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SOLO  FLIGHT

THE  CHARLIE  CHRISTIAN  LEGACY

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SIX APPEAL
(MY DADDY ROCKS ME)
 
Aircheck
 
MARCH  3,  1941   *     Monday “WHAT’S NEW? – THE OLD GOLD SHOW”
NBC Radio Network / WJZ,  NYC
 

 
  16  BARS    (ABCA) Key of   Fm Quarter Note =   176 Time:   2:20
 
 
  4-Bar Intro  +  6  CHORUSES:
 
    4  bars  –  CC (chord Intro) (behind MC)
 
    16  bars  –  clarinet (Theme) (over ts & tpt counterpoint)
 
  16  bars  –  CC  
 
    16  bars  –  tenor sax
 
    16  bars  –  bass  
 
    8  bars  –  CC & ens (riffs)  
    4  bars  –  CC & ens (cadenza)  
      4  bars  –  ens (interlude)  
 
    8  bars  –  CC & ens (roulade)  
    4  bars  –  CC & ens (cadenza)  
      2  bars  –  ens (coda interlude)  
    4  bars  –  CC & ens (coda) (chords)
 
 

 
Personnel:
 
  Benny Goodman and his Sextet  
  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Guitar
  GEORGIE AULD tenor sax
  BENNY GOODMAN clarinet
  COOTIE WILLIAMS trumpet
  MILT RASKIN piano
  ARTIE BERNSTEIN bass
  DAVE TOUGH drums
 
 

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


 

Six Appeal  —  3 March 1941

        First Page:              Intro & Guitar Solo

        Second Page:      Riffs / Cadenzas / Coda

 



C&A:

Almost nine months since the last version of Six Appeal was recorded the tune pops up once more, for the last time. on another radio show.  At a definitely faster tempo than all eight other versions in June of 1940, the routine hasn’t changed noticeably other than now there are a tenor sax and a trumpet (sax takes a solo, trumpet does not) instead of the vibes, and pianist Milt Raskin, who doesn’t get a solo spot, is subbing for Johnny Guarnieri – and the milieu has been hiked up a notch.

Charlie Christian hasn’t changed his 16-bar solo either, remaining mostly in the lower frets for the first eight bars and transitioning to the higher frets on the next eight.  Only the details have changed, and only slightly – principally in the fretting, which some guitarists may find of interest.  Measures 7-8 hold a favorite run that can at times be found in the dominant-7 of minor-key tunes, such as Topsy and Six Appeal (as well as on some major-key tunes) – a beautiful phrase.

Charles’ work on the choruses after the solos is more inventive than before.  This last one may well be the best of all the nine recorded versions of Six Appeal despite the drawback that the four-bar intro has not been released, presumably due to the MC’s voice-over.

Incidentally, Charlie Christian’s guitar concerto, Solo Flight, was recorded for the first time on this same radio broadcast.
 



 
Issued Recordings:
 
  Incomplete:
    All releases are missing the CC intro.
 
  [ LP ] Från Staterna Från Staterna (side A, track 3)
 
  [ CD ] Definitive DRCD11177 (disc 3, track 16)
    Fuel 2000 302 061 755 2 (track 17)
    JSP Records JSP909 (disc 3, track 16)
    Masters of Jazz MJCD 74 (track 5)
    Suisa JZCD 379 (track 10)
 
  *  Incorrect date of February 17, 1941 appears on some issues.
 

 



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