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I hope this is the right place to post this...
In the next three months I'm going to learn as much Charlie Christian Solos as possible and I was wondering if some of you out there would be interested in a Study Group where we can share Recordings, Transcriptions, etc...
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10-02-2015 07:04 AM
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Sounds great to me. If others are interested, I will "stick" this thread so that it will remain easy to find.
I've been playing the "Grand Slam" solo this week. One of my favorites.
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Some resources.
Charlie Christian - Legend of the Jazz Guitar
http://www.amazon.com/Best-Charlie-C...rlie+christian
Charlie Christian - The Genius Of The Electric Guitar - Amazon.com Music (<<<<<This is a great set but if it is too pricey, check with your local library. Mine offers this.)
Amazon.com: Charlie Christian - The Definitive Collection (Guitar Recorded Version) (Guitar Recorded Version Tab) (9780634047329): Charlie Christian: Books
http://www.amazon.com/Genius-Electri...rlie+christian
Mel Bay Swing to Bop: The Music of Charlie Christian: Stan Ayeroff: 9780786673193: Amazon.com: Books
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Cool, thanks!
Yesterday I started with "As Long As I Live"
Just listened to the "Grand Slam" Solo.
Sounds really good! And it's a blues, so maybe I'll make it my second one to learn.
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"As Long As I Live" is one of my favorite Harold Arlen tunes. Love Charlie's solo.
Here's a vocal version by Anita O'Day for those who don't know the words. (And Barney Kessel plays guitar on it!)
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I learned the solo of a different version.
Here's a recording of me playing it:
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i took the old compilation "The Genius of Electric Guitar" -- not the boxed set, but the old Columbia single disc compilation -- and edited out everything that wasn't a Charlie Christian solo.
put them on a playlist, listened to them on loop over and over again, every chance i got. must have heard each solo dozens, if not hundreds, of times.
when i finally went to transcribe them, they were all pretty firmly embedded in my head. just a matter of finding the notes on the guitar. that was the easy part, considering how guitar-friendly his lines/fingerings were.
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Originally Posted by dasein
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Originally Posted by dasein
I'm really curious because this is the first time in my life I'm really gonna dig into someone elses playing.
Awesome idea btw.
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I'm in.
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Great!
I started learning the "Grand Slam" Solo.
I got the first chorus down. I'll post a recording when I'm done.
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Originally Posted by MarkRhodes
I'll try to learn everything by ear but the transcriptions site should be really helpful for checking if what I heard is correct.
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I'm posting a link here to Leo Valdez's CC site for ease of access via this thread. Unfortunately, it seems his excellent transcriptions are not available anymore, but there's still a lot of useful info for reference.
SOLO FLIGHT (Home Page)
PS, Does anyone have a contact email for Leo Valdes, or know him
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Originally Posted by pubylakeg
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Originally Posted by pubylakeg
IMO, the best online resource was Greg Hanson's now defunct website mentioned above.
As far as books go, the Stan Ayeroff and Dan Fox are the way to go but there is no tab. The Wolf Marshall book is good but he gets off-base by needlessly inserting scales and modes into the discussion.
The beauty of CC's system was its simplicity. Chord shapes and downstrokes.
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Originally Posted by monk
Charlie Christian - Legend of the Jazz Guitar
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I transcribed a few solos in the past, and I recorded one, Seven Comes Eleven. I haven't touch it since, and listening to it now(my recording I mean), it's a bit embarrassing, the technique is not there, and the tone sucks, but at least I got the phrasing right, I hope! So maybe it can help someone here.
personally, CC is all I got in terms of a concept. Playing jazz, I see the fretboard as a road map, with all these chord shapes, and I practice phrases based on them, so I can actually hear what I'm playing. It's very guitaristic, but if it was good enough for CC, it's good enough for me. I think, regardless, CC's concept of playing over changes is a perfect starting point.
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Originally Posted by Hep To The Jive
Herb Ellis worked out of chord shapes too and his books (Swing Blues, Rhythm Shapes, and All the Shapes You Are) teach his approach to it. Lots of great lines and ideas.
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i have to declare 'in'...
Any time spent with CC's music is time well spent!
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I'm in, although I may not have time to contribute much... look forward to seeing other peoples contributions...
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What the hell, I'm in too.
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Am in. I need a new song to transcribe.
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Originally Posted by monk
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Here's me playing "Grand Slam"
I tried to use downstrokes only but the beginning of the second chorus is still a little too fast for me.
I'll try to post a downstrokes version too.
Any feedback is welcome.
Last edited by ggjay; 10-06-2015 at 07:37 AM.
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Sub'd. I need to learn how to play the guitar.
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