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Top 25 Praise Songs: Instrumental by Various Artists (CD - 11/11/2003)
 

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Top 25 Praise Songs: Instrumental by Various Artists (CD - 11/11/2003)
"Top 25 Praise Songs: Instrumental" (11/11/2003) Gospel Various Artists, Maranatha MusicPersonnel: Andy Dodd (guitar); Greg Vail (saxophone); Tony Guerrero (trumpet); Phil Kristianson (piano); Phil Sillas (keyboards, programming); Steve DiStanislao (drums). Audio Mixer: John Hendrickson. Recording information: BeachCityStudios.com, San Clemente, CA. Arranger: Phil Sillas.

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50 Golden Hymns
 

50 Golden Hymns

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50 Golden Hymns
"50 Golden Hymns Instrumental Collection" (11/07/2005) Gospel Various Artists, New DayThis three-disc set includes instrumental versions of well-known hymns like "Amazing Grace," "The Lord's My Shepherd," "What a Friend We Have in Jesus," and "How Great Thou Art." The arrangements range from sweeping, full-orchestra renditions to solo piano -- a gentle piano version of "Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" is a highlight. There are few rather stilted contemporary instrumentals -- the badly programmed percussion in "Beneath the Cross of Jesus" is a distraction. But for the most part, 50 Golden Hymns is workable as background music. ~ Johnny Loftus

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Psalms 150 Instrumental Gospel by Various Artists (CD - 07/11/2000)
 

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Psalms 150 Instrumental Gospel by Various Artists (CD - 07/11/2000)
"Psalms 150 Instrumental Gospel" (07/11/2000) Gospel Various Artists, Orchard (Distributor)Personnel: Neil Williford (saxophone); Artis Joyce (bass guitar). Arranger: Neil Williford.

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The Immortal Charlie Christian [Columbia] by Charlie Christian (CD - 09/30/1992)
 

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The Immortal Charlie Christian [Columbia] by Charlie Christian (CD - 09/30/1992)
"The Immortal Charlie Christian [Columbia]" (09/30/1992) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Legacy RecordingsPersonnel: Charlie Christian (guitar); Don Byas (tenor saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Guy (trumpet); Thelonious Monk, Kenny Kersey (piano); Nixk Finton (bass); Kenny Clarke (drums). Recorded live at Minton's, New York, New York in May 1941. Personnel: Charlie Christian (guitar); Don Byas (tenor saxophone); Dizzy Gillespie, Joe Guy (trumpet); Ken Kersey, Thelonious Monk (piano); Kenny Clarke (drums). Liner Note Author: Leonard Feather. Recording information: Minton's in Harlem (05/1941). Aside from the name being misspelled on front and back cover, guitarist Charlie (not Charley) Christian was at the forefront of the bebop revolution. These ten tracks show why, and also gives rise to the notion of Christian being the first to wield an amplified electric guitar. The CD has a nice range of bop classics, three written by co-conspirator Dizzy Gillespie, two originals of Christian's, a lone standard, and a tribute to Jack Kerouac. This collection represents not only a smidgen of what Christian did before his career was tragically cut short, but opens a window into his grand contributions to jazz. Though only an appetizer and a bit flawed, it is tasty. ~ Michael G. Nastos

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djTrio [Digipak] by Christian Marclay (CD - 04/13/2004)
 

