digginjazz, 1 month ago

Charlie Christian, a true innovator in #jazz and music in general. Credited with being the first to play improvised solos with an amplified #guitar using single notes to solo much like a saxophone would. He changes the role of guitar from just a rhythm instrument to a soloist. This album with the Bennie Goodman band are recordings from 1939-1942. Christian died in 1942 at age 25 from tuberculosis. #Vinyl #nowplaying