C&A:

I’m Confessin’ (like On the Alamo) is a slow number and was also recorded in only one take on no more than one occasion, half of it being fairly straight melody.  It was inexplicably never released on 78-rpm and only first appeared on Time-Life’s “Giants of Jazz” LP box set series in 1979.

But Charlie Christian’s eight-bar break is something to behold and should receive much more attention than it does.  His solo is a true treasure.  The first two measures are like a bolt from the blue, startling the listener with surprising intervals—once more revealing CC’s absolute genius.  He begins the first figure on an upbeat then repeats the figure starting on the downbeat, further adding to the “sound of surprise.”

As on the previously mentioned On the Alamo, the rest of his brief solo fits together perfectly.  Charles’ advanced harmonic awareness shines through in every phrase.  Also note that virtually every measure has its own expression.   The B-natural (#5) in the first bar of the Eb7 segment adds the perfect flavor to that phrase.

So simple and sensible and lovely.  The development of the solo is so articulately well put together that it’s very easy to remember the progression.