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djTrio [Digipak] by Christian Marclay (CD - 04/13/2004)
"djTrio [Digipak]" (04/13/2004) Jazz Instrument Marclay, Christian, AsphodelLiner Note Author: Christian Marclay. Recording information: Arts At Brad College; Electroluxe Festival, Tonic; Pompidou Center; Sculpture Garden's Ring Auditorium; The Andy Warhol Museum; The Detroit Institute Of Arts; The Hirshhorn Museum; The Richard B. Fisher Center For The Performing; Tonic's Subtonic PhOnOmena. Editors: Christian Marclay; DJ Olive. As close as Christian Marclay has ever come to conventional DJ mixing -- which is to say, not very close at all -- djTrio collects seven live performances by Marclay's ever-shifting collective of turntable masters, including Toshio Kajiwara, Erik M, DJ Olive, and Marina Rosenfeld. This is not traditional turntablism in that the beat is never the point. Similarly, the traditional structure of soundclash-style records, where each DJ takes turns soloing while the others provide a steady beat backdrop, is out the window: this is more like three DJs soloing on top of each other. However, it's not as chaotic and difficult to absorb as many of Marclay's solo performances, because although Marclay's extreme noise-for-noise-sake aesthetic prevails, his cohorts are at least partially rooted in traditional turntablism, which provides just enough familiarity for the listener to throw Marclay's sound art into sharp relief. Relatively becalmed pieces like "New York, August 21, 2003" aren't really that far removed from the likes of DJ Shadow, making djTrio a less threatening introduction to Christian Marclay's musical world than many of his solo recordings. ~ Stewart Mason

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Sofienberg Variations by Christian Wallumrod Ensemble (CD - 04/08/2003)
 

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Sofienberg Variations by Christian Wallumrod Ensemble (CD - 04/08/2003)
"Sofienberg Variations" (04/08/2003) Jazz Instrument Wallumrod, Christian, ECM Records (USA)Personnel: Christian Wallumrod (piano, harmonium); Trygve Seim (tenor saxophone); Arve Henriksen (trumpet); Nils Okland (violin, fiddle); Per Oddvar Johansen (drums). Recorded at Sofienberg Kirke, Oslo, Norway in October 2001. Personnel: Trygve Seim (tenor saxophone); Arve Henriksen (trumpet); Christian Wallumrod (piano, harmonium); Per Oddvar Johansen (drums). Recording information: Sofienberg Kirke, Oslo, Norway (10/2001). Photographer: Ellen Ane Eggen. Arrangers: Christian Wallumrod; Arve Henriksen.

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Reminiscing by Jodie Christian Trio (CD - 08/28/2001)
 

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Reminiscing by Jodie Christian Trio (CD - 08/28/2001)
"Reminiscing" (08/28/2001) Jazz Instrument Jodie Christian Trio, DelmarkPersonnel: Jodie Christian (piano); Dennis Carroll (bass); Tony Walton (drums). Recorded at Riverside Studio, Chicago, Illisnois on July 11-12, 2000. Includes liner notes by Jodie Christian. Personnel: Jodie Christian (piano); Tony Walton (drums). Liner Note Author: Jodie Christian. Recording information: Riverside Studio, Chicago, IL. Photographer: Jodie Christian. Reminiscing is an appropriate title for this 2000 session, which finds Jodie Christian doing exactly that -- reminiscing and looking back on his long career in music. Born in 1932, the Chicago-based pianist was in his late sixties when he recorded this hard bop/post-bop CD; the songs he selects are ones that meant a lot to him along the way. And in the liner notes, Christian explains why particular songs are important to him. He says that George & Ira Gershwin's "Embraceable You" was the first standard that he ever learned, and that Antonio Carlos Jobim's "How Insensitive" became a part of his repertoire after he heard fellow pianist Ahmad Jamal playing the Brazilian gem. "Morning Star" is a song that Christian learned from vibist Emmanuel Cranshaw, while "Love Walked In" and "It's Good to Have You Near" are songs that he discovered on Andre Previn's Right Is the Rain LP. It's important to stress that even though Christian (who is joined by bassist Dennis Carroll and drummer Tony Walton) acknowledges various musicians that he admired along the way, he never goes out of his way to emulate any of them. The pianist always sounds like his own man, which means that he doesn't play "How Insensitive" exactly like Jamal or "Love Walked In" exactly like Previn. Christian's interpretation of "How Insensitive," in fact, is quite unusual -- a melancholy standard that is usually played at a slow or medium tempo becomes fast and exuberant in Christian's swinging hands. Reminiscing is a musical autobiography that the Chicagoan can easily be proud of. ~ Alex Henderson

