Decca Records


Blues from Kansas City
Jay McShann and His Orchestra

Decca GRD-614 / GRP

*1 1941/04/30     Jay McShann Orchestra Decca, Unknown rec. studio, Dallas
Jay McShann (p); Buddy Anderson (tp); Orville Minor (tp); Harold Bruce (tp); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Charlie Parker (as); Harold Ferguson (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d); Walter Brown (vo).

*2@1941/11/18     Jay McShann Orchestra Decca, Unknown recording studio, Chicago
Jay McShann (p); Buddy Anderson (tp); Orville Minor (tp); Bob Merrill (tp); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Fred Culliver (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); Leonard "Lucky" Enois (g); Gene Ramey (b); Gus Johnson (d); Walter Brown (vo).

*3 1942/07/02     Jay McShann Orchestra Decca, Unknown rec. studio, NYC
Buddy Anderson (tp); Orville Minor (tp); Bob Merrill (tp); Lawrence Anderson (tb); Joe Taswell Baird (tb); John Jackson (as); Charlie Parker (as); Fred Culliver (ts); Bob Mabane (ts); James Coe (bs); Jay McShann (p); Leonard "Lucky" Enois (g); Gene Ramey (b); Harold West (d); Walter Brown (vo); Al Hibbler (vo).

*4 1943/12/01     Jay McShann and His Orchestra Unknown venue, New York.
Jay McShann (p, cond); Bob Merrill (tp, vo); Dave Mitchell (tp); Jesse Jones (tp); Willie Cook (tp); Alonzo Pettiford (tb); Alfonso Fook (tb); John Jackson (as); Rudolph Dennis (as); Paul Quinichette (ts); Bill Goodson (as); Rae Brodely (bs); Gene Ramey (b); Bob Graves (d); Walter Brown (vo).

  1. Swingmatism (W.J. Scott-J. McShann) 2:36 *1
  2. Hootie Blues (C. Parker-J. McShann) 2:53 *1
  3. Dexter Blues (J. McShann) 2:53 *1
  4. Vine Street Boogie (J. McShann) 2:34 *1
  5. Confessin' the Blues (J. McShann-W. Brown) 2:50 *1
  6. Hold 'Em Hootie (J. McShann-W. Brown) 2:37 *1
  7. One Woman's Man (J. McShann) 3:01 *2
  8. Fore Day Rider (J. McShann) 2:53 *2
  9. So You Won't Jump (J. McShann) 2:36 *2
10. New Confessin' the Blues (J. McShann) 3:02 *2
11. Red River Blues (J. McShann) 2:53 *2
12. Baby Heart Blues 2:44
13. Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay 2:29
14. Hootie's Ignorant Oil (J. McShann-W. Brown) 2:41 *2
15. Lonely Boy Blues (J. McShann-W. Brown) 2:54 *3
16. Get Me on Your Mind (J. McShann) 3:01 *3
17. Jump the Blues (J. McShann) 2:59 *3
18. Sepian Bounce (A. Hall-J. McShann) 3:06 *3
19. Say Forward, I'll March (J. McShann) 3:06 *4
20. Wrong Neighborhood (?) 3:18 *4
21. Hometown Blues (?) 3:04 *4

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