Charlie Christian - Waiting For Benny video free download

1904home

This is one of the coolest recordings of swing ever, for me at least. It's swing right? But what's this? Listen to the bop riff at 2:30... Trumpet player didn't even know it was bop and yet he's doing it i.e., this was recorded in 41 - bop wasn't even a thing yet. This is one of the best examples of bop before it was. Love the progression of jazz through the 40s.

Wanderer123

Some 'warming up'!

José Eduardo Rodrigues

Charlie foi o pioneiro do solo de guitarra, great. Thanks Guys

Moses

Amazing.

Kevin Centlivre

You have to admire Guarnieri's left hand!

Kevin Centlivre

It's worth finding the whole session this came from.

The Tiny Chapel

Aw man... Charlie... A Solid Sender!!

songanddanceman100

I love the way Cootie Williams finds that he has kind of backed himself into a musical corner and then works his way out of it! Choice!

postatility

This little riff was later given the title "A Smoooth One",and was recorded by several artists including the great Red Garland.

Jacques Ichard-Maury

Un génie de l'impro.

LEONARD SEED

COTTIE WILLIAMS SOUNDS GREAT AND I SEE WHY DAVE TOUGH WAS HELD IN SUCH HIGH ESTEEM. OF COURSE CHARLIE IS SUPERB.

guitarslimNOW

They were just hanging out, waiting for Benny. Charlie is noodling, warming up. Then he changes keys, plays a new riff, drums pick it up, Cootie chimes in, then the piano. By 3 minutes or so, we've got a new tune with a pretty set arrangement. Later recorded by Goodman as A Smooth One at a slower tempo. As always, the "composer" was Benny Goodman (royalties). Why I love this track--it's spontaneous collective creation--first a little riff, then it's expansion into a tune.

cristian luna

tengo 15 años y este clasico me encanta ya veo por donde salieron todos esos solos tan buenos y elegantes de jazz esto es genial esto si es musica quisiera aver nacido en esa epoca :)

ssg263

as good as Charlie Christian is on this, Cootie Williams may be even better

drew gordon

Is this actually the 'best' musical recording ever? Probably...

AtticusOfAmber

h/t Jerry Coyne...

ginger.butt

Jerry sent me, too---and it's brilliant....what can happen when folks work together.

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