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Rain or Shine by Jodie Christian (CD - 05/30/1994)
 

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Rain or Shine by Jodie Christian (CD - 05/30/1994)
"Rain or Shine" (05/30/1994) Jazz Instrument Christian, Jodie, DelmarkPersonnel includes: Jodie Christian (piano); Art Porter (alto saxophone). This set by Chicago pianist Jodie Christian has both strong and weak moments. Easily the low point is the Art Ensemble of Chicago's Roscoe Mitchell's playing on oboe during "Song for Atala" (way out-of-tune) although his work on soprano ("Coltrane's View") and alto ("Mr. Freddie") is better. Christian has a couple trio numbers ("Yardbird Suite" and "Come Rain or Come Shine") with Francine Griffin's so-so vocals. Several tunes feature altoist Art Porter, who would make a name for himself as a crossover saxophonist before his untimely death; Porter shows how strong a jazz player he could be. Christian's versatility is displayed during this wide-ranging set and most of the selections work quite well. ~ Scott Yanow

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Records 1981-1989 by Christian Marclay (CD - 09/23/1997)
 

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Records 1981-1989 by Christian Marclay (CD - 09/23/1997)
"Records 1981-1989" (09/23/1997) Jazz Instrument Marclay, Christian, Atavistic RecordsRecords 1981-1989 is a fascinating collection of Marclay's work during the 1980s, the results of hours of home recordings -- using up to eight turntables and various other instruments of his own making -- plus many live performances (one track comes from a nationally televised appearance on the David Sanborn/Hal Willner program Night Music). Marclay did much more than just scratching and sampling for these tracks -- "One Thousand Cycles" uses an increasing variety of repeated samples and clicks to create a complex rhythm of its own, while "Pandora's Box" varies the speed on its array of plunderphonics. (Though the latter sounds like an easy contemporary of late-'90s major-label turntablist LPs, it was originally released on a 1984 avant-indie compilation from Sweden that also featured Sonic Youth and Live Skull.) ~ John Bush

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First Master Of The Electric Guitar:... [Box]
 

