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WETF Show - Benny Goodman and Charlie Christian - mostly live 1940, 1941
FromJazz Focus
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Length:
58 minutes
Released:
Aug 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
The Benny Goodman Sextet (actually a septet) performed with the big band during the second half of Charlie Christian's tenure with the band in 1940 until he had to leave in the summer of 1941 due to ill health. With Cootie Williams, Georgie Auld, Artie Bernstein and a mix of Count Basie, Kenny Kersey, Milt Raskin and Johnny Guarnieri on piano and Dave Tough, Harry Jaeger and Nick Fatool on drums, the small group had superior jazz talent as well as great arrangements built on the riffs of Christian and his electric guitar.
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Released:
Aug 2, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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