JAY McSHANN & ORCHESTRA "JUMPIN' THE BLUES" 1940-1952

Fifty selections from Jay McShann and his Orchestra have been assembled in the two-disc collection "Jumpin’ The Blues" from England's Proper Records.
Dating between 1941 and 1952, the recordings showcase pianist McShann and his band’s swinging style that incorporated blues and jazz. The group regularly played clubs and dancehalls in the Midwest and South during the early 1940s.
Despite his own solid playing and songwriting, McShann is often better known for the artists around him. Most significantly, his orchestra featured a young Charlie Parker. Singer Jimmy Witherspoon was also part of McShann’s band a few years later. Other vocalist include Walter Brown, Crown Prince Waterford, Numa Lee Davis, and Pee Wee Matthews.
The CD opens with the historic recordings of "Moten Swing" and "Honeysuckle Rose" from a 1940 radio broadcast. These selections are notable because they are among the earliest recordings of Parker, whose enormous talents could be heard during an outstanding solo on "Honeysuckle Rose." Other highlights includes McShann’s hit "Confessin’ The Blues," and the instrumental "Sepian Bounce," with solos by McShann and Parker.
McShann worked with a number of musicians during his career, and this set provides a sweeping account of his career and the artists who were part of his orchestra and combos, including vocalists Witherspoon and Walter Brown.
As the title indicates, the selections are weighted heavily on boogie-woogie and blues numbers. There are other McShann compilations available, but this is one of the most extensive. (R&B Review)

trax CD 1:
1. Hard Working Man Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 2. When I've Been Drinking - Numa Lee Davis w/Jay McShann 3. Merry-Go-Round Blues - Charles "Crown Prince" Waterford w/Jay McShann 4. Bad Tale Boogie - Jay McShann 5. McShann's Boogie Blues - Jay McShann 6. Garfield Avenue Blues - Charles "Crown Prince" Waterford w/Jay McShann 7. Shipyard Women Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 8. Crown Prince Blues - Charles "Crown Prince" Waterford w/Jay McShann 9. Ernestine - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 10. Roll On Katy - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 11. Voodoo Woman - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 12. I Want A Little Girl - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 13. Have Youe Ever Loved A Woman? - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 14. Gone With the Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 15. Bar Fly Blues - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 16. Please Stop Playing These Blues, Boy - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 17. All My Geets Are Gone - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 18. Money's Getting Cheaper - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 19. Ain't Nobody's Business PT 1 & 2 - Jimmy Witherspoon w/Jay McShann 20. Hot Biscuits - Jay McShann 21. Geronimo - Jay McShann 22. You Didn't Tell Me - Pee Wee Matthews w/Jay McShann 23. Got You Begging - Pee Wee Matthews w/Jay McShann 24. The Duke And The Brute - Pee Wee Matthews w/Jay McShann 25. Reach - Pee Wee Matthews w/Jay McShann
trax CD 2:
1. Moten Swing - Jay McShann 2. Honeysuckle Rose - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 3. Swingmatism - Jay McShann 4. Hootie Blues - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 5. Dexter Blues - Jay McShann 6. Vine Street Boogie - Jay McShann 7. Confessin' The Blues - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 8. Hold 'em Hootie - Jay McShann 9. One Woman's Man - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 10. 'Fore Day Rider - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 11. Do You Won't Jump - Jay McShann 12. New Confessin' The Blues - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 13. Red River Blues - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 14. Baby Heart Blues - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 15. Cryin' Won't Make Me Stay - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 16. Hootie's Ignorant Oil - Jay McShann 17. Cherokee - Jay McShann 18. Lonely Boy Blues - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 19. Get Me On Your Mind - Al Hibbler w/Jay McShann 20. Hot Biscuits - Jay McShann 21. Sepian Bounce - Jay McShann 22. Wrong Neighborhood - Jay McShann 23. Home Town Blues - Walter Brown w/Jay McShann 24. Come On Over To My House - Jay McShann 25. Walking Blues - Numa Lee Davis w/Jay McShann
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