NOVEMBER 25, 1939
Saturday |
CAMEL CARAVAN |
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32 BARS (AABA) |
Key of |
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A♭ |
Quarter Note = |
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244 |
Time: |
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2:35 |
MC:
Pass the gravy, Pops, and dig right in. |
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12-Bar Intro +
4½ CHORUSES: |
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8 bars
– piano, bass, drums |
(Intro) |
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16 bars
CC & ens |
(Theme Riffs) |
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8 bars
CC & ens |
(Theme Riffs) |
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♪ |
32 bars
CC |
(over intro riffs) |
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16 bars vibes |
(over CC riffs) |
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8 bars vibes |
(over CC riffs) |
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16 bars
CC & ens |
(Theme Riffs) |
a Jerry Newhouse recording |
Composed by: |
Charlie Christian |
C&A:
This version of Seven Come Eleven is faster than the others but it feels
like it’s much faster, a bit rushed. The worst part, though, is that the
piano continues the bass line from the theme behind Charlie Christian’s solo
on the A sections and it got recorded excessively loud. Charles solo on the
first two A sections seems to be based on the three-note figure straddling
mm 5-6. There are a few more instances of this in various guises following.
We can be grateful that the best part of the song, the bridge, is clear of
the riffing. But then, the bridge solo is, in essence, alike the one he had
played three days earlier in the studio take. In the middle of the bridge
Charles plays himself into the nut where he has a clumsy moment – not at all
like his usual elegant transition when he finds himself in that sort of
cul-de-sac. An instant later he plays a beautiful
Bb9 phrase before exiting
the bridge.
The remaining A section lacks any notable moments although the phrasing of
the repeated A♭s in mm 29-30 are, to our recollection, a singular
occurrence, but CC is just marking time to conclude his solo (with a
♭7
minim). It’s an exciting solo but it doesn’t quite match the other two
versions, mostly due to extrinsic chaff.
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[ LP ] |
Elec |
KV-106 |
(side A, track 4) |
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Kiva / Elec |
KV-106 |
(side A, track 4) |
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Musica Jazz |
2MJP 1058 |
(side A, track 5) |
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Spook Jazz |
SPJ 6602 |
(side A, track 3) |
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Windmill |
WMD 196 |
(side B, track 2) |
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[ CD ] |
Definitive |
DRCD11177 |
(disc 1, track 16) |
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JSP Records |
JSP909 |
(disc 1, track 17) |
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Le Chant du Monde |
274 1459.60 |
(disc 1, track 10) |
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Masters of Jazz |
MJCD 29 |
(track 8) |
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Masters of Jazz |
MJCD 9004 |
(disc 2, track 8) |
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Mr. Music |
MMCD-7040 |
(track 13) |
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Proper |
PROPERBOX 98 |
(disc 3, track 10) |
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Uptown |
UPCD 27.63 |
(track 10) |
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