◇ image via WikipediaCharlie Christian
Charlie Christian is a Jazz act. Their sound grew out of Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Thelonious Monk, Lester Young and Lonnie Johnson. Those roots explain a lot about how Charlie Christian arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Barney Kessel, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery, Benny Goodman and Charlie Byrd, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Kenny Burrell, T-Bone Walker, Eddie Cochran, Chuck Berry and Carlos Santana, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 44 connections around Charlie Christian, reaching back through Charlie Parker and forward to Kenny Burrell. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
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Charlie Christian connections
Charlie Christian grew out of Charlie Parker, Benny Goodman, Thelonious Monk and Lester Young, shares an orbit with Barney Kessel, Django Reinhardt, Wes Montgomery and Benny Goodman, went on to shape Kenny Burrell, T-Bone Walker, Eddie Cochran and Chuck Berry. 44 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
Who influenced Charlie Christian
Sounds and acts that shaped Charlie Christian.
Artists similar to Charlie Christian
Artists and scenes sharing an orbit with Charlie Christian.
- Barney Kesselartist
- Django Reinhardtartist
- Wes Montgomeryartist
- Benny Goodmanartist
- Charlie Byrdartist
- Count Basieartist
- Howard Robertsartist
- Dizzy Gillespieartist
- Duke Ellingtonartist
- Coleman Hawkinsartist
- Hank Mobleyartist
- The Nat King Cole Trioartist
- Jimmy Giuffreartist
- Oscar Petersonartist
- Horace Silverartist
- Thelonious Monkartist
Bands Charlie Christian shaped
Where the influence of Charlie Christian travelled next.
- Kenny Burrellartist
- T-Bone Walkerartist
- Eddie Cochranartist
- Chuck Berryartist
- Carlos Santanaartist
- Jimi Hendrixartist
- Dizzy Gillespieartist
- Charlie Parkerartist
- Thelonious Monkartist
- Miles Davisartist
- Jerry Garciaartist
- Joe Passartist
- Barney Kesselartist
- Grant Greenartist
- Derek Trucksartist
- Paul Masvidalartist
- Papa John Creachartist
- Richard Thompsonartist
- Wes Montgomeryartist
- Don Cherryartist
- Jim Hallartist
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