![]() ![]() ![]() The spoken introduction is priceless, and the tune is even better. ![]() Perhaps my favorite track, unavailable anywhere else, is Carl Kress and Tony Mattola playing “Davenport Blues” live on some radio show. There is also some of the George Barnes Octet stuff, and some great Tony Mattola small group stuff. There’s some wonderfully Django-influenced early Les Paul, as well as some really jumpin’ Mary Osbourne, one of the first players to be influenced by Charlie Christian. This is a fantastic collection of some more obscure players and tracks. Swing to Bop: Guitars in Flight 1939-1947 Plus the damn box is fashioned after an EH-150 amp! How can you resist?! It’s out of print, but it’s worth searching out for this box set, no question. The rehearsals and jam sessions on disc four provide a window into the real people involved, instead of just picturing them as 2-dimensional black and white photos. One example is how on “Sheik of Araby” you can really hear the pitches of Nick Fatool’s tom-toms, instead indistinct thuds. Edited takes have been put back to their original state, and the remastering is excellent. The very best collection of Charlie Christian in the studio. Digital is better than nothing, but I always try to hold out for something with liner notes when I can.Ĭharlie Christian - The Genius of the Electric Guitar I’ve bought many things digitally, only to have to scour the internet to find out who was playing on a given session. Good liner notes give you the personnel and dates on each song, and often a nice critical explanation of the tunes. While many of these are available as mp3s or what have you, I find that many of these come with liner notes. I’m sure we want Santa to leave a D’Angelico or a Stromberg under the tree, but these are all things Santa might actually be able to pull off. Since it’s almost time to hang those stockings, I figured I’d give an updated list of some of my favorite Swing Guitar-related items that make suitable stocking stuffers. ![]()
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