His lyrics are now much more sophisticated, his voice has developed some depth and his guitar playing is much, much better. We both stem from Charlie Christian, but Herb has gone on his way and evolved his own style. Seven Come Eleven Charlie Christian Philips BBL 7172Well you finally played one that I knew who it was. However let us not lose sight of the fact that Charlie Christian is still my favourite jazz guitarist. Whereas the other things sound dated and were good for the time, the things that Charlie Christian did, sound good, period!