# Flying Home guitar solo

> Charlie Christian's guitar solo on Flying Home by Benny Goodman Sextet (1939). From the album Flying Home (single). A jazz classic from the 1930s.

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Benny Goodman Sextet, 1939, from *Flying Home (single)*. Solo by *Charlie Christian*.

The tune that later became a swing anthem features a compact, perfectly shaped Christian chorus. His clean amplified tone cuts through the small group like a tenor sax.

Flying Home by Benny Goodman Sextet is #5 in our ranking of the best Charlie Christian guitar solos. The solo is played by Charlie Christian and the song was released in 1939.

## In our lists

- [The Best Charlie Christian Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/charlie-christian-guitar-solos/) — #5
- [The Best Guitar Solos of 1939](https://greatestsolos.com/list/best-guitar-solos-1939/) — #2

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Flying Home?

Charlie Christian played the solo on Benny Goodman Sextet's Flying Home (1939).

### What guitar was used on the Flying Home solo?

A gibson es-150 through a Gibson EH-150 amp, according to widely reported accounts.

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