C&A:

Charlie Christian’s solo on the studio-recorded Honeysuckle Rose from a year before began with a very fluid phrase.  His solo on this broadcast begins much differently with staccato notes and phrases.  He seems to be up for this radio studio performance, apparently delighted with the presence of Cootie and Basie in the new sextet.

The line at mm 9-11 is much the same as the one he played at mm 22-24 at the Christmas Eve concert the year before – this time he turns it rhythmically upside down.

Unlike the unusual bridge on the studio version, here Charles addresses the bridge in his customary manner.  At bar 18 and mm 22-23, CC treats us to some beautifully timed slides.  The phrase at bar 21 is the same as the one on the previous measure but dressed up in a different way.  The piano accompaniment is notably refreshing here on the bridge.

As at the studio, there’s the pedal root with alternating octaves and Maj7s after the bridge-from measures 24 through 27.  The solo ends with a nice blues line on the final bar.  Lovely work of art.