Really glad to have seen this podcast, huge fan of Charlie Christian- he was the true Godfather of electric guitar. He got the single note electric solos started, although Django's single note solos too were groundbreaking (as was his use of finger vibrato). Thank you very much for your post, going to delve into your teaching files!

What manufacturer is the guitar with the white pickguard on the top right? Please let me know.

Great video! Charley Christian is one of those names in guitar lore that I come across frequently but didn’t know anything about. I think I saw a transcription of his solo on Stompin At The Savoy from the 1930s a long time ago in a guitar magazine, but I didn’t know enough to appreciate what I was looking at. Now my interest is piqued to check him out a lot more closely. Looking forward to watching more content from your channel.

Super cool

Hi Jordan! Glad I found your channel and great topic! BTW if you do not mind my asking, how high or low do you have your Charlie Christian pickup set at? You have a new subscriber!

This two part series was absolutely so fun to watch. Thanks for doing this Jordan and Brad!

Love Lonnie Johnson. Claude Williams was another violinist/guitarist you probably know about.

Great stuff!

Charlie Christian played a crucial role in the development of bebop by bridging the gap between swing and this new jazz style. His innovative guitar techniques and improvisational skills were showcased during jam sessions at Minton’s Playhouse in New York City, where he collaborated with bebop pioneers like Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie. Christian’s use of the electric guitar for single-line solos introduced a new level of harmonic sophistication that influenced the bebop movement and set a precedent for future jazz guitarists.

just discovered you! so cool i subscribe!!!

Hey man, you are great, and its so nice, to hear somebody, who makes this music with the right emotionell attitude, instead of this often heard intellectual and stiff aproach😊

what track did he play on that gave Chuck Berry the inspiration for the opening lick of Johnnie B Goode?

Most 3xcellent descriptive talk about what is played/heard, go man go!

Good work, thank you!

I know your video is about cc, but that earlier big band stuff is really nice. Do you have videos on that? How to do an chord-solo in that style?

hi Jordan I really enjoy your videos how i purchase the guitar TABS for all your tutorials?

Go check out The Slip if you like brads playing. Find the live recordings

Thanks Jordan. Your work with Suzie really stood out for me. Many years ago. I would love a video on where you got your Gibson. I had a 1949 ES-150 but it had a P90 in that year. I have a 53 ES-175 now as I wanted the cut away.

Like Charlie Christian, Django Reinhardt also has that driving line and seems to concoct fuly fomred advanced melodies out of thin air.Django's later electric stuff actually has that same sort of tone that Charlie had, biting but warm.

I've been listening to this album and especially this song non stop the past 2-3 weeks. Absolutely sublime. So glad I found your music!

Perfectly taught / explained ... I've had these questions in my head for a while, you've answered them!

OK, man, you were just showing off. I do love your choice of the appropriate axe. I, too, have a 30s CC & understand that just feeling the guitar makes me wants to play just like you do. It aint working so far. I enjoyed this post & subscribed. Thanks.

Hi Jordan! Really great files from You here!! You don’t have a Patreonsite? Kind regards Peters Övik Sweden

More than great!!! Thanks!! Peters Övik Sweden

Gold❤

OMG your tones a fab!🤘🏻

wow!

Hey Jordan, glad to have chanced upon your channel. You and Steve compliment each other and bring a whole lot of blues tradition to the table. Been following both of your careers over the years and am continually amazed at your chops. You guys are the best!

Finally someone citing Bob Wills on a CC video. Thanks, man.

“Now u owe me one” lol

Muy buen trabajo sobre una de las principales características de Lonnie. Gracias por compartirla.

Wow !!! Thank you guys !!!

Je viens de le découvrir a bonsoir bonsoir, j' ai adoré 👍

Je l aime tellement il me fait beaucoup de bien avec sa belle voix .Merci Jordan

I would be interested to know what Charlie's previous musical education was. Was he trained or did he just figure it out with a little help from some horn players? For such a young player without obvious mentors, he was unique.

i so love that guitar. the opening lick you played can be heard on a bob wills recording of "twin guitars", perhaps Elton Shamblin playing it. oh, that is the lick you're speaking of at 2:36 and beyond. i have heard Django type licks come out of the bob wills' players as well. they all come from a similar period, so who knows who was the first and it doesn't matter. you play some cool stuff that i don't. and that is a problem for me because i am at least twice your age. so kudos to u.

One thing I think I've figured out about sliding which makes it great for our technique no matter what kind of lick or scale is played, is the fact that it makes our brain learn not to over-squeeze the frets. If you're gonna slide down and back the brain is forced to weed out that over-squeezing or you just can't hardly play it. Everyone to some extent is over squeezing, it's just left over in our mind by our original trying to fret clearly with little callus as beginners. Anyway that's a thought.

I love everything about this video. You are a national treasure.

Merci pour cet entrevue! It was amazing

It's Berklee, not Berkeley. Berklee School of Music in Boston Massachusetts.

Amazing!

Thanks Jordan!

I could (and will) listen to (and watch) you here 1,000 times.

Really cool.. Thanks for taking to time to go onto this. Great observations. Please do more.

THANK YOU!

Beautiful! You're a great guitarist in your own right, and I love this idea! Thank you!

Do you have a video or videos playing the rest of that bridge?

Very cool. I can't believe you learned how to play that. I've been trying to figure out that lick for years with no success. He was such an inventive guitarist.

More videos like this please!

Jordan! You're guitar playing is simply sublime!