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- Date Released: December 4, 2001
- Genre: Jazz
- Label: Fuel 2000 / The Orchard
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A jazz lover can never have too many Charlie Christian albums. His electric guitar work simply laid the groundwork for the emergence of the guitar as an important jazz voice. As Scott Yanow's liner notes point out, Christian also basically defined the perimeters of jazz guitar until the fusion movement of the late '60s. Radioland works as a grab bag of Christian's scattered, non-Benny Goodman work between 1939-1941. The sheer variety means that sometimes the supporting players are great, sometimes so-so. "Guy's Got to Go" opens with an energetic solo backed by Nick Fenton's bass, Kenny Clarke's drums, and a lively crowd. There's some great guitar work on "Stardust" and "Tea for Two," recorded with Lionel Hampton, Dizzy Gillespie, and others. It's particularly fascinating to hear Christian cut loose on the acoustic guitar on "Profoundly Blue" and "Jammin' in Four." As often happens, the lack of electricity brings out a different aspect of one's playing, and in this particular case, offers food for thought. How might Christian and his followers have developed with an acoustic guitar? The sound quality varies, as one might expect, from the hit-and-miss nature of these recordings. Still, Christian's work is always clearly audible and revealing. This may not be prime Christian, but it's fun to hear him work in multiple settings and play the acoustic guitar. His fans, along with electric guitar lovers, will want to pick up a copy.
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| 01. |  |
I Got Rhythm |
5:58 |
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| 02. | |
Good Morning Blues |
3:49 |
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| 03. | |
Pagin' The Devil |
3:50 |
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| 04. | |
Guy's Got To Go (I Got Rhythm) |
2:27 |
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| 05. | |
Way Down Yonder In New Orleans |
2:31 |
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| 06. | |
One Sweet Letter From You |
3:21 |
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| 07. | |
Stardust |
5:41 |
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| 08. | |
Tea For Two |
4:36 |
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| 09. | |
Haven't Named It Yet |
2:55 |
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| 10. | |
Wrap Your Troubles In Dreams |
3:25 |
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| 11. | |
Profoundly Blue |
4:06 |
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| 12. | |
Jammin' In Four |
4:19 |
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| 13. | |
Oh Lady Be Good |
10:30 |
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Stardust |
2:51 |
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| 15. | |
Lip's Flips (Stompin' At The Savoy) |
5:00 |
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| 16. | |
Ad-Lib Blues |
3:21 |
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16 Total Tracks, 68:40 Total Length
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Credits
- Earl Bostic - Alto // Henry "Red" Allen - Trumpet // Henry "Red" Allen - Trumpet // Albert Ammons - Piano // Chu Berry - Sax (Tenor) // Charlie Christian - Guitar (Acoustic) // Charlie Christian - Guitar (Acoustic) // Charlie Christian - Guitar (Acoustic) // Charlie Christian - Piano // Charlie Christian - Piano // Charlie Christian - Piano // Charlie Christian - Trumpet // Charlie Christian - Trumpet // Charlie Christian - Trumpet // Charlie Christian - Vocals // Charlie Christian - Vocals // Charlie Christian - Vocals // Charlie Christian - Vibraphone // Charlie Christian - Vibraphone // Charlie Christian - Vibraphone // Charlie Christian - Main Performer // Charlie Christian - Main Performer // Charlie Christian - Main Performer // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet // Bud Freeman - Sax (Tenor) // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Dizzy Gillespie - Trumpet // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vocals // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Lionel Hampton - Vibraphone // Jo Jones - Drums // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor) // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Cozy Cole - Drums // Edmond Hall - Clarinet // Coleman Hawkins - Sax (Tenor) // Coleman Hawkins - Sax (Tenor) // Coleman Hawkins - Sax (Tenor) // Coleman Hawkins - Sax (Tenor) // Rudy Williams - Alto // Israel Crosby - Bass // Walter Page - Bass // Benny Carter - Alto // Benny Carter - Alto // Benny Carter - Alto // Artie Bernstein - Bass // Don Byas - Sax (Tenor) // Don Byas - Sax (Tenor) // Big Sid Catlett - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Kenny Clarke - Drums // Nick Fenton - Bass // Fletcher Henderson - Piano // Fletcher Henderson - Piano // Fletcher Henderson - Piano // Joe Guy - Trumpet // Clyde Hart - Piano // J.C. Higginbotham - Trombone // Milt Hinton - Bass // Milt Hinton - Bass // Eddy Howard - Vocals // Jerry Jerome - Piano // Meade "Lux" Lewis - Celeste // Hot Lips Page - Trumpet // Yank Porter - Drums // Kermit Scott - Sax (Tenor) // Scott Yanow - Liner Notes // Al Tinney - Piano // Billy Taylor, Sr. - Bass // Vic Coulson - Trumpet // Richard Luckett - Graphic Design // Richard Luckett - Art Direction
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