Charlie Christian
Charlie Christian, who pioneered jazz on the electric guitar, was born on this day in 1916. He would live only 25 years, taken by tuberculosis. Here he is on "Solo Flight."
My admiration for Bobby McFerrin's artistry and sense of musical adventure just continues to grow year by year. This evening, I bought his new album, "Vocabularies," in its entirety on iTunes. Give a listen to the first tune, "Baby."

