Time: 50:11
Size: 114.9 MB
Styles: Blues/Jazz/R&B
Year: 2005
Art: Front
[4:12] 1. Big Joe Turner - You're Driving Me Crazy (What Did I Do )
[6:11] 2. Vic Dickenson - The Lamp Is Low
[4:28] 3. Jay McShann - Hootie Blues
[6:50] 4. Buster Smith - E-Flat Boogie
[4:42] 5. Jay McShann - Confessin' The Blues
[4:36] 6. Jay McShann - Jumpin' At The Woodside
[3:27] 7. Big Joe Turner - Until The Real Thing Comes Along
[4:42] 8. Vic Dickenson - Undecided
[2:37] 9. T-Bone Walker - Evenin'
[3:32] 10. Buster Smith - Buster's Tune
[4:50] 11. Big Joe Turner - Piney Brown Blues
The Kansas City sound brought earthy yet lithe energy to both jazz and R&B: From the impulsive swing of Bennie Moten and Count Basie to Big Joe Turner's genre-straddling work, K.C.'s impact on music can be heard in rock, soul, and even funk. As part of its mammoth jazz box set, Atlantic spotlights such key K.C. figures as Jay McShann, alto saxophonist Buster Smith, and Turner himself. As a sort of potent aside, the disc also features some fine combo swing commandeered by Basie alum Vic Dickenson and Buck Clayton. And while the inclusion of T-Bone Walker is something of a mystery (a Texas native who worked out of L.A. for a good stretch), the inclusion of his cut of the classic "Evenin'" fits right into the flow here. Get out the whiskey and clear the dancefloor. ~Stephen Cook
Kansas City
