Ralph Sutton & Jay McShann - Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1989
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 61:32
Size: 141,2 MB
Art: Front

(4:50)  1. Honey
(6:23)  2. Old Fashioned Love
(3:10)  3. 'Fore Day Rider
(5:25)  4. On the Sunny Side of the Street
(3:43)  5. Sweet Georgia Brown
(3:53)  6. Do Wah
(3:56)  7. Indiana
(4:48)  8. 'Deed I Do
(4:18)  9. Crazy Rhythm
(6:19) 10. Cherry
(3:54) 11. Pretty Baby
(3:55) 12. I've Found a New Baby
(6:53) 13. JazzSpeak - a spoken interview

Not to be confused with the CD reissue of the same name (Chiaroscuro 206) recorded in 1979, this reunion encounter by pianists Ralph Sutton and Jay McShann (in a quartet with bassist Milt Hinton and drummer Gus Johnson) is up to the same level of the original dates, with plenty of heated moments on songs such as "Old Fashioned Love," "Sweet Georgia Brown," "Cherry," and "I've Found a New Baby." While Sutton is the definitive stride pianist of the past half-century, McShann (who also takes a couple of vocals) finds space to infuse the music with a strong dose of blues and Kansas City swing. A seven-minute "Jazzspeak" wraps up the enjoyable outing with some reminiscing about the sessions. ~ Scott Yanow  http://www.allmusic.com/album/last-of-the-whorehouse-piano-players-mw0000269534

Personnel: Ralph Sutton (piano); Jay McShann (piano); Gus Johnson (drums).

Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players

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