25 mixes with tracks by “Charlie+Christian”

25 great jazz tracks with guitar in the spotlight.

"What’s the difference between a rock guitarist and a jazz guitarist?

A rock guitarist plays three chords in front of thousands of people.

A jazz guitarist plays thousands of chords in front of three people."

Maybe you want to sit back with a drink or a smoke. Or maybe you're just feeling pretty gangster. Whatever the case, here's 23 jazz tracks for you. Some Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Jelly Roll Morton, Billie Holiday, Django Reinhardt and more.

3 hours of instrumental music, which, when combined with 3 hours of studying, provides guaranteed results!*

*results may vary

TomCat just reached one hundred 8tracks followers—thank you!—and jazz cats everywhere are celebrating. In honor of that milestone, here are a dozen of my favorite sides by Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Don Byron, Kenny Davern and other clarinet kings, past and present. Spreadably good!

It starts with the simple question "would you care to come upstairs for a nightcap?" And then...

Starting out with a classic and ending up the night with an old school slow jam. Eight swingin' tracks including music by Andy Kirk & His Twelve Clouds Of Joy, Benny Goodman, and Charlie Christian.
I like jazz a lot, and I hope you do too... 'cause it's about to get hot.

I think this mix just might make you happy. Such a smooth ride. Twenty-four tracks featuring Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, and Ray Charles.

In the early 1940s, there was a jazz club in Harlem. While most of the country was focused on big orchestras playing swing music, this club offered free meals and drinks to any musicians willing to come in and jam. These sessions often lasted until dawn.
The club was called Minton's Playhouse. It was the birthplace of bebop and jazz combos as we know them today. Regulars included Thelonious Monk, Charlie Parker, and Dizzy Gillespie.

Eight great electric jazz guitar tracks including music by Barney Kessel, Charlie Christian, and Django Reinhardt.

i make no apologies for the length of this one... the longer i get to enjoy this with my pops the better...
twenty-one tracks including music by Sonny Rollins With The Modern Jazz Quartet, Art Tatum and Ben Webster.

Tap a toe to tracks including music by Alberta Adams, Billie Holiday and Chelo Silva.