Kansas City Hustle
1978 studio album by Jay McShann
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Studio album by Jay McShann | ||||
Released | 1978 | |||
Recorded | June 20 & 21, 1978 | |||
Studio | RCA Studios, Toronto, Canada | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 47:04 | |||
Label | Sackville 3021 | |||
Producer | John Norris, Bill Smith | |||
Jay McShann chronology | ||||
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Kansas City Hustle is a solo album by pianist Jay McShann, recorded in 1978 and first released by the Canadian Sackville label as an LP before being reissued on the compilation CD Solos & Duets.[1]
Reception
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The Globe and Mail wrote that "McShann transcends the usual cliches of the music with a style that is subtle, controlled and elegant, yet he manages to retain the appropriate emotional edge."[3]
AllMusic's Scott Yanow noted: "As usual, McShann drenches the songs he interprets with the blues, while always swinging; his basslines are always a joy."[2]
Track listing
All compositions by Jay McShann except where noted
- "Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 6:00
- "(Since I Lost My Baby) I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 4:27
- "Kansas City Hustle" – 5:29
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 7:47
- "Blue Turbulence" – 4:34
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 4:46
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 4:08
- "Rockin' Chair" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 4:29
- "My Sweet Mama" – 5:24
Personnel
- Jay McShann – piano
References
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Years listed represent year of recording, not year of release
- Goin' to Kansas City Blues (with Jimmy Witherspoon, 1957)
- McShann's Piano (1966)
- The Last of the Blue Devils (1977)
- After Hours (1977)
- A Tribute to Fats Waller (1978)
- Kansas City Hustle (1978)
- The Big Apple Bash (1978)
- Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players (1979)
- Blowin' in from K.C. (1982)
- Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players (with Ralph Sutton, 1989)
- The Missouri Connection (with John Hicks, 1992)
- Some Blues (1992)