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First Master Of The Electric Guitar:... [Box]
"Selected Broadcasts and Jam Sessions [Box]" (08/13/2002) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, JSP (UK)Personnel includes: Charlie Christian (guitar); Lester Young, Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone); Buck Clayton, Cootie Williams (trumpet); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Count Basie, Teddy Wilson, Johnny Guarnieri, Fletcher Henderson (piano); Freddie Green (guitar); Walter Page, Oscar Pettiford, Artie Bernstein (bass); Nick Fatool, Jo Jones, Gene Krupa, Kemmy Clarke (drums). Recorded between 1939 & 1941. Includes liner notes by Nevil Skrimshire. Personnel: Charlie Christian (guitar); Mike Bryan, Freddie Green (guitar); Benny Goodman (clarinet, trumpet); Skip Martin (alto saxophone, baritone saxophone); Gus Bivona, Gene Kinsey, Earle Warren, Rudy Williams, Jimmy Horvath, Les Robinson (alto saxophone); Don Byas, Georgie Auld, Jerry Jerome, Lester Young, Pete Mondello, Buddy Tate (tenor saxophone); Bob Snyder, Jack Washington (baritone saxophone); Alec FILA, Cootie Williams, Ed Lewis, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Shad Collins, Billy Butterfield, Jimmy Maxwell, Buck Clayton (trumpet); Dicky Wells, Lou McGarity, Benny Morton, Dan Minor, Cutty Cutshall (trombone); Count Basie, Ken Kersey, Dudley Brooks, Fletcher Henderson, Billy Rowland, Joe Sullivan, Johnny Guarnieri, Albert Ammons, Meade "Lux" Lewis, Milt Raskin, Pete Johnson , Teddy Wilson, Walter Page (piano); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Red Norvo (xylophone); Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough, Gene Krupa, Jo Jones , Kenny Clarke, Nick Fatool, Taps Miller (drums). Liner Note Author: Nevil Skrimshire. Recording information: Carnegie Hall, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Catalina Casion, Hotel St Catherine, Santa Catalina Hot (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Clarke Monroe's Uptown House' Harlem, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Coconut Grove, Hotel Ambassador, Los Angeles, CA (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Detroit State Fair (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Empire Room, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Harlem Breakfast Club, Minneapolis, MN (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Madison Square Garden, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Manhattan Center, New York, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Minton's Playhouse, Hotel, Cecil, Harlem, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); New York, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Peacock Court, Mark Hopkins Hotel, San Francisco, CA (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941); The Make Believe Ballroom, NY (08/19/1939-06/??/1941). Director: Benny Goodman. Arrangers: Jimmy Mundy; Skip Martin . Read the title carefully: These are broadcast recordings that Charlie Christian made between 1939-1941. A majority of these shows were recorded with the Benny Goodman Sextet, but there is also material by the Goodman All Stars, the Benny Goodman Orchestra, Count Basie & Friends, and the Kansas City Six. The real meat of this box, however, are the now-famous jam sessions recorded at Minton's Playhouse, Clarke Monroe's Uptown House, and the Harlem Breakfast Club. Over the years, these have been prized by Christian's fans as the purest examples of his genius and the possible birth of bebop, and there are enough of them here to warrant the purchase of the whole set. As for remastering, the quality of sound of the broadcasts is fair to poor, occasionally good; the jam sessions, however, are mostly clean, and sometimes surprisingly so. People interested in Christian's essential legacy need to first digest Columbia's Genius of the Electric Guitar box, but JSP deserves credit for assembling this rare material at an extremely affordable price. ~ Jim Smith

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Romantic Heart: Instrumental
 

Romantic Heart: Instrumental

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Romantic Heart: Instrumental
"Romantic Heart: Instrumental" (1996) Gospel Various Artists, Daywind

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Front Line by Jodie Christian (CD - 11/19/1996)
 

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Front Line by Jodie Christian (CD - 11/19/1996)
"Front Line" (11/19/1996) Jazz Instrument Christian, Jodie, DelmarkPersonnel includes: Jodie Christian (piano); Norris Turney (alto saxophone); Eddie Johnson (tenor saxophone); Sonny Cohn (trumpet). Personnel: Jodie Christian (piano); Francine Griffin (vocals); Norris Turney (alto saxophone); Eddie Johnson (tenor saxophone); Sonny Cohn (trumpet); Ernie Adams, Gerryck King (drums). Recording information: Riverside Studios, Chicago, IL (01/08/1996/01/09/1996). Photographer: Todd Winters. If a city has any type of jazz scene, it has some improvisers who enjoy local hero status -- people who are highly regarded locally but not well-known elsewhere. Local jazz heroes can be found in places that range from Copenhagen to Seattle to Rio de Janeiro; they can be tenor saxophonists like Philadelphia's Bootsie Barnes, singers like Boston's Paul Broadnax, or pianists like Chicago's Jodie Christian. If someone is unfamiliar with Christian, it doesn't necessarily mean that he/she doesn't know jazz -- but it does indicate that he/she hasn't spent much time checking out Chicago's jazz scene. Thankfully, the Chicago-based Delmark Records gave Christian a chance to do some recording in the 1990s, and 1996's Front Line was his third Delmark album. Produced by label owner Bob Koester, this CD finds the artist leading a hard-swinging group of Chicagoans that includes Norris Turney on alto sax, Eddie Johnson on tenor sax, John Whitfield on bass, and Ernie Adams or Gerryck King on drums. Francine Griffin, a likable but obscure singer, joins the sextet on Duke Ellington's "Don't Get Around Much Anymore." But all of the other material is instrumental, and that includes a few Christian originals as well as solid performances of Wayne Shorter's "Lester Left Town" and Miles Davis' "All Blues." Turney was heavily influenced by Johnny Hodges and spent some time as lead alto sax in the Ellington big band, which explains why standards from the Ellington/Strayhorn songbook are a high priority. In addition to "Don't Get Around Much Anymore," Christian puts his spin on "Mood Indigo," "Chelsea Bridge," and "In a Mellow Tone." Outside of the Windy City, Christian isn't nearly as well known as he deserves to be, but that doesn't make Front Line any less appealing. ~ Alex Henderson

