I found a new baby - Charlie Christian

 I spent half of this month working on an epic Pat Martino solo.  Finally pulled the plug on it, due to lack of time and a right hand that just couldn't keep up.  I will hopefully eventually get back to it.  So, in a panic, I moved on to Charlie Christian.  Short solo, and still a challenge for the right hand.  My thinking now is to get a bunch of these short Christian solos under my belt.   I mean he is the father of jazz guitar, and Wes learned everything he knows from him, so probably a good exercise.  Charlie plays a lot on chord shapes.  The phrasing is a little outdated, but he nails the harmonic outlines.   He attacks every note, which is probably a product of primitive amplification, and trying to be heard over a big band.  I think Legato techniques came later when gear got better.