The Charlie Christian Collection, 1939-41

~ Release by Charlie Christian (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Flying Home
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-10-02)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-10-02)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-10-02)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-02)
instrumental recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald) (on 1939-10-02)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:18
2Rose Room
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-02)
archtop guitar and electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-02)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-10-02)
double bass:
Arthur Bernstein (on 1939-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-10-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-10-02)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-02)
recorded at:
World Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-02)
instrumental cover recording of:
Rose Room (on 1939-10-02)
lyricist:
Harry Williams (American songwriter, co-writer of “In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree”) (in 1917)
composer:
Art Hickman (in 1917)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Miller Music (publisher), Paul Rodriguez Music Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Group and Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:48
3Stardust
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-10-02)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-02)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-10-02)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-02)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-10-02)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-02)
instrumental recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard) (on 1939-10-02)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan Ltd., Sony Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:19
4Haven't Named It Yet
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-10-12)
alto saxophone:
Earl Bostic (saxophonist) (on 1939-10-12)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Sid Catlett (on 1939-10-12)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-10-12)
piano:
Clyde Hart (on 1939-10-12)
trombone:
J.C. Higginbotham (on 1939-10-12)
trumpet:
Henry “Red” Allen (jazz musician) (on 1939-10-12)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-10-12)
orchestra:
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra (on 1939-10-12)
recording of:
Haven't Named It Yet (on 1939-10-12)
writer:
Charlie Christian and Lionel Hampton
Lionel Hampton and His Orchestra2:59
5Seven Come Eleven (Roast Turkey Stomp)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-11-22)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-11-22)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-11-22)
piano:
Fletcher Henderson (on 1939-11-22)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-11-22)
recording of:
Seven Come Eleven (on 1939-11-22)
composer:
Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:48
6Shivers
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1939-12-20)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1939-12-20)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1939-12-20)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1939-12-20)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1939-12-20)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1939-12-20)
recording of:
Shivers (on 1939-12-20)
writer:
Charlie Christian and Larry Hampton (Vineyard)
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:43
7Grand Slam (Boy Meets Goy)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-04-10)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-04-10)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-04-10)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-04-10)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-04-10)
vibraphone:
Lionel Hampton (on 1940-04-10)
recording of:
Grand Slam (Boy Meets Goy) (on 1940-04-10)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Budd Johnson
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:53
8It's Just Like Taking Candy From a Baby
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-04-30)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-04-30)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool (on 1940-04-30)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-04-30)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1940-04-30)
vocals:
Fred Astaire (on 1940-04-30)
recording of:
It’s Like Taking Candy From a Baby (on 1940-04-30)
lyricist:
Bob Russell (US songwriter/lyricist Sidney Keith “Bob” Russell)
composer:
Joel Cowan (US guitarist, songwriter from South Carolina) and Al Russell (pianist, composer born in Columbia, SC)
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:47
9Ad Lib Blues
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-10-28)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1940-10-28)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-10-28)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-10-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-10-28)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1940-10-28)
recording of:
Ad Lib Blues (on 1940-10-28)
composer:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
The Benny Goodman Septet3:25
10Dickie's Dream (Lester's Dream)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-10-28)
double bass:
Walter Page (on 1940-10-28)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1940-10-28)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-10-28)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-10-28)
tenor saxophone:
Lester Young (saxophonist) (on 1940-10-28)
trumpet:
Buck Clayton (on 1940-10-28)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-10-28)
cover recording of:
Dickie’s Dream (on 1940-10-28)
writer and composer:
Count Basie (pianist) and Lester Young (saxophonist)
The Benny Goodman Septet3:24
11Wholly Cats
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-11-07)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Harry Jaeger (on 1940-11-07)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-11-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-11-07)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1940-11-07)
recorded at:
Columbia Studios in New York, New York, United States (on 1940-11-07)
recording of:
Wholly Cats (on 1940-11-07)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Regent Music Corp.
