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THE  CHARLIE  CHRISTIAN  LEGACY

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STAR DUST
 
Concert
 
OCTOBER  6,  1939     Friday ASCAP 25th ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
CARNEGIE HALL, NYC
 

 
  32  BARS    (ABAC) Key of   D Quarter Note =   86 Time:   2:20
 
 
  Goodman:  “And now, I know you've all heard Star Dust played by the trio, the quartet, and sung and played by many other groups.  Charlie Christian has a very special version of his own on the electric guitar that you must hear.  Charlie—”
 
 
  1 ½  CHORUSES:
 
    16  bars  –  clarinet (Melody)   [AC section] (over pno & vib obbl)
 
  32  bars  –  CC   [ add clt & pno on last 8 bars ]
 
 
  [applause]
 

 
Personnel:
 
  Benny Goodman Sextet
  CHARLIE CHRISTIAN Guitar
  BENNY GOODMAN clarinet
  LIONEL HAMPTON vibes
  FLETCHER HENDERSON piano
  ARTIE BERNSTEIN bass
  NICK FATOOL drums
 
 

Composed by: Hoagy Carmichael  (lyrics by Mitchell Parish)
 
©   VALDÉS   4/20/20


 

Transcription

Star Dust   –   6 October 1939   –   Carnegie Hall
 

Guitar Solo

 



C
&A:

Just a month and a half after hitting the national scene, Charlie Christian was on stage at Carnegie Hall playing two sextet favorites.  One tune was his own composition, Flying Home; the other, Star Dust, could also be considered his own composition.  It was the same “written” rendition that Charles put together based on Hoagy Carmichael’s chord changes and that he invariably played with the sextet.  As always, it’s perfectly executed – with only slight changes in the details.

 


 
Issued Recordings:
 
  [ LP ] Collector’s Classics CC 18 (side B, track 5)
    Elec KV-106 (side A, track 2)
    Festival ALB 377 (side C, track 2)
    Jazz Anthology JA 5181 (side A, track 2)
    Jazz Band EB 401 (side B, track 3)
    King of Swing LP-435 (side B, track 3)
    Kiva / Elec KV-106 (side A, track 2)
    Musica Jazz 2MJP 1058 (side A, track 4)
 
  [ CD ] Collectors’ Choice CCM-392-2 (track 20)
    Definitive DRCD11177 (disc 1, track 8)
    Giants of Jazz 53102 (track 16)
    Jazz Band EBCD 2103-2 (track 9)
    JSP Records JSP909 (disc 1, track 8)
    Masters of Jazz MJCD 24 (track 12)
    Masters of Jazz MJCD 9004 (disc 1, track 12)
    Mr. Music MMCD-7040 (track 7)
    Norma NOCD5657 (track 2)
    Proper P1491 (track 5)
    Proper PROPERBOX 98 (disc 3, track 5)
   

 



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