Friday, July 1, 2011

The Complete Charlie Christian Volume 9............

Here's Volume 9.............


Volume 9 contains many of the recordings that were not included in the original Masters of Jazz 8-volume “Complete Edition” series.

This long-awaited issue, released on October 29, 2001, introduces three tracks that have never been released previously in any format and many other rareties.


Track 1  –  “Star Dust”     2 September 1939     Camel Caravan  aircheck     2:27
          CC:  32-bar chord solo
          This radio broadcast from the Michigan State Fair in Detroit was issued for the first time    on CD in Volume 1.
          It is reissued here in Volume 9 with much better sound.


Track 2  –  “Flying Home”     9 September 1939     Camel Caravan  aircheck     3:21
          CC:  32-bar solo   and the usual riffs
          Previously omitted from the Masters of Jazz series.
          This aircheck was previously available only on a 1995 Phontastic (Sweden) double-CD
          until it was reissued March 2001 on a 4-CD set on the Definitive (Andorra/Spain) label.


Track 3  –  “I Got Rhythm”   Take 1     9 September 1939     Jam session at the Harlem Breakfast Club in Minneapolis     3:37
          CC:  two 32-bar solos
          Issued in Volume 1, incomplete and spliced after take 2, it is now issued separately and complete.
          Previously available unspliced only on a 1993 Suisa (Italy) CD.


Track 4  –  “I Got Rhythm”   Take 2     9 September 1939     Jam session at the Harlem Breakfast Club in Minneapolis     3:38
          CC:  two 32-bar solos
          Issued in Volume 1, incomplete and spliced before take 1, it is now issued separately and complete.
          Previously available unspliced only on a 1993 Suisa (Italy) CD.


Track 5  –  “Tea for Two”     9 September 1939     Jam session at the Harlem Breakfast Club in Minneapolis     5:00
          CC:  8-bar chord intro;  a solo on two 32-bar choruses;  solo on one 32-bar chorus
          Issued in Volume 1 missing the first half of CC
s intro and the first 8 bars of the second tenor sax solo, it is now issued in its entirety.
          The complete take was previously available only on a 1997 Jerry Jerome double-CD on the Arbors label.


Track 6  –  “Rose Room”     28 October 1939     Camel Caravan  aircheck     3:37
          CC:  4-bar intro;   32-bar solo
          Previously omitted from the Masters of Jazz series.
          Previously available only on a 1997 Jazz Band (England) CD.
          A detailed data sheet and transcription of this aircheck can be viewed at “Rose Room” in the Transcriptions section.


Track 7  –  “South of the Border”     18 November 1939     Camel Caravan  aircheck     3:32
          CC:  8-bar chord intro,  boogie riffs (32 bars),  8-bar solo (melody),  boogie riffs (16 bars);  chords on final 8 bars
          Previously omitted from the Masters of Jazz series.
          Previously available only on a 1997 Jazz Band (England) CD.


Track 8  –  “Oh, Lady Be Good”     24 December 1939     Jam sess
ion at From Spirituals to Swing concert,
          Carnegie Hall     10:40
          CC:  a solo on three 32-bar choruses;  8-bar solo on the bridge of the out-chorus
          Issued in Volume 2 missing the third chorus of Charles
first solo, it is now issued complete.
          The complete take was previously available only on a March 2001 4-CD set on the Definitive (Andorra/Spain) label.


Track 9  –  “Poor Butterfly”     27 April 1940     Aircheck from the Cocoanut Grove at the Hotel Ambassador in L.A.     1:13
          CC:  8-bar solo on the “A” section of the tune
          Released here for the first time ever !
          Unfortunately, the first chorus (clarinet melody) and the first 14� bars of the second (vibes solo) had to be excised due to            poor sound quality.
          A detailed data sheet and transcription of this aircheck can be viewed at “Poor Butterfly” in the Transcriptions section.


Track 10  –  “Just Like Taking Candy from a Baby”     30 April 1940     Columbia  mx  WCO 26809 A     2:49
          CC:  riffs (8 bars)  –  same riffs as used in the sextet intros to “Honeysuckle Rose” and later on the out-choruses of
          “Gone with What Draft”
          Previously omitted from the Masters of Jazz series.



