These Foolish Things x

THESE FOOLISH THINGS

mx WCO 26941 x

JUNE 11, 1940 * Tuesday

HOLLYWOOD

World Broadcasting System

[ for COLUMBIA Records ] *

32-BARS (AABA)

Key of

E♭

Quarter Note =

Time:

0:34

4-Bar Intro + 8 Bars (breakdown):

•

4 bars – CC & clarinet

(Chord Intro behind clt)

8 bars – clarinet

(over vib & pno obbl) < breakdown >

Personnel:

Benny Goodman Sextet

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN

Guitar

BENNY GOODMAN

clarinet

LIONEL HAMPTON

vibes

DUDLEY BROOKS

piano

ARTIE BERNSTEIN

bass

NICK FATOOL

drums

Matrix assigned on JUNE 20, 1940.

Recorded by the World Broadcasting System, Inc. (Hollywood)

for the Columbia Recording Corp. (NYC)

Composed by:

Eric Maschwitz (aka Holt Marvell) - Jack Strachey

© VALDÉS

3/21/05

Transcription Page: These Foolish Things (breakdown)

C&A:

The three takes of These Foolish Things comparatively demonstrate how Charlie Christian developed his four-bar chord introduction.

This second take breaks down before the guitar solo.

Issued Recordings:

[ CD ]

Columbia/Legacy

AC4K 65564

(disc 4, track 14)

Columbia/Legacy

C4K 65564

(disc 4, track 14)

Sony/Legacy

93035

(disc 4, track 14)

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