A Smooth One

Explore the riffs, solos and sounds of the original electric jazz guitar virtuoso with this comprehensive book/CD pack! Wolf Marshall uses excerpts from 15 of Christian's classics to demonstrate his groundbreaking techniques, including: Air Mail Special • Benny's Bugle • Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) • Grand Slam • Honeysuckle Rose • I've Found a New Baby (I Found a New Baby) • Seven Come Eleven • Shivers • Solo Flight • Stardust • Wholly Cats • and more. Includes an introduction and foreword, and a Charlie Christian biography and axology.

This unique songbook takes 29 Benny Goodman big band arrangements and expertly transcribes and adapts them for solo piano. Includes a Goodman discography and the standards: Air Mail Special • Avalon • Blue Skies • Body and Soul • Darn That Dream • Don't Be That Way • Jersey Bounce • King Porter Stomp • Moonglow • More Than You Know • Sing, Sing, Sing • Stompin' at the Savoy • Why Don't You Do Right • and more.