Charlie Christian Flying Home Guitar Solo

When Benny Goodman, aka The King Of swing, released "Flying Home" in 1939, it was the first nationwide exposure to the electric guitar. Christian was just 23 when this was recorded, but his jazz vocabulary was already impressive. Sadly, five months to the day from when he recorded his solo, he succumbed to Tuberculosis #electicguitar #firstsolo #charliechristian