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Jay McShann

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Born
12 January 1916
Born In
Muskogee, Muskogee County, Oklahoma, United States
Died
7 December 2006 (aged 90)
James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American blues and swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansas. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1936, and set up his own big band, which featured Charlie Parker (from 1937 to 1942), Bernard Anderson, Ben Webster and Walter Brown. Although its book included both swing and blues numbers, the band played blues on most of its records; its most popular re… read more
James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American blues and swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansa… read more
James Columbus (Jay or Hootie) McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was an American blues and swing pianist, bandleader, and singer. McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, and began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansas. He moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1936, and set up his own big ban… read more

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1 Play track The Last of the Blue Devils 'Tain't Nobody's Biz'ness If I Do
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2 If You Need Me Confessin' the blues
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3 Play track The Last of the Blue Devils Blue Devil Jump
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4 With Kansas City In Mind Blues and Sentimental
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5 Swingmatism Swingmatism
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6 Confessin The Blues (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions (Paris, France 1969)) Stompinin K.C.
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7 My Baby with the Black Dress On Cherry Red
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8 The Last of the Blue Devils Kansas City
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9 Still Jumpin' the Blues Come On Over to My House
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10 Play track If You Need Me Blue and Sentimental
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  1. 24,621 listeners

    1 Jun 2017 · 17 tracks

    If You Need Me
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    1 Jan 1978 · 10 tracks

    The Last of the Blue Devils
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    1992 · 21 tracks

    Blues From Kansas City
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    16 Jun 1998 · 15 tracks

    My Baby with the Black Dress On
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