Jay McShann

Jay McShann
The great veteran pianist Jay McShann (also known as Hootie) has had a long career and it is unfair to primarily think of him as merely the leader of an orchestra that featured a young Charlie Parker. He was mostly self-taught as a pianist, worked with Don Byas as early as 1931 and played throughout the Midwest before settling in Kansas City in 1936. McShann formed his own sextet the following year and by 1939 had his own big band. In 1940 at a radio station in Wichita, KS, McShann and an octet...
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Jay McShann Blues from Kansas City
Blues from Kansas City (1941) - Jay McShann
By: Jay McShann
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Swingmatism, Hootie Blues, Dexter Blues
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Jay McShann My Baby with the Black Dress On
My Baby with the Black Dress On (1998) - Jay McShann
By: Jay McShann
Credited Role:Main Performer
Song List: Listen to Songs by McShann, Jay New Hootie Blues, Evenin', But Not For Hootie
EXPERT RATING: - 4 stars 
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