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SIX APPEAL
 
Aircheck
 
JUNE  22,  1940     Saturday “CATALINA CASINO”
SANTA CATALINA ISLAND,  California
Radio Broadcast
 

 
  16  BARS    (ABCA) Key of   Fm Quarter Note =   152 Time:   2:42
 
 
  4-Bar Intro  +  6  CHORUSES  +  11  Bars  (Incomplete):
 
    2  bars  –  CC (chord Intro) < first bar is missing >
    2  bars  –  CC & ens (chord Intro)
 
    16  bars  –  clarinet (Theme) (over vib counterpoint)
 
    16  bars  –  vibes  
 
  16  bars  –  CC  
 
    16  bars  –  piano  
 
    16  bars  –  clarinet
 
    16  bars  –  bass  
 
    8  bars  –  CC & ens (riffs)  
    3  bars  –  CC & ens (cadenza) < cut off >
 
a Jerry Newhouse recording 
 

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

Composed by: Charlie Christian - Benny Goodman
 
©   VALDÉS   9/25/18


 

Six Appeal  —  22 June 1940

        First Page:              Intro & Guitar Solo

        Second Page:      Riffs / Cadenza

 



C&A:

Eleven days after the studio date which produced multiple takes of Six Appeal the band was still on their West Coast tour in a beautiful setting on Santa Catalina Island.  Charlie Christian hadn’t changed his 16-bar solo significantly remaining mostly in the lower frets for the first eight bars and transitioning to the higher frets on the next eight.  Not much to remark on here.  On this solo, there are many similarities between the first four bars and the next four before he goes into the higher regions.  The recording cuts off during the riff chorus after the bass solo.



 
Issued Recordings:
 
  [ LP ] Festival ALB 377 (side C, track 7)
    Jazz Anthology JA 5181 (side A, track 7)
    Jazz Archives JA-23 (side A, track 6)
 
  [ CD ] Archives of Jazz 380123 2 (track 6)
    Archives of Jazz 389123 2 (track 6)
    Definitive DRCD11177 (disc 3, track 5)
    Frémeaux FA 218 (disc 1, track 14)
    Galaxy 389944 2 (track 6)
    Jazz Classics JZCL-5005 (disc 1, track 10)
    JSP JSP909 (disc 3, track 5)
    Masters of Jazz MJCD 44 (track 5)
    Masters of Jazz MJCD 9004 (disc 4, track 5)
    Music Memoria 87998 2 (disc 1, track 18)
    Stardust CLP 1150-2 (track 6)
    Uptown UPCD 27.63  * (track 17)
    Vintage Jazz Classics VJC-1021-2 (track 10)
 
  *  [CD]  UPCD 27.63  incorrectly lists the date and location of another version of this tune.
 

 



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