These Foolish Things

THESE FOOLISH THINGS

mx WCO 26941 A

JUNE 11, 1940 *

Tuesday

HOLLYWOOD

World Broadcasting System

[ for COLUMBIA Records ]

32-BARS (AABA)

Key of

Quarter Note =

Time:

3:08

4-Bar Intro + 1 ž CHORUSES:

4 bars – CC & clarinet

(Chord Intro behind clt)

16 bars – clarinet

(over vib & pno obbl)

8 bars – CC

(over vib obbl)

8 bars – clarinet

(over vib & pno obbl)

8 bars – vibes

(over clt & pno obbl)

8 bars – clarinet

(over pno obbl)

[bridge]

8 bars – clarinet

(over pno & vib obbl)

[ritard last 2 bars]

Personnel:

Issued Recordings:

Benny Goodman Sextet

[ 78 ]

Columbia

35553

CHARLIE CHRISTIAN.....Guitar

Columbia

37512

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

LIONEL HAMPTON.........vibes

[ LP ]

CBS

P5 15536

DUDLEY BROOKS............piano

CBS / Sony

56AP 674-6

ARTIE BERNSTEIN..........bass

NICK FATOOL..................drums

[ CD ]

CBS

465679 2

Chestnut

CN1003

Classics

1131

Columbia/Legacy

AC4K 65564

(disc 1, track 17)

Columbia/Legacy

C4K 65564

(disc 1, track 17)

Columbia

CK 45144

Definitive

DRCD11176

Frémeaux

FA 218

Masters of Jazz

MJCD 44

Masters of Jazz

MJCD 9004

Masters of Jazz

R2CD 8004

Past Perfect

PPCD 78114

Past Perfect

PPCD 78122

Proper

PROPERBOX 98

Sony Music

A 28427

Universe

UV 129/2

Warner Music France

3007-2

Matrix assigned on JUNE 20, 1940.

Recorded by the World Broadcasting System, Inc. (Hollywood)

for the Columbia Recording Corp. (NYC)

Composed by:

Jack Strachey - Harry Link - Holt Marvell

Š VALDÉS

11/7/01

C&A:

The three takes of These Foolish Things demonstrate how Charlie Christian developed his four-bar chord introduction. The second take breaks down before the guitar solo, but comparing the first (alternate) and third (master) takes reveal the evolution of CC’s eight-bar solo. The first six measures are Charles’ extreme reworking of the melody. The last two bars (different on both takes) are typical CC phrases.