Kansas City Jazz

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Kansas City Jazz
Decca MCL-1032

A
1  627 Stomp (Johnson-Dexter)
2  Piney Brown Blues (Turner-Johnson)
3  Baby Dear (Moten-Hays)
4  Harmoney Blues (Moten)
5  The Count (Gordon)
6  Twelfth Street Rag (Brown-Summer)
B
1  South (Moten-Hays)
2  Lafayette (Basie-Durham)
3  Good Morning Blues (Durham-Basie-Rushing)
4  Doggin' Around (Evans)
5  Moten Swing (Moten)
6  I want A Little Girl (Molle-Mencher)

A1  1940 November 11 , NYC
Pete Johnson's Band
Oran "Hot Lips" Page (tp), Eddie Barefield, Don Stoval (as), Don Byas (ts), Pete Johnