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Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet - Profoundly Blue (1941)

This is Charlie Christian’s only recorded appearance on acoustic guitar. Meade “Lux” Lewis wails on the celesta, and Israel Crosby—who later found a home with Ahmad Jamal and his groundbreaking trio—provides the bass in support of this Edmond Hall gem.

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Edmond Hall Celeste Quartet- Jammin’ In Four (1941)

In the end no words do this justice, either.

the edmond hall celeste quartet

[left to right: Meade “Lux” Lewis on celeste, Edmond Hall on clarinet, Israel Crosby on bass, and Charlie Christian, in his only recorded appearance on acoustic guitar.]