Here’s a fun challenge if you’re new to collecting 78s: Try to collect all the Benny Goodman records that feature Charlie Christian guitar solos. Goodman was so popular in the early 1940s, most of these records are not too hard to track down – and they are all outstanding!
This old standard also happens to be a tune I’m working on with my guitar instructor – so I am enjoying learning Charlie Christian’s solo.
This recording also features some other standout players: including Count Basie on piano and the great Cootie Williams (who had just left the Duke Ellington band a few months before) on trumpet.
Recorded in New York City on January 15, 1941.
Released as Columbia 36039
Credits:
Count Basie – piano
Benny Goodman – clarinet
Cootie Williams – trumpet
George Auld – tenor sax
Charlie Christian – guitar
Arthur Bernstein – bass
Jo Jones – drums