Kansas City Breakdown: Victor Recordings Vol. 2 [Import]

Bennie Moten | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 30, 1999)
• Original Release Date: December 7, 1999
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Frog UK
• ASIN: B00003IE41
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #160,082 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars MORE STOMPING SIDES FROM KANSAS CITY, January 7, 2009

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Barry McCanna (Normandy, France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kansas City Breakdown: Victor Recordings Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

This compilation takes over where the first volume left off, namely with the remainder of the 2-day session of September 1928, after which there was something of a hiatus until July 1929, when 12 sides were recorded over a 3-day period. By that latter stage the band had expanded to 12 pieces, including a piano-accordion which makes occasional interjections. The exception is two tracks from the final day's session, when a smaller group was used. Woody Walder features prominently on those two sides, but otherwise his squeaky clarinet is not so obvious, and there's less slap-tonguing.

The compilation includes Moten's best-seller "South", which he'd recorded for Okeh in 1924, and this second version was so popular that it was reissued as both sides of a 78 especially for use in juke-boxes. As with the first volume, remastering leaves nothing to be desired.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great Old Jazz, March 8, 2007

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oldrocknroller (The OC, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kansas City Breakdown: Victor Recordings Vol. 2 (Audio CD)

Benny Moten was my dad's favorite traditional jazz band. I grew up listening to this old (even then) music, and liking it, but not fully appreciating it (after all, I was only a kid). After buying this CD, I can now truly appreciate my dad's excellent taste in music. The music and musicians performing on this CD are outstanding, and it is a joy hearing this great old jazz again.