MARCH 10, 1941
Monday |
WHATS NEW? THE OLD GOLD SHOW |
NBC Radio Network / WJZ, NYC |
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32 BARS (AABA) |
Key of |
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E♭ |
Quarter Note = |
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164 |
Time: |
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3:13 |
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4-Bar Intro + 4
CHORUSES: |
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16 bars
CC & ens |
(Theme) |
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8 bars
CC & ens |
(Theme) |
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♪ |
32 bars
CC |
(over ens riffs) |
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16 bars trumpet |
(over CC chord
accents) |
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8 bars tenor sax |
(over CC & ens riffs) |
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8 bars trumpet |
(over CC chord
accents) |
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16 bars
CC & ens |
(Riffs) |
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8 bars
CC & ens |
(Riffs) |
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Benny Goodman and his Sextet |
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Composed by: |
Charlie Christian -
Leslie Sheffield - Lionel Hampton |
C&A:
Flying Home is featured once more on the weekly Lorillard
Tobacco-sponsored radio show. This time not under the best of circumstances
with showman-drummer Gene Krupa guesting in lieu of our talented Dave Tough.
On the 10 Feb 41 radio show, Charlie Christian started his solo somewhat as
on the master studio date; here on 10 March – he almost duplicates the first
A-section of the 10 Feb session. Still charming, though, in the whimsical
variations in details – note especially mm 2 and 3. Another similarity is
that both solos have the ensemble playing the same riffs behind Charles –
not so on any other versions.
The bridge: Charles extends the E♭7 two beats into the
A♭Maj – quite
unusual. (The vista across mm 18-19 is quite nebulous, however.) Then he
starts the F7 two beats early – this is not unusual – cutting the
A♭Maj segment in
half, making it only four beats in duration rather than two measures. Nice
slide starts the F7 going up to the higher frets. The
B♭7 emerges 2½ beats
early after his F7 statement. Engaging bridge, with a bland resolution.
His solo seems enthusiastic enough here but it’s not as creative as on the
others and lacks some of the customary rhythmic subtleties. It’s certainly a
CC solo but not the best of the Flying Home lot. Actually, the entire
ensemble is a somewhat subdued…with Charles coasting a little bit too much
with repeated double-stops in his solo. Must have felt the absence of Dave’s
drive.
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[LP] |
Festival |
ALB 377 |
(side D, track 3) |
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Jazz Anthology |
JA 5181 |
(side B, track 3) |
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Jazz Archives |
JA-23 |
(side B, track 3) |
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[CD] |
Definitive |
DRCD11177 |
(disc 3, track 18) |
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Definitive |
DRCD11386 |
(track 12) |
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Fuel 2000 |
302 061 755 2 |
(track 19) |
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Jazz Classics |
JZCL-5005 |
(disc 1, track 20) |
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JSP |
JSP909 |
(disc 3, track 18) |
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Masters of Jazz |
MJCD 74 |
(track 9) |
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Music Memoria |
87998 2 |
(disc 2, track 9) |
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Phoenix |
131606 |
(track 12) |
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Proper |
PROPERBOX 98 |
(disc 4, track 8) |
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Vintage Jazz Classics |
VJC-1021-2 |
(track 20) |
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These releases place the last ten bars at the beginning of the following track |
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[CD] |
Archives of Jazz |
380123 2 |
(tracks 11-12) |
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Archives of Jazz |
389123 2 |
(tracks 11-12) |
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Galaxy |
389944 2 |
(tracks 11-12) |
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This release omits the last ten bars |
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[CD] |
Stardust |
CLP 1150-2 |
(track 11) |
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