Charles Henry Christian (July 29, 1916 – March 2, 1942) was an American swing and jazz guitarist.
Christian was an important early performer on the electric guitar and a key figure in the development of bebop and cool jazz. He gained national exposure as a member of the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra from August 1939 to June 1941. His single-string technique, combined with amplification, helped bring the guitar out of the rhythm section and into the forefront as a solo instrument. For this, he is often credited with leading to the development of the lead guitar role in musical ensembles and bands.
Christian's influence reached beyond jazz and swing. In 1990, he was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in the category Early Influence.
In 2006 Oklahoma City renamed a street in its Bricktown entertainment district "Charlie Christian Avenue" (Christian was raised in Oklahoma City and was one of many musicians who jammed along the city's "Deep Deuce" section on N.E. Second Street).
Volume 1: 1939
Volume 2: 1939
Volume 3: 1939-1940
Volume 4: 1940
Volume 5: 1940
Volume 6: 1940-1941
Volume 7: 1941
Volume 8: 1941
Volume 9: 1939-1941
Volume 1: 1939
Benny Goodman Sextet:
01. Flying Home (3:11)
02. Stardust (2:25)
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra:
03. One Sweet Letter From You (3:24)
Jerry Jerome Quintet:
04. I Got Rhythm (6:01)
05. Stardust (5:44)
06. Tea For Two (4:39)
Benny Goodman Sextet:
07. Flying Home (3:13)
08. Homeward Bound (Flying Home) (3:20)
09. Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland) (2:48)
10. Stardust (3:14)
11. Flying Home (3:53)
12. Stardust (2:34)
13. Memories Of You (3:16)
14. Rose Room (In Sunny Roseland) (3:04)
Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra:
15. Haven't Named It Yet (2:58)
Benny Goodman Sextet:
16. AC-DC Current (2:27)
17. Flying Home (3:12)
18. Soft Winds (2:26)
19. Memories Of You (2:56)
Ida Cox accompanied by her All-Star Band:
20. Deep Sea Blues (3:07)
Volume 2: 1939
Benny Goodman Sextet:
01. Shivers (2:54)
02. Memories Of You (3:12)
03. Memories Of You (3:10)
04. Soft Winds (2:28)
05. Soft Winds (2:26)
06. Seven Comes Eleven (2:46)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra:
07. Honeysuckle Rose (3:02)
Benny Goodman Sextet:
08. Seven Come Eleven (2:43)
09. AC-DC Current (2:29)
10. Dinah (3:07)
11. Shivers (2:31)
12. Shivers (2:45)
13. AC-DC Current (2:47)
14. I'm Confessin' (That I Love You) (2:58)
15. Flying Home (3:16)
16. Memories Of You (3:03)
17. Honeysuckle Rose (3:52)
Kansas City Six:
18. Pagin' The Devil (3:49)
19. Good Mornin' Blues (3:48)
20. Way Down Yonder In New Orleans (2:30)
Jam Session:
21. Oh! Lady Be Good (9:36)
Volume 3: 1939-1940
Benny Goodman Sextet:
01. AC-DC Current (2:22)
02. Pick-A-Rib (3:10)
03. Till Tom Special (2:35)
Metronome All Star Nine:
04. All Star Strut (1:20)
05. All Star Strut (3:08)
06. All Star Strut (3:10)
Benny Goodman Sextet:
07. Till Tom Special (3:07)
08. Gone With 'What' Wind (3:15)
09. Gone With 'What' Wind (3:25)
10. Gone WIth 'What' Wind (3:38)
11. The Sheik Of Araby (3:18)
12. Poor Butterfly (2:52)
13. Gone With 'What' Wind (3:27)
14. I Surrender Dear (3:02)
15. Boy Meets Goy (Grand Slam) (Boy Meets Girl) (2:52)
16. The Sheik Of Araby (3:58)
17. Soft Winds (2:20)
18. The Sheik Of Araby (2:24)
19. Seven Come Eleven (3:18)
20. Six Appeal (My Daddy Rocks Me) (4:14)
Volume 4: 1940
Benny Goodman Sextet:
01. Six Appeal (3:20)
02. These Foolish Things (3:12)
03. Good Enough To Keep (Air Mail Special) (2:56)
04. Honeysuckle Rose (2:37)
05. Six Appeal (2:41)
06. AC-DC Current (2:26)
07. Stardust (2:54)
Eddy Howard:
08. Wrap Up Your Troubles In Dreams (3:24)
09. Ad Lib Blues (3:47)
Benny Goodman Septet:
10. I Never Knew (3:03)
11. Charlie's Dream (3:17)
12. Wholly Cats (3:21)
13. Lester's Dream (3:21)
Benny Goodman Quintet:
14. Gone With 'What' Wind (3:17)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet feat. Count Basie:
15. Wholly Cats (3:01)
16. Wholly Cats (3:07)
17. Wholly Cats (3:04)
18. Wholly Cats (3:06)
19. Wholly Cats (3:02)
Volume 5: 1940
Benny Goodman & His Sextet feat. Count Basie:
01. Royal Garden Blues (2:49)
02. Royal Garden Blues (3:06)
03. Royal Garden Blues (3:04)
04. As Long As I Live (3:19)
05. As Long As I Live (3:24)
06. Benny's Bugle (14:19)
07. Benny's Bugle (2:31)
08. Benny's Bugle (3:08)
09. Benny's Bugle (3:42)
10. Wholly Cats (3:41)
11. Honeysuckle Rose (5:00)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet:
12. Breakfast Feud (3:56)
13. Breakfast Feud (3:19)
14. Breakfast Feud (1:14)
15. Breakfast Feud (3:12)
16. Breakfast Feud (3:09)
Volume 6: 1940-1941
Benny Goodman & His Sextet:
01. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (3:25)
02. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (3:36)
03. I Can't Give You Anything But Love (3:22)
04. Gone With What Draft (2:38)
05. Gone With What Draft (2:37)
06. Gone With What Draft (2:39)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet feat. Count Basie:
07. Breakfast Feud (3:07)
08. Breakfast Feud (3:07)
09. Breakfast Feud (0:36)
10. Breakfast Feud (2:25)
11. On The Alamo (3:28)
12. I Found A New Baby (2:58)
13. I Found A New Baby (3:04)
14. Gone With What Draft (2:46)
15. Gone With What Draft (2:46)
16. Gone With What Draft (2:45)
Metronome All Star Band:
17. One O'Clock Jump (3:29)
Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet:
18. Jamming In Four (4:17)
19. Edmond Hall Blues (4:12)
20. Profoundly Blue (4:04)
21. Profoundly Blue (4:14)
22. Celestial Express (3:50)
Volume 7: 1941
Benny Goodman & His Sextet:
01. Wholly Cats (2:41)
02. Gone With What Draft (2:25)
03. Breakfast Feud (2:05)
04. Gone With What Draft (2:42)
05. Six Appeal (2:17)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra:
06. Chonk, Charlie, Chonk (Solo Flight) (1:52)
07. Solo Flight (2:51)
08. Solo Flight (2:51)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet:
09. Flying Home (3:13)
10. A Smo-o-o-oth One (Waiting For Benny) (21:09)
11. A Smo-o-o-oth One (3:24)
12. A Smo-o-o-oth One (3:20)
13. A Smo-o-o-oth One (3:17)
Volume 8: 1941
Benny Goodman & His Sextet:
01. Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (3:25)
02. Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (3:31)
03. Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (3:04)
04. Wholly Cats (2:15)
05. Breakfast Feud (2:58)
06. Ida,Sweet As Apple Cider (2:43)
07. Flying Home (3:37)
08. Song Of The Islands (3:05)
Benny Goodman Sextet:
09. Flying Home (3:09)
Jam Sessions:
10. Topsy (Charlie's Choice) (Swing To Bop) (8:47)
11. Stompin' At The Savoy (8:30)
12. Honeysuckle Rose (Up On Teddy's Hill) (6:14)
13. I Got Rhythm (Down On Teddy's Hill) (3:11)
14. I Got Rhythm (Guy's Got To Go) (2:30)
15. Stompin' At The Savoy (5:00)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet:
16. Benny's Bugle (3:21)
17. Rose Room (2:23)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra:
18. Solo Flight (2:41)
Volume 9: 1939-1941
Benny Goodman Sextet:
01. Stardust (2:29)
02. Flying Home (3:23)
Jery Jerome Quartet:
03. I Got Rhythm (3:39)
04. I Got Rhythm (3:40)
05. Tea For Two (5:02)
Benny Goodman Sextet:
06. Rose Room (3:38)
07. South Of The Border (3:34)
Jam Session:
08. Oh, Lady Be Good (10:42)
Benny Goodman Sextet:
09. Poor Butterfly (incomplete) (1:15)
Fred Astaire with Benny Goodman & His Orchestra and Sextet:
10. Just Like Taking Candy From A Baby (2:51)
Benny Goodman & His Orchestra:
11. Li'l Boy Love (3:03)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet feat. Count Basie:
12. Benny's Bugle (13:29)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet:
13. Gone With What Draft (Gilly) (breakdown take) (1:34)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet feat. Count Basie:
14. Breakfast Feud (3:16)
15. Breakfast Feud (3:08)
Jam Session:
16. Stompin' at The Savoy (10:23)
Benny Goodman & His Sextet:
17. Stompin' at The Savoy (1:46)
