Goin' To Kansas City Blues is a Jazz album by Jimmy Witherspoon, originally released in 1958. On Gatefold: 7 pressings tracked.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Vocal Jazz
- warm
- swaggering
- smoky
About
Released in 1958 on RCA Victor, Goin’ to Kansas City Blues is a collaboration between blues shouter Jimmy Witherspoon and pianist Jay McShann, whose musical histories were already intertwined. McShann had been a key figure in Kansas City’s fertile jazz and blues scene of the 1930s and 40s, famously employing a young Charlie Parker. Witherspoon, meanwhile, had launched his career singing with McShann’s big band in the mid-1940s. This album marks a return to that partnership more than a decade later, distilling the rough-and-tumble energy of Kansas City blues into a tightly arranged studio set that pays homage to their .
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Tracklist
- 1Jumpin' the Blues3:02
- 2Until the Real Thing Comes Along (The Slave Song)2:46
- 3Hootie Blues3:19
- 4Rain Is Such a Lonesome Sound3:14
- 5Confessin' the Blues4:13
- 6Piney Brown Blues5:28
- 7Froggy Bottom2:35
- 8Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You3:16
- 9Blue Monday Blues3:39
- 10Ooo-Wee Then the Lights Go Out2:53
- 11Cloudy3:14
- 12Ride On3:31
- 13Fare Thee, Honey, Fare the Well3:30
Credits
Performers
- Jay McShannPIANO
- Jimmy WitherspoonVOCALS
Rare pressing on Gatefold · 7 pressings tracked on Gatefold