Albums by Jay McShann
ALBUMIn CopenhagenJay McShann
ALBUMMR BoogieJay McShann
ALBUM1969 Blues Festival (Digital Only)Jay McShann & Eddie
ALBUMHootie BluesJay McShann
ALBUMSolos & DuetsJay McShann & Don Thompson
ALBUMJumpin' the Blues (The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions (Paris, 1969))Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson & Jay McShann
ALBUMJumpin' the Blues (1970) [The Definitive Black & Blue Sessions]Jay McShann & Tiny Grimes
ALBUMGoin' to Kansas CityJay McShann
ALBUMRare Blues GroovesBrown McGhee, Jay McShann & Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson
ALBUMStill Jumpin' the BluesJay McShann
Artist Biography
Jay McShann's animated piano style, a kin of Fats Waller's ever-mischievous ivory-tickling, made him one of the leading lights of the burgeoning Kansas City swing scene. He arrived in the mid-1930s, playing beside Charlie Parker in Buster Smith's band. By 1941, McShann was leading the city’s top band, one which included singer Walter Brown, and a dynamic saxophone section led by the fast-developing and revolutionary talent of Parker. Following the war, McShann moved to the west coast, where he discovered young singer Jimmy Witherspoon. After a quiet couple of decades, McShann re-emerged in the 1970s, continuing to record vivacious records at a heady clip well into his 80s.
Hometown
Muskogee, OK, United States
Genre
Jazz