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(More customer reviews)Having heard the name "Charlie Christian" uttered so reverently and so frequently in jazz circles I was curious to learn more about him and to hear him play. With that in mind I bought this video. Unfortunately itturns out that this is not a performance video. It's a half hour (in blackand white) of reminiscences of Christian's friends and acquaintances andsome of the guitarists he's influenced. Although I did learn alot about hisbackground, there isn't a single visual example of his playing. There arefragments of his recordings here and there, but the video is essentiallyjust a verbal documentary. Apparently the motivation for its creation wasto raise funds for a tombstone for the pioneering guitarist's unmarkedgrave. There's a note at the end indicating that a public showing of thefilm did indeed raise the money to carry out that purpose, so I supposethat in that respect the film is a success. Having passed away so early inhis career I guess it's probable that little (if any) film footage ofCharlie Christian playing exists today. Therefore I would advise interestedparties to turn to his recordings for samples of his revolutionarytechnique. Unfortunately in this video you'll hear quite a bit about it butwon't get to see any of it.
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When Charlie Christian began playing melodic single-string solos on an amplified guitar, he caused a guitar revolution, moving the instrument out of the background on to center stage. This poignant documentary is an in-depth account of an extraordinary gu
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