Does anyone know when those Bill Savory airchecks will if ever be released?I guess there are legal issues preventing some wonderful Goodman and Christian fronm...
Well,that is somewhat good news.perhaps he will form his own label.He has unissued gems from Chick Webb,etc.. Thanks for the info ! ... As far as I know, there...
During a recent google search of Charlie Christian, I found the following: http://www.ntxe-news.com/artman/publish/article_25954.shtml Interesting, eh?...
... Thanks. That should heat up the discussion a bit.... Some of you may have seen Wayne Goins' earlier articles in Jazz Improv magazine or reference to the...
Just passing this along for the curious. I don't know the guy and am NOT vouching for the items, but if anyone has an extra $125 to blow on some bakelite...
Which ones are original to the ES v. EH? With or w/o the arrows? I've had both on my 2 ES's and arrowless on my 2 EHs (if I remember correctly). Jeff...
... correctly). Incidentally, for comparison there's an excellent photo of the knobs with arrows in Edison62's folder in the "Photos" section. - Garry...
Hi Folks, I wanted to inform you on what's been happening lately at www.jazzguitar.be: -a lesson on tritone chord substitution & the lydian dominant scale ...
I found another previously unseen by me photo in a book at Borders called "Big Band Almanac" in the BG section. There is a photo of the Sextet at Catalina...
In this the birthday month of our subject, it would be interesting to know what made you a fan. I was 20 when I first heard Charles in 1976. Prior to that, I...
Sounds not too dissimilar from my experience except that I waited until
about 35y.o. to really become a jazzhole and see how rudimentary my beloved
pop/rock...
I'm in the position to acquire an ES-150 without knobs. If I'm satisfied with the guitar I'm going to pull the trigger and hopefully live happily ever after....
Jeff, Thanks for such a quick reply. I'll be going to the shop tomorrow to take the 150 for a test drive. May I contact you about your knobs (that sounds...
... I tried responding to this a couple of days ago but my response never showed up. Too wordy? Anyhow, When I was in my first two years of college (age 18...
... Must've been just a glitch, Frank. I'm in favour of words myself. Since we're waxing nostalgic and wordy, here's my story: I discovered Charlie when I was...
I spent about an hour with the ES-150 I mentioned in a recent post and decided to pass on it, even though I'll probably never find another CC pickup equipped...
Where and what was it? Sound like one I sent to the UK a couple years ago-the worst looking but
best vibe of any of the dozen or more 150s I've played/owned. ...
The guitar was in a shop in southern New Jersey that specializes in less than pristine vintage instruments. From time to time the owner unearths a cool one so...
I regret to be the bearer of bad news, but have just heard that the house in which Charlie Christian was born in Bonham, Texas has been sold to a local...
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