spliced Oh Lady Be Good

OH, LADY BE GOOD

< 2nd spliced version >

DECEMBER 24, 1939

Concert

“FROM SPIRITUALS TO SWING”

CARNEGIE HALL, NYC

32 BARS (AABA)

Key of

Quarter Note =

210

Time:

5:13

( Actual Time:

10:22 )

8-Bar Intro, 4 CHORUSES <splice> 1 CHORUS, 31 Bars <splice> 1 Bar, 2 CHORUSES <splice> 16 Bars

[ Charlie Christian’s 3rd chorus excised along with 7½ other choruses ]

( Actual Performance: 8-Bar Intro, 17 CHORUSES )

8 bars – piano

(Intro)

{Basie}

1 chor – piano

{Basie}

1 chor – piano

{Johnson}

2 chor – tenor sax

{Young}

< splice >

1 chor – CC

{Christian} < 1st CC chorus >

31 bars – CC

{Christian} < last bar of 2nd CC chorus omitted >

< splice >

1 bar – CC

{Christian} < first 31 bars of 3rd CC chorus omitted >

2 chor – trumpet

{Edison}

< splice >

8 bars – CC

(bridge)

{Christian}

8 bars – ensemble

Personnel:

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN

Guitar

LESTER YOUNG

tenor sax

HARRY EDISON

trumpet

COUNT BASIE

piano

PETE JOHNSON

piano

JOE SULLIVAN

piano

MEADE LUX LEWIS

piano

ALBERT AMMONS

piano

FLETCHER HENDERSON

piano

WALTER PAGE

bass

ARTIE BERNSTEIN

bass

JO JONES

drums

NICK FATOOL

drums

+ reeds & brass fanfare from the Count Basie Band

Issued Recordings: (fragmented, 3rd CC chorus omitted)

TT: 5:13

CD:

Charlie Christian ‘Live’: First Star of the Electric Guitar

Mr. Music

2015

[USA]

MMCD-7040

(track 16) *

* Oh, Lady Be Good is listed on the tray card as “Honeysuckle Rose Jam”

© VALDÉS

8/30/16