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HONEYSUCKLE ROSE


Aircheck


NOVEMBER  19,  1940 Tuesday “THE MAKE BELIEVE BALLROOM”

Martin Block Show,  WNEW Radio,  NYC




32 BARS    (AABA) Key of
Db Quarter Note =
212 Time:
4:51



[ Goodman:   “George, sit down”  {cough} ]



12-BAR INTRO  +   7 ˝  CHORUSES:


»   4 bars  –  CC (Intro riffs)

»   4 bars  –  CC,  clt (Intro riffs)

»   4 bars  –  CC,  clt,  ts (Intro riffs)


  1 chor  –  clarinet (Melody) (over ts & tpt obbl)


»   1 chor  –  CC


  1 chor  –  trumpet (over ts riffs except on bridge)


  1 chor  –  piano


  2 chor  –  clarinet (over ts & tpt riffs except on bridge)


16 bars  –  clarinet

  8 bars  –  clarinet obbl

  8 bars  –  clarinet (over ts & tpt riffs)


»   8 bars  –  clarinet (over CC arpeggios) [bridge]

»   8 bars  –  CC,  clt,  ts (riffs) [as on Intro]



[ MC:  “And so, ladies and gentlemen, we conclude the first appearance

              at any radio studio of Benny Goodman and his new septet.” ]




Personnel: Issued Recordings:


Benny Goodman & his Sextet [ LP ] Festival ALB 377

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN.....Guitar Jazz Anthology JA 5181

GEORGIE AULD................tenor sax Jazz Archives JA-23

BENNY GOODMAN.........clarinet

COOTIE WILLIAMS.........trumpet [ CD ] Archives of Jazz 380123 2

COUNT BASIE...................piano Archives of Jazz 389123 2

ARTIE BERNSTEIN...........bass Definitive DRCD11177   (disc 3, track 10)

HARRY JAEGER................drums Galaxy 3899442

Jazz Classics JZCL-5005

JSP JSP909           (disc 3, track 10)

Masters of Jazz MJCD 67

Music Memoria 87998 2           (disc 2, track 8)

Norma NOCD5657

Proper PROPERBOX 98

Stardust CLP 1150-2

Vintage Jazz Classics VJC-1021-2



Composed by: Fats Waller - Andy Razaf

© VALDÉS 5/8/00

 


 

First Page:         Intro

Second Page:   Guitar Solo

Third Page:       Out Chorus

 


 

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.  The line at mm 9-11 is the same as the one he played at mm 22-24 at the Christmas Eve concert the year before, but this time he turns the last part (bar 24) 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.

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.

 


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