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Need You Now

by Jay McShann

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Lady Be Good 03:55
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Moten Swing 06:27
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Tenderly 04:27
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Reach 02:47
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"The band easily swings through such tunes as 'Auld Lang Syne' and 'Rudolph, the Red-Nosed Reindeer'. A fine, swing-oriented mainstream set."
- Scott Yanow

"You'd hear some cat play, and somebody would say, 'This cat, he sounds like he's from Kansas City.' It was Kansas City Style. They knew it on the East Coast. They knew it on the West Coast. They knew it up North, and they knew it down South."
- Jay McShann

One of Jay McShann's favorite stories to tell was how band member and friend Charlie Parker got his nickname "Bird". During their drive to a gig in Nebraska with a car full of musicians, the driver of the car accidently hit a chicken. According to McShann, Parker requested the driver turn around so he could get the bird, and sat with it in the backseat of the car all the way to Lincoln. Once they arrived he asked the keeper of the home they were staying in to cook it up for him.

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released October 31, 2021

Jay McShann - piano
Jim Galloway - soprano, tenor, baritone sax
Neil Swainson - bass
Archie Alleyne - drums

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Various Artists

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Jay McShann Kansas City, Missouri

Jay McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was a jazz pianist, vocalist, composer, and bandleader.
He was nicknamed Hootie. During his youth he taught himself how to play the piano.
McShann led bands in Kansas City that included Charlie Parker, Ben Webster, Paul Quinichette, Jimmy Witherspoon, and Walter Brown.
He played both swing and blues numbers, but played blues on most of his records.
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