Selection of Kansas City

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▼ CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Blues in the Dark
recording of:
Blues in the Dark
lyricist and composer:
Count Basie (pianist)
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:06
2Moten Swing
recording of:
Moten Swing
writer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist)
composer:
Bennie Moten (jazz pianist), Ira E. "Buster" Moten, Count Basie (pianist) (in 1930) and Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.) (in 1930)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:23
3The Jumpin' Blues
Jay McShann & His Orchestra & Charlie Parker3:04
4I Left My Baby
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:16
5Yeah Man
recording of:
Yeah Man!
composer:
J. Russel Robinson (in 1932) and Noble Sissle (in 1932)
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:46
6Swingmatism
recording of:
Swingmatism
writer:
Jay McShann and William J. Scott
Jay McShann & His Orchestra2:40
7How Long Blues
Count Basie & his Rhythm Section3:01
8Froggy Bottom
recorded in:
Kansas City, Missouri, United States (on 1929-11-11)
alto saxophone:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1929-11-11) and John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1929-11-11)
banjo and guitar:
William Dirvin (on 1929-11-11)
baritone saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1929-11-11)
bass saxophone and tuba:
Andy Kirk (jazz saxophonist and tubist) (on 1929-11-11)
clarinet:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1929-11-11)
drums (drum set):
Edward McNeil (on 1929-11-11)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1929-11-11)
tenor saxophone:
Lawrence Freeman (on 1929-11-11)
trombone:
Allen Durham (on 1929-11-11)
trumpet:
Harry Lawson (on 1929-11-07) and Gene Prince (on 1929-11-11)
violin:
Claude Williams (jazz violinist and guitarist) (on 1929-11-11)
conductor:
Andy Kirk (jazz saxophonist and tubist) (on 1929-11-11)
arranger:
Mary Lou Williams
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy3:15
9One Woman's Man
Jay McShann Quartet & Charlie Parker3:06
10627 Stomp
Pete Johnson & His Band3:07
11Royal Garden Blues
Count Basie & his Rhythm Section plus Don Byas and Buck Clayton3:11
12I Surrender Dear
The Chocolate Dandies4:37
13The Lady Who Swings the Band
vocals:
Harry Mills (on 1936-12-09)
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:47
14Get Me on Your Mind
Jay McShann & His Orchestra with Charlie Parker3:06
15New Orleans
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:01
16La Fayette
Hot Lips Page and His Band2:52
17Little Joe From Chicago
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-02-08)
alto saxophone:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08), Earl Miller (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08) and John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08)
baritone saxophone:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08) and John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08)
clarinet:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-02-08)
double bass:
Booker Collins (on 1938-02-08)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1938-02-08)
guitar:
Ted Robinson (jazz guitarist) (on 1938-02-08)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1938-02-08)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Wilson (on 1938-02-08)
trombone:
Ted Donnelly (on 1938-02-08) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-02-08)
trumpet:
Harry Lawson (on 1938-02-08), Earl Thompson (trumpeter) (on 1938-02-08) and Clarence Trice (on 1938-02-08)
vocals:
Ben Thigpen (on 1938-02-08) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-02-08)
conductor:
Andy Kirk (jazz saxophonist and tubist) (on 1938-02-08)
arranger:
Mary Lou Williams
recording of:
Little Joe From Chicago (on 1938-02-08)
lyricist:
Henry James Wells (jazz trombonist)
composer:
Mary Lou Williams
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:53
18Pagin' the Devil
Kansas City Six3:50
▼ CD 2
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Sepian Bounce
Jay McShann & His Orchestra with Charlie Parker3:13
2Cafe Society
Count Basie & his Rhythm Section3:19
3Dunkin' a Doughnut
alto saxophone:
Earl Miller (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-05)
double bass:
Booker Collins (on 1938-12-05)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1938-12-05)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1938-12-05)
reeds:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-05)
saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-05)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Wilson (on 1938-12-05)
trombone:
Ted Donnelly (on 1938-12-05) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-12-05)
trumpet:
Harry Lawson (on 1938-12-05), Earl Thompson (trumpeter) (on 1938-12-05) and Clarence Trice (on 1938-12-05)
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy2:59
4One O' Clock Jump
recording of:
One O’Clock Jump
composer:
Count Basie (pianist) (in 1937)
publisher:
EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:06
5Baby, Look at You
Pete Johnson & His Boogie Woogie Boys3:04
6Sent for You Yesterday and Here You Come Today
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:55
7The Blue Room
Bennie Moten’s Kansas City Orchestra3:22
8Hold 'em Hootie
The Jay McShann Trio2:42
9Bugle Blues
Count Basie & his Rhythm Section plus Don Byas & Buck Clayton2:24
10Mary's Idea
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-12-06)
alto saxophone:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-06), Earl Miller (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-06) and John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-06)
alto saxophone and baritone saxophone and saxophone:
John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-06)
alto saxophone and clarinet, clarinet and reeds:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-06)
baritone saxophone:
John Harrington (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-06) and John Williams (jazz saxophonist) (on 1938-12-06)
double bass:
Booker Collins (on 1938-12-06)
drums (drum set):
Ben Thigpen (on 1938-12-06)
guitar:
Ted Brinson (on 1938-12-06) and Ted Robinson (jazz guitarist) (on 1938-12-06)
piano:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1938-12-06)
tenor saxophone:
Dick Wilson (on 1938-12-06)
trombone:
Ted Donnelly (on 1938-12-06) and Henry Wells (jazz trombonist) (on 1938-12-06)
trumpet:
Harry Lawson (on 1938-12-06), Earl Thompson (trumpeter) (on 1938-12-06) and Clarence Trice (on 1938-12-06)
conductor:
Andy Kirk (jazz saxophonist and tubist) (on 1938-12-06)
arranger:
Mary Lou Williams (on 1938-12-06)
recording of:
Mary's Idea (on 1938-12-06)
composer:
Mary Lou Williams
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy3:01
11Dark Rupture
recording of:
Dark Rapture
writer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Manny Kurtz and Edgar Sampson
Count Basie & His Orchestra2:50
12I Know How to Do It
Sam Price and His Texas Bluesicians2:47
13Ride On
Count Basie & His Orchestra3:20
14Confessin' The Blues
Jay McShann Quartet2:54
15Boo-Woo
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-01-01, on 1939-02-01)
bass, double bass and double bass [stand-up bass]:
Johnny Williams (jazz bassist) (on 1939-02-01)
drums (drum set) and membranophone:
Eddie Dougherty (jazz drummer) (on 1939-02-01)
piano:
Pete Johnson (US Boogie-woogie pianist) (on 1939-02-01)
trumpet:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (on 1939-02-01)
part of:
Brunswick (by matrix number) (number: B-24060-1)
recording of:
Boo Woo (on 1939-02-01)
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
recording of:
Woo-Woo
writer:
Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor)
Harry James and The Boogie Woogie Trio with Pete Johnson3:00
16Wham (Wham, Re, Bop, Boop, Bam)
recording of:
Wham (Re-Bop-Boom-Bam)
lyricist:
Marion Joseph "Taps" Miller
composer:
Eddie Durham (American guitarist, trombonist, composer and arranger.)
publisher:
Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
Andy Kirk and His Twelve Clouds of Joy3:06
17So You Won't Jump
The Jay McShann Trio2:40
18Kansas City Stride
Count Basie & His Orchestra4:16