Jay McShann 1944-1946

Jay McShann | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 4, 2002)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Classics France/Trad Alive
• ASIN: B00007GXG3
• Also Available in: Audio CD
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,346,951 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Moten Swing

2. Come On Over To My House

3. Trouble In My Mind

4. On The Sunny Side Of The Street

5. Confessing The Blues

6. Walking

7. When I've Been Drinking

8. Hard-Working Man's Blues

9. Merry-Go-Round-Blues

10. Bad Tale Boogie

11. McShann's Boogie-Blue

12. Hootie Boogie

13. Garfield Avenue Blues

14. Shipyard Woman Blues

15. Crown Prince Boogie

16. Ernstine

17. Buckletown Boogie

18. Roll On, Katy

19. Voodoo Woman Blues

20. I Want A Little Girl

See all 23 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Astounding performances, March 18, 2001

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Dr.D.Treharne (Exeter, Devon, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Jay Mcshann 1944-1946 (Audio CD)

The first four tracks alone of this album make it an essential purchase.These tracks recorded for Capitol not only have some astounding McShann piano work, but also feature Julia Lee on vocals. The performance is electrifying!. Tracks 5-11 were recorded in Los Angeles in 1945 and feature Crown Prince Waterford Numa Lee Davis and Jimmy Witherspoon on vocals, and include a remake of Walter Brown's "Confessin' the blues.The same line up recorded tracks 12-15 for Premier. The band is tight, though some of the performaces lack drive. Tracks 16 to 23 were recorded for Mercury in 1946, and are an excellent example of small band ensemble jazz with Jimmy Witherspoon not having to share the vocal honours, and the performances and recording standard are excellent.From this last session you should listen to "Have you ever loved a woman".However, it's the Julia Lee tracks that make this such a cracking set.