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Charlie Christian - The Art Of Jazz Guitar Charlie Christian
Publisher: Hal Leonard Corporation

In the world of American jazz guitar, one name comes up again and again: Charlie Christian. In his day, the guitar went from rhythm to lead instrument, and, not coincidentally, from electric to acoustic. Genius, SHEER GENIUS… Montgomery started learning the six string guitar at the relatively late age of 20 by listening to and learning the recordings of his idol, guitarist Charlie Christian, however he had played a four string tenor guitar since age twelve. Despite his fame as Blue Note Records' house guitarist, Grant Green (1931-1979) has not been awarded his rightful place as one of the outstanding jazz musicians of the twentieth century. Akin to Harlem of the 1930's – in spirit, if not in scope – Deep Deuce spawned such legendary figures as jazz guitarist Charlie Christian, “blues shouter” Jimmy Rushing, and internationally acclaimed writer, Ralph Ellison. Theory we need to be aware of the founders of modern jazz playing, like Wes Montgomery, Jim Hall, Barney Kessel, Joe Pass and Herb Ellis as well as the founders of guitar tradition like Django Reinhardt and Charlie Christian. This week's featured artist is jazz guitarist Wes Montgomery. Posted on June 3, 2013 by Ametia. So, these tracks are early: close to jazz's honky-tonk, Dixieland, and blues roots. Charlie Christian is apparently a very early pioneer of the electric guitar. Additionally, a traveling photographic exhibit, Oklahoma: All That Southwest Jazz, sponsored by the Oklahoma Arts Council, is available to groups for a small fee through the Oklahoma Museums Association. That's to say A User's Guide to the Infinite Art Tournement. To pass these ideas on a guitarist needed to be able to read standard musical notation and, as jazz playing became more sophisticated, he needed the technique to play the exotic barre chords that became the norm in jazz guitar music.