DB Hall of Fame

SOLO  FLIGHT

THE  CHARLIE  CHRISTIAN  LEGACY

DB Hall of Fame


 

 

HONEYSUCKLE ROSE
 
Concert
 
DECEMBER  24,  1939     Sunday “FROM SPIRITUALS TO SWING”  CONCERT
CARNEGIE HALL,  NYC
 

 
  32 BARS    (AABA) Key of   D Quarter Note =   216 Time:   3:47
 
 
  12-Bar Intro  +   6  CHORUSES:
 
    4 bars  –  CC (Intro riffs)
    4 bars  –  CC,  clt (Intro riffs)
    4 bars  –  CC,  clt,  vib (Intro riffs)
 
      1 chor  –  clarinet (Melody) (over vib obbl)
 
    1 chor  –  CC
 
      1 chor  –  piano
 
      1 chor  –  vibes
 
      1 chor  –  clarinet (over vib obbl)
 
  16 bars  –  CC,  vib,  clt (riffs) [as on Intro]
    8 bars  –  CC,  vib,  clt (arpeggios)
    8 bars  –  CC,  vib,  clt (riffs) [as on Intro]
 
 

 
Personnel:
 
  Benny Goodman Sextet
  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Guitar
  BENNY GOODMAN clarinet
  LIONEL HAMPTON vibes
  FLETCHER HENDERSON piano
  ARTIE BERNSTEIN bass
  NICK FATOOL drums
 
 

Composed by: Fats Waller  (lyrics by Andy Razaf)
 
©   VALDÉS   5/8/00


 

First Page:         Intro

Second Page:   Guitar Solo

Third Page:       Out Chorus

 



C&A:

Charlie Christian’s first live solo on Honeysuckle Rose is another gem.  Measures 8 and 9 have the pedal root, octave, Maj7 that he played a month before but this time it’s not repeated for three bars—and it’s not right after the bridge as is usual.  This is where Charles really gets going on his solo.

An excellent bridge where at bar 18 he plays a couple of open-string notes to set himself up for another pedal root, this time with four ascending chromatic notes.  CC closes the bridge out with a beautiful slide at bar 22 followed by a familiar lick containing another open string.

There are several repeated B♭s played on alternating strings at mm 26-28 before Charles dances his way out on the last three measures.



 
Issued Recordings:
 
  [ LP ] Amadeo AVRS 9015 (side A, track 2)
    Amadeo AVRS 9014/15 (side C, track 2)
    Amiga / Amiga Jazz 8 50 061 (side A, track 2)
  CBS / 51 West Q 16007 (side A, track 5)
  Fontana 680 979 (side C, track 2)
  Fontana FJL 402 (side B, track 2)
  Fontana TFL 5188 (side A, track 2)
  Music Hall 20-70.774 (side C, track 2)
  Top Rank 35/065 (side A, track 2)
  Vanguard 0082.091 (side C, track 2)
  Vanguard / King GXC 3125 (side C, track 2)
  Vanguard / King K18P 9160 (side C, track 2)
  Vanguard / King LAX-3077 (side C, track 2)
  Vanguard / King SR 3046 (side C, track 2)
  Vanguard VRS-8524 (side C, track 2)
  Vanguard VSD-48 (side C, track 2)
  Vogue VJD 550 (side C, track 2)
 
  [ CD ] Definitive DRCD11177 (disc 2, track 6)
  Definitive DRCD11182 (disc 2, track 8)
  Frémeaux FA 218 (disc 1, track 7)
  JSP JSP909 (disc 2, track 6)
  Masters of Jazz MJCD 29 (track 17)
  Masters of Jazz MJCD 9004 (disc 2, track 17)
  Music Memoria 87998 2 (disc 1, track 12)
  Music Memoria 88048 2 (disc 2, track 12)
  Proper P1491 (track 13)
  Proper PROPERBOX 98 (disc 3, track 13)
  Saga Jazz 066 449-2 (track 22)
  Vanguard 169/71-2 (disc 3, track 5)
  Vanguard VCD 79553-2 (track 13)
  Vanguard VCD2-47/48 (disc 2, track 2)
 



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