Ep. #01 | Cool Charlie Christian lick!

Here we take a look at the great jazz guitarist Charlie Christian, his solo on Swing to Bop, and learn a beautiful Bb7 lick from his solo, recorded live at one of the late night jam sessions at Minton's Playhouse in Harlem, in 1941.
Original recording of Swing to Bop:
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Next episode we will look at tritone subs, and after that, use the idea of tritone subs with this Charlie Christian lick to imagine what Charlie Christian might have sounded like if he had lived a year or two longer!
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Ep. #02 • Ep. #02 | Tritone Subs
Ep. #03 • Ep. #03 | Charlie Chri...
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