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Instrumental 2 [2/14] *
 

Instrumental 2 [2/14] *

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Instrumental 2 [2/14] *
"Instrumental, Vol. 2" (02/14/2006) Gospel Taiz?, GiaTaiz?: Kertesz Annamaria (guitars); More Iren, Szabo Reka (flute).

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Alive & Swingin'
 

Alive & Swingin'

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Alive & Swingin'
"Alive & Swingin'" (01/30/2004) Rock & Pop Christian Josi, Large Armadillo Music, Inc.

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LIVE!!! Alternative Christian Funk On The Loose
 

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LIVE!!! Alternative Christian Funk On The Loose
"Live!!! Alternative Christian Funk on the Loose" (06/09/2003) Gospel Soundoctrine, Niayana Recordings

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Radio Broadcasts: 1939-1941 by Charlie Christian (CD - 09/04/2001)
 

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Radio Broadcasts: 1939-1941 by Charlie Christian (CD - 09/04/2001)
"Radio Broadcasts: 1939-1941" (09/04/2001) Jazz Instrument Christian, Charlie, Stardust RecordsPersonnel includes: Charlie Christian (electric guitar); Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams (trumpet); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Artie Bernstein (bass); Nick Fatool, Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough (drums). Recorded between 1939 & 1941. Personnel: Charlie Christian (electric guitar); Benny Goodman (clarinet); Pete Mondello (saxophone); Georgie Auld (tenor saxophone); Cootie Williams (trumpet); Lou McGarity, Cutty Cutshall (trombone); Count Basie, Fletcher Henderson, Johnny Guarnieri (piano); Lionel Hampton (vibraphone); Artie Bernstein (acoustic bass); Harry Jaeger, Dave Tough, Nick Fatool (drums). Liner Note Author: Athan Maroulis. Recording information: 08/11/1939-06/11/1941. When people hear the term "electric jazz," they usually think of fusion, soul-jazz or crossover jazz. But the use of electric instruments in jazz actually goes back to the late 1930s, when Eddie Durham became the first person to record jazz on the electric guitar. Charlie Christian was right behind him, but while Durham only played the guitar part of the time (he was also a trombonist), Christian was a full-time guitarist -- and it was he who, more than anyone, made countless swing and bop players want to play the electric guitar. This excellent CD is full of electric guitar solos that were way ahead of their time. Although Benny Goodman is actually the leader on these live performances of 1939-1941, Christian is featured prominently on swing era favorites like "Flying Home" and "Rose Room." All of these performances (which took place at Carnegie Hall, Madison Square Garden, and other venues) were broadcast over the radio (during the this time, live broadcasts of swing concerts were quite plentiful). You have to remember that in those pre-bebop days, jazz was part of pop culture. Goodman, Glenn Miller, and other swing icons helped define popular culture in the 1930s and early 1940s, just as the Beatles would define popular culture in the 1960s. So, by hooking up with Goodman, Christian brought his guitar solos to a very large audience. The improviser influenced everyone from country honky-tonkers to beboppers, but, tragically, he didn't live long enough to see how great an impact he had on bop guitarists -- his death from tuberculosis in 1942 at the age of 25 came about three years before the bebop revolution officially got underway. This fine collection paints an exciting picture of a jazzman who, like Clifford Brown, remained influential long after his untimely death. ~ Alex Henderson

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