton, and live performances at venues such as Carnegie Hall. Christian, a pioneer of the electric guitar, performs pieces like 'Flying Home', 'Rose Room' and 'Stardust', swing numbers that anticipate bebop.
Volume 1 of the Masters of Jazz series; opens the complete edition of Charlie Christian's recordings from 1939.
For those interested in classic jazz and historical recordings that marked the transition from swing to bop.
