Jay McShann

[rollhead]

any fans of Jay McShann?

I'm most interested in recordings in which he plays AND sings.

[Mike Schwartz]

any fans of Jay McShann?

I'm most interested in recordings in which he plays AND sings.

I remember seeing this back when it first came out....thanks rollie!

[rollhead]

I first heard him play and sing -- "All of Me" -- on this CD. It was the best part of the album.

[rollhead]

http://www.npr.org/programs/jazzprof...e/mcshann.html

[rollhead]

Mike: Have you seen this?




http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/ar...athsobituaries

[Mike Schwartz]

I think this may be the first time, it's spectacular!!

[rollhead]

Here he plays and sings.

[Mike Schwartz]

rollie...I have this one.
I haven't listened to it in quite some time, and he may sing on it let me get back to you on whether this is the case

[Uli]

Uli: Have you seen this?




http://www.nytimes.com/2011/05/19/ar...athsobituaries

Nice, thanks!

[rollhead]

[rollhead]

[rollhead]

[Hot Ptah]

One of the very best things about living in Kansas City since 1982 was the opportunity to see Jay McShann perform live more than 25 times, in small group, duet, and big band settings. I saw him perform in duet with Marian McPartland, and in small groups with a variety of guest musicians, including Buddy Tate, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Claude "Fiddler" Williams, Harold Ashby, Red Holloway, Plas Johnson, Duke Robillard, Myra Taylor, and many more.

Jay McShann sang in each of the many live performances I witnessed. He often sang a verse to "Hootie's Ignorant Oil" which was not on the original recordings.

I like his singing on the 1970s Columbia album "The Last of the Blue Devils" (not a soundtrack of the film of the same name). To me, he steals that film--he is on fire in his performances in that film.

[rollhead]

Thanks, HP. I'll definitely check out "The Last of the Blue Devils" (CD version).

[Hot Ptah]

Thanks, HP. I'll definitely check out "The Last of the Blue Devils" (CD version).

This is what the cover looks like:




Here is another really good McShann album, "The Man From Muskogee", which includes several vocals by McShann: