James Columbus "Jay" McShann was an American jazz pianist,vocalist,composer,and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City,Missouri,that included Charlie Parker,Bernard Anderson,Walter Brown,and Ben Webster.
Ralph Earl Sutton was an American jazz pianist born in Hamburg,Missouri. He was a stride pianist in the tradition of James P. Johnson and Fats Waller.
Gus Johnson was an American swing drummer in various jazz bands,born in Tyler,Texas,United States. After learning to play drums from his next-door neighbor,Johnson occasionally played professionally at the age of ten in the Lincoln Theater,and performed in various local groups,most notable McDavid's Blue Rhythm Band. Upon graduating from Booker T. Washington High School,Johnson moved to Kansas City,where he took up drumming full-time. He joined Jay McShann's Orchestra in 1938,with his music career being interrupted by his conscription into the military in 1943.
Sackville Records was a Canadian record company and label that specialized in jazz. In 2011,with Sackville defunct,Delmark Records acquired its catalogue.
Chiaroscuro Records is a jazz record company and label founded by Hank O'Neal in 1970. The label's name comes from the art term for the use of light and dark in a painting. O'Neal came up with the name via his friend and mentor Eddie Condon,a jazz musician who performed in what were called Chiaroscuro Concerts in the 1930s. O'Neal also got the name from a store that sold only black and white dresses.
Blue Hour is a collaboration album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and The Three Sounds recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Gene Harris,Andrew Simpkins and Bill Dowdy. The album was reissued in 2000 with an additional disc of unreleased recordings,as Blue Hour:The Complete Sessions.
Easy Walker is an album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label in 1966 and performed by Turrentine with McCoy Tyner,Bob Cranshaw and Mickey Roker. One additional track from an unreleased session arranged by Duke Pearson was added to the original CD release and another four bonus tracks recorded in 1969 and originally released on Ain't No Way were added to the 1997 CD reissue.
A Sure Thing is an album by American trumpeter Blue Mitchell with orchestra recorded in 1962 and released on the Riverside label.
Blues for Lady Day is an album by American jazz pianist Mal Waldron featuring performances recorded in Baarn,Holland in 1972 and released on the Freedom label. The album was rereleased on CD on Black Lion Records in 1994 combined with tracks from A Little Bit of Miles.
Everyday I Have the Blues is an album by singer Joe Williams with Count Basie and His Orchestra featuring tracks recorded in 1959 which was originally released on the Roulette label.
California Concerts is a live album by saxophonist and bandleader Gerry Mulligan featuring performances recorded at the Stockton High School and Hoover High School in California in late 1954 and released on the Pacific Jazz label. The original LP was the first 12 inch LP to be released on the Pacific Jazz label in 1955. The Gerry Mulligan feature track "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" with Bob Brookmeyer on piano was first released on the compilation LP The Genius of Gerry Mulligan in 1960. Although the tracks were recorded at a high school,recording took place on weekends and in the evening. Chet Baker was originally chosen to be the trumpet player of the session,but was jailed for his ongoing heroin addiction,so trumpeter Jon Eardley took Baker’s place sounding very similar to Baker.
The Missouri Connection is an album by pianists Jay McShann and John Hicks,recorded in 1992.
Some Blues is an album by jazz pianist Jay McShann recorded in 1990 and 1992 and released on the Chiaroscuro label in 1993.
Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players is an album by pianists Ralph Sutton and Jay McShann that was recorded in 1989 and released by the Chiaroscuro label. The album follows the 1980 release of two LPs by Chaz Jazz entitled The Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players:Two Pianos Vol. I &Vol. II which were reissued by Chiaroscuro on CD in 1992 as Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players:The Original Sessions.
The Big Apple Bash is an album by jazz pianist Jay McShann,recorded in 1978 and released by the Atlantic label.
A Tribute to Fats Waller is a solo album by pianist Jay McShann that was recorded in 1978 and first released by the Canadian Sackville label as an LP before being reissued on the compilation CD Solos &Duets.
McShann's Piano is an album by jazz pianist Jay McShann recorded in 1966 and released by the Capitol label.
Goin' to Kansas City Blues is an album by vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon with pianist Jay McShann and His Band that was recorded in 1957 and released by the RCA Victor label.
Go is an album by jazz bassist Paul Chambers recorded in Chicago in 1959 and released by the Vee-Jay label. Featured musicians include trumpeter Freddie Hubbard,alto saxophonist Cannonball Adderley,pianist Wynton Kelly and drummer Philly Joe Jones. The album was re-released in 1997 as a double CD featuring additional recordings and alternate takes from the sessions and included as part of the Mosaic Box Set The Complete Vee Jay Paul Chambers/Wynton Kelly Sessions 1959-61 in 2000.
