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Grand Slam

Benny Goodman Sextet · 1941 · solo by Charlie Christian
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Grand Slam

Benny Goodman Sextet, 1941, from Grand Slam (single). Solo by Charlie Christian.

A late sextet side where Christian's playing is at its most assured and modern. His phrases lean toward the harmonic ideas bebop would soon make standard.

Grand Slam by Benny Goodman Sextet is #16 in our ranking of the best Charlie Christian guitar solos. The solo is played by Charlie Christian and the song was released in 1941.

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    Who played the guitar solo on Grand Slam?

    Charlie Christian played the solo on Benny Goodman Sextet's Grand Slam (1941).

    What guitar was used on the Grand Slam solo?

    A gibson es-250, according to widely reported accounts.