Recorded on June 20 - 21, 1978
Reissued as part of the two-CD set Solos & Duets featuring Don Thompson (Sackville, 2005)
Given the title -- and McShann's reputation -- you might expect this set to be a boisterous, rollicking set. But that's not the case at all. If fact, this solo-piano LP captures the famous Kansas City jazzman Jay McShann in an especially meditative, reflective mood.
Whenever I listen to this LP, I'm always pulled in. It's a powerful and bluesy reverie, almost a spell. Irresistible.
More Jay McShann
- Goin' to Kansas City (Master Jazz/New World, 1972)
- Crazy Legs & Friday Strut (Sackville, 1977) - with Buddy Tate
- A Tribute to Fats Waller (Sackville, 1978)
- The Last of the Blue Devils (Atlantic, 1978)
- The Man from Muskogee (Sackville, 1979) - with Claude Williams
- Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players: The Original Sessions (Chazz Jazz/Chiaroscuro, 1980) - with Dick Sutton
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