Jay McShann

James Columbus "Jay" McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was a jump blues, mainstream jazz, and swing bandleader, pianist and singer.

During the 1940s, McShann was at the forefront of blues and hard bop jazz musicians mainly from Kansas City. He assembled his own big band, with musicians that included some of the most influential artists of their time, including Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Ben Webster and Walter Brown. His kind of music became known as "the Kansas City sound".

Early life

Nicknamed Hootie, McShann was born in Muskogee, Oklahoma. Musically, his education came from Earl Hines' late-night broadcasts from Chicago's Grand Terrace Cafe: "When 'Fatha' [Hines] went off the air, I went to bed". He began working as a professional musician in 1931, performing around Tulsa, Oklahoma and neighboring Arkansas.

Later life and career

1936–44

McShann moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1936, and set up his own big band, which featured variously Charlie Parker (1937–42), Al Hibbler, Ben Webster, Paul Quinichette, Bernard Anderson, Gene Ramey, Jimmy Coe, Gus Johnson (1938–43),Harold "Doc" West, Earl Coleman,Walter Brown, and Jimmy Witherspoon among others. His first recordings were all with Charlie Parker, the first as "The Jay McShann Orchestra" on August 9, 1940.

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Podcasts:

Jay McShann

ALBUMS

The Big Apple Bash

Released 2008

Hootie Blues

Released 2006

The Last of the Blue Devils

Released 2006

Kansas City Blues 1944-1949

Released 2006

Goin' to Kansas City

Released 2003

What a Wonderful World

Released 1999

Still Jumpin' the Blues: With Duke Robillard and Maria Muldaur

Released 1999

The Chronological Classics: Jay McShann 1944-1946

Released 1997

Hootie's Jumpin' Blues

Released 1997

Jim & Jay's Christmas

Released 1993

The Missouri Connection

Released 1993

Blue Pianos

Released 1991

Just a Lucky So and So

Released 1983

Jay McShann At Cafe Des Copains

Blues From Kansas City

Born: 1916-01-12

Died: 2006-12-07

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PLAYLIST TIME:

CONFESSIN' THE BLUES

by: Jay Mcshann

Yeah, here I stand before you with my heart in my hand
I want you to great it baby, hopin' that you'll
understand
I said baby, honey please don't dog me around
Because I'd rather love you woman, honey than anyone
else I know in town
Because you're so nice and lovely and you have such
pleasant ways
If you take to your heart I'll be there the rest of my
days
I said baby, that's the truth
Honey, I declare I wouldn't lie
Because I gotta love you baby
If I don't, I swear I hope I die
Oh baby, don't you want a man like me?
Can you hear me woman, don't you want a man like me?
You gotta think, you gotta think about our future, baby
And you forget about your used to be
Well, my days are long and dreary
and the sun refuse to shine
I will never be blue and lonely
only if I knew where you are
I got the blues baby
You can make everything alright
Can I see you today baby
Or will it have to be tomorrow night
Yes, this is still my confession baby
And I'm thrilled by all your charms
It seems that I'm in heaven when I hold you in my arms
Baby, woman you can have me for yourself
You know I was meant for you baby
And I don't want nobody else, no I don't
Hey, you told me that you love me, woman, you meant it
from the start
You said that we would be together until death do us
part
But you lied to me baby, yes and you called it on the
phone
Now how can I be happy woman, with all the wrong you
done
When you know just where I stand
I don't wanna lose you woman, wanna keep you if I can
But baby, baby you know I never had a friend
You're my one and only woman, you're all I have that
stays




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