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The banjo was more popular than the guitar in the late 19th century and first decades of the 20th century. The banjo could project more sound and be heard more easily than the guitar. Most early guitarists started out on the banjo and many were inventors who constantly modified their instruments. The early banjo style is based largely on the ragtime and marches that were so popular at the turn of the century. The Hawaiian style of slide or pedal guitar became very popular amongst blues and Texas swing guitarists of the 1930s.
The History of Jazz Guitar - Episode 1
| Composition | Artist | Year |
| Air Mail Special | Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman | 1941 |
| St. Louis Tickle | Vess Ossman | 1906 |
| Old Folks Rag | Fred Van Eps | 1910 |
| Chain Gang Blues | Sam Moore | 1921 |
| Minnehaha | Sam Koki with Andy Aiona Islanders | 1936 |
| Twin Guitar Special | Leon McAuliffe and Eldon Shamblin with Bob Wills Playboys | 1941 |
The History of Jazz Guitar - Epsiode 2
| Composition | Artist | Year |
| A Handful of Riffs | Lonnie Johnson/Eddie Lang | 1929 |
| Teasin’ the Frets | Nick Lucas | 1932 |
| Hotter Than That | Lonnie Johnson/Louis Armstrong | 1927 |
| Savoy Blues | Johnny St. Cyr/Lonnie Johnson/Louis Armstrong Hot 5 | 1927 |
| Playing With the Strings | Lonnie Johnson | 1928 |
| Add a Little Wiggle | Eddie Lang | 1928 |
The History of Jazz Guitar - Episode 3
| Composition | Artist | Year |
| Add a Little Wiggle | Eddie Lang | 1928 |
| Eddies Twister | Eddie Lang | 1927 |
| Feeling My Way | Eddie Lang and Carl Kress | 1932 |
| Pickin’ My Way | Eddie Lang and Carl Kress | 1932 |
| Peg Leg Shuffle | Carl Kress | 1939 |
The History of Jazz Guitar - Episode 4
Carl Kress and Dick McDonough were important exponents of Eddie Lang’s style and made many important recordings in the late 1930’s. The remainder of this show will feature the work of the great Gypsy guitarist Django Reinhardt who spent most of career in Paris and is probably the first great non-U.S. born jazz musician. Django’s recordings are all the more astounding when you consider that he lost 3 fingers on his left hand in a fire as a teenager.
| Composition | Artist | Year |
| Danzon | Carl Kress and Dick McDonough | 1934 |
| Honeysuckle Rose | Dick McDonough | 1937 |
| Belleville | Django Reinhardt with Stephan Grappelli | 1946 |
| Dinah | Django Reinhardt | 1934 |
| Tiger Rag | Django Reinhardt with Hot Club of France | 1934 |
| Nuages | Django Reinhardt | 1948 |
The History of Jazz Guitar - Episode 5
This is podcast continuation of the important 1930’s jazz guitarists---we will listen to some lesser known, but great artists from that era.
| Composition | Artist | Year |
| This Side Up | Oscar Moore/Nat Cole Trio | 1940 |
| Toledo Shuffle | Bernard Addison and his Rhythm Kings | 1935 |
| Way down Yonder in New Orleans | Eddie Durham/Kansas City 6 | 1938 |
| Jeepers Creepers | Oscar Aleman | 1939 |
| Swingin’ on the Strings | Ink Spots | 1935 |
History of Jazz Guitar - Episode 6
Charlie Christian is the focus of this podcast. Christian is the most important of the swing era guitarists who came to fame in the late 1930’s with the Benny Goodman Sextet and Orchestra. His guitar playing is an important transition between the swing style of the 1930’s and the newer bebop style that was beginning to evolve in New York at the jam sessions in the early 1940’s. In his short career he left an important legacy and a new direction for jazz guitarists.
| Composition | Artist/Leader | Year |
| Seven Come Eleven | Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman Sextet | 1939 |
| Solo Flight | Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman Orchestra | 1941 |
| The Breakfast Feud | Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman Sextet | 1941 |
| Air Mail Special | Charlie Christian/Benny Goodman Septet | 1941 |