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:02
12Royal Garden Blues
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-11-07)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Harry Jaeger (on 1940-11-07)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-11-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-11-07)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1940-11-07)
recording of:
Royal Garden Blues (on 1940-11-07)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer) (in 1919)
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:03
13As Long as I Live
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1940-11-07)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1940-11-07)
drums (drum set):
Harry Jaeger (on 1940-11-07)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1940-11-07)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1940-11-07)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1940-11-07)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1940-11-07)
recording of:
As Long as I Live (on 1940-11-07)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:12
14Breakfast Feud
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-01-15)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-01-15)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-01-15)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-01-15)
recording of:
Breakfast Feud (on 1941-01-15)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:09
15I've Found a New Baby
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-01-15)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-01-15)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-01-15)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-01-15)
recording of:
I’ve Found a New Baby (on 1941-01-15)
writer:
Jack Palmer (Jazz pianist and composer) and Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
The Benny Goodman Sextet3:00
16Gone With What Draft
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-01-15)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-01-15)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-01-15)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-01-15)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1941-01-15)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-01-15)
The Benny Goodman Sextet2:41
17Jammin' in Four
celesta:
Meade Lux Lewis (on 1941-02-05)
clarinet:
Edmond Hall (American jazz clarinetist, bandleader) (on 1941-02-05)
double bass:
Israel Crosby (on 1941-02-05)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-02-05)
Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet4:22
18Solo Flight
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-04)
alto saxophone:
Gus Bivona (on 1941-03-04), Hymie Shertzer (on 1941-03-04) and Skip Martin (on 1941-03-04)
baritone saxophone:
Bob Snyder (Jazz woodwind player) (on 1941-03-04)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-03-04)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-03-04)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1941-03-04)
electric guitar and guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-03-04)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-03-04)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-03-04) and Pete Mondello (on 1941-03-04)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1941-03-04) and Lou McGarity (on 1941-03-04)
trumpet:
Alec Fila (on 1941-03-04), Irving Goodman (on 1941-03-04), Jimmy Maxwell (Trumpet) (on 1941-03-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1941-03-04)
orchestra:
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra (on 1941-03-04)
recording of:
Solo Flight (Chonk, Charlie, Chonk) (on 1941-03-04)
composer:
Charlie Christian and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
arranger:
Jimmy Mundy
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra2:48
19Waitin' for Benny (A Smooth One)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1941-03-13)
electric guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-03-13)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-03-13)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-03-13)
The Benny Goodman Sextet5:14
20A Smoo-Ooth One
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-03-13)
double bass and double bass [bass]:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Jo Jones (US jazz drummer) (on 1941-03-13) and Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1941-03-13)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-03-13)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-03-13)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-03-13)
recording of:
A Smooth One (on 1941-03-13)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
publisher:
Regent Music Corp.
The Benny Goodman Septet3:25
21Air Mail Special
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1941-03-13)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-03-13)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (on 1941-03-13)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (on 1941-03-13)
electric guitar and guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-03-13)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-03-13)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-03-13)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (on 1941-03-13)
recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (on 1941-03-13)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
The Benny Goodman Septet3:26
22Ida (Sweet as Apple Cider)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (in 1941)
double bass:
Artie Bernstein (in 1941)
drums (drum set):
Dave Tough (jazz drummer) (in 1941)
guitar:
Charlie Christian
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (in 1941)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (in 1941)
trumpet:
Cootie Williams (in 1941)
recording of:
Ida! Sweet as Apple Cider (in 1941)
lyricist:
Eddie Leonard (in 1903)
composer:
Eddie Munson (in 1903)
The Benny Goodman Septet2:36
23Topsy (Charlie's Choice) (Swing to Bop Pt. 2)
double bass:
Nick Fenton (on 1941-05-12)
drums (drum set):
Kenny Clarke (on 1941-05-12)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-05-12)
piano:
Ken Kersey (on 1941-05-12)
live recording of:
Swing to Bop (on 1941-05-12)
composer:
Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian3:36
24Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
alto saxophone:
Gene Kinsey (on 1941-06-04) and Les Robinson (on 1941-06-04)
baritone saxophone:
Lloyd “Skip” Martin (on 1941-06-04)
clarinet:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) (on 1941-06-04)
double bass:
Walter Yost (on 1941-06-04)
drums (drum set):
J.C. Heard (on 1941-06-04)
guitar:
Charlie Christian (on 1941-06-04)
piano:
Johnny Guarnieri (on 1941-06-04) and Teddy Wilson (on 1941-06-04)
tenor saxophone:
Georgie Auld (on 1941-06-04) and Pete Mondello (on 1941-06-04)
trombone:
Cutty Cutshall (on 1941-06-04) and Lou McGarity (on 1941-06-04)
trumpet:
Billy Butterfield (on 1941-06-04), Irving Goodman (on 1941-06-04), Gordon Griffin (Gordon Claude Griffin, trumpeter) (on 1941-06-04) and Cootie Williams (on 1941-06-04)
vocals:
Helen Forrest (on 1941-06-04)
recording of:
Smoke Gets in Your Eyes (on 1941-06-04)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998), PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Redwood Music, T.B. Harms Co., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Roberta
Benny Goodman and His Orchestra3:13