C&A:

This second version of Flying Home also comes via one of the “Camel Caravan” weekly broadcasts – this time from the station’s main radio studio in Manhattan rather than the Hollywood outdoor venue of three weeks earlier.  It’s a very different rendition of the tune, distinct from both the earlier one and also the forthcoming studio performances the next month.

This time, Charles begins his solo by twirling the same basic phrase into three different configurations.  The bridge, in effect, is introduced three bars early and then arrives with a big downward swoop into the lower regions of the fretboard – very effective and a contrast against the rest of the chorus which mostly takes place high up on the scale.

The three 8-bar A-sections (i.e., discounting the bridge) of his solos on Flying Home take place higher up than on most other tunes.  Those A-sections are basically all in E♭ dressed up every two beats with closely related chords – CC treats them as straight E♭ with an occasional minor-scale turn.  Considering the limited harmony of much this tune, there are many ideas here that are dissimilar to his other interpretations.