Alas, such a book doesn't exist, but I think it would be a good idea. I'm not a big fan of jazz guitarists of the bebop or later eras, but I really like the short and sweet solos Charlie Christian played with Benny Goodman on such swing classics as "Rose Room", "Honeysuckle Rose", "I've found a new baby" or "The sheik of araby". That's why I bought a book with transcriptions of his guitar solos.
This afternoon, I started learning the solo to "Oh Lady be good", wich is in G-major, and I thought, that what he plays is not to far away from bluegrass lingo, so I might try it on the mandolin. It seemed to work
I still have to learn the whole solo and play a little more acurately, but I think I'll stick with the mando for this one.
So if any of the mandolin book authors happens to read this, think about publishing a book of Charlie Christian solos with mando tabs, a CD where a professional mandolin player plays half- and full-tempo versions and some nice pics.
I'd surely order it.
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