# Waitin' for Benny guitar solo

> Charlie Christian's guitar solo on Waitin' for Benny by Benny Goodman Sextet (1941). From the album Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian.

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Benny Goodman Sextet, 1941, from *Solo Flight: The Genius of Charlie Christian*. Solo by *Charlie Christian*.

Another studio warm-up jam, with Christian playing long, uninterrupted lines that later inspired the tune "A Smo-o-o-oth One". His momentum never flags.

Waitin' for Benny by Benny Goodman Sextet is #14 in our ranking of the best Charlie Christian guitar solos. The solo is played by Charlie Christian and the song was released in 1941.

## In our lists

- [The Best Charlie Christian Guitar Solos](https://greatestsolos.com/list/charlie-christian-guitar-solos/) — #14

## Sources

### Who played the guitar solo on Waitin' for Benny?

Charlie Christian played the solo on Benny Goodman Sextet's Waitin' for Benny (1941).

### What guitar was used on the Waitin' for Benny solo?

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

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