Track 12  –  “Benny’s Bugle”     7 November 1940     Columbia  mx  CO 29030-Z and CO 29030-1     13:27
          CC:  a solo on two 12-bar choruses  and the usual riffs
          Both takes were previously released on Volume 5 but take -Z was incomplete, missing the intro and theme chorus.
          These two takes were the fifth (alternate -Z) and sixth (final / master -1) takes of this tune recorded on this studio date.
          They are presented here just as they were recorded, with all the chatter and practice between takes.
          Charles
voice can be heard several times between the two takes.
          The complete take -Z was previously available only on a 1993 Jazz Unlimited (Denmark) CD.
          (Jazz Unlimited issued all six takes of the “Benny
s Bugle” recording including the between-take activity on one track.)
          Take -1 is the master that was originally released on 78-rpm and many other subsequent issues.


Track 13  –  “Gone with What Draft”     19 December 1940     Columbia  mx  WCO 29261-x     1:32
          CC:  4-bar intro,  riffs,  2 + 6-bar solo on the 12-bar cadenza
          Previously omitted from the Masters of Jazz series.
          This take breaks down two bars after the cadenza.
          Previously available only on a 1993 Jazz Unlimited (Denmark) CD.


Track 14  –  “Breakfast Feud”     15 January 1941     Columbia  mx  CO 29512-3     3:14
          CC:  theme with ensemble (12+12 bars);  refrain w/ ens (4 bars), solo (8+12 bars);  theme w/ ens (12 bars),
          improvised tag (4 bars)
          Previously released incomplete in Volume 6  –  contained only the refrain and CC solo, then faded out.  Now issued in its entirety.

          The complete take was previously available only on a 1993 Jazz Unlimited (Denmark) CD.

Track 15  –  “Breakfast Feud”     15 January 1941     Columbia  mx  CO 29512-4     3:06
          CC:  theme with ensemble (12+12 bars);  refrain w/ ens (4 bars), solo (8+12 bars);  theme w/ ens (12 bars),
          improvised tag (4 bars)
          Previously released incomplete in Volume 6  –  contained the theme through to the refrain and CC solo, then faded out.
          Now issued in its entirety.
          The complete take was previously available only on a 1993 Jazz Unlimited (Denmark) CD.


Track 16  –  “Stompin’ at the Savoy”     8 May 1941     Jam session at Mintons Playhouse     10:21
          CC:  riffs behind trumpet solo,  a CC solo on two 32-bar choruses;  5 choruses of collective improvisation,  tag
          Released here for the first time ever !
          A detailed data sheet and transcription of this jam can be viewed at “Stompin’ at the Savoy” in the Transcriptions section.


Track 17  –  “Stompin’ at the Savoy”     June 1941     Aircheck from the Monte Proser Dance Carnival          1:46
          CC:  theme with ensemble,  a CC solo that lasts 22 bars before the recorder malfunctions
          Released here for the first time ever !
          A detailed data sheet and transcription of this aircheck can be viewed at “Stompin’ at the Savoy” in the
          Transcriptions section.



Definitely another absolutely essential issue from the Masters of Jazz “Charlie Christian ~ Complete Edition” series.


CHARLIE CHRISTIAN  •  VOLUME 9  •  1939-1941

STAR DUST  [Aircheck]  SEPTEMBER 2, 1939
FLYING HOME [Aircheck]  SEPTEMBER 9, 1939
I GOT RHYTHM [Jam]  SEPTEMBER 24, 1939 [Take 1]
I GOT RHYTHM [Jam]  SEPTEMBER 24, 1939 [Take 2]
TEA FOR TWO  [Jam] SEPTEMBER 24, 1939
ROSE ROOM [Aircheck]  OCTOBER 28, 1939
SOUTH OF THE BORDER  [Aircheck]  NOVEMBER 18, 1939
OH, LADY BE GOOD  [Concert]  DECEMBER 24, 1939
POOR BUTTERFLY < incomplete > < previously unissued > [Aircheck]  APRIL 27, 1940
JUST LIKE TAKING CANDY FROM A BABY  APRIL 30, 1940
BENNY’S BUGLE  NOVEMBER 7, 1940
BENNY’S BUGLE  NOVEMBER 7, 1940
GONE WITH WHAT DRAFT  DECEMBER 19, 1940
BREAKFAST FEUD  JANUARY 15, 1941
BREAKFAST FEUD JANUARY 15, 1941
STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY  < previously unissued >  [Jam]  MAY 8, 1941
STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY < previously unissued >  [Aircheck]  JUNE 1941

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3 comments:

  1. Thanks so much for this. What a fantastic series and tribute to Charlie. Regards from Mike

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  2. No, Thanks to you, for prodding me to finish getting the entire series up!! lol!! :)

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  3. Damn, I wish I'd heard about this album a couple weeks ago before megaupload went down. You should repost it on mediafire or something.

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