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Charlie Christian. (Race Records).


The Genius of the Electric Guitar (Sony Legacy)

Though Christian died prematurely at the age of 25 in 1942, his influence on modern music is unspeakably profound. The sadly overlooked jazzman was one of the pioneers of the electric guitar in the late 1 930s, and this collection of big band and solo recordings offers a playfully play·ful  
adj.
1. Full of fun and high spirits; frolicsome or sportive: a playful kitten.

2.
 strident and embryonic em·bry·on·ic or em·bry·on·al
adj.
Of, relating to, or being an embryo.


Embryonic
In the life cycle of the round worm, a very early life stage occurring within the uterus of the female round worm.
 sketch sketch, a rapidly executed kind of pictorial note-taking. The sketch is not usually intended as an autonomous work of art, although many have been considered masterpieces in their own right.  of the instrument that would come to define post-war American music.
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Date:Dec 22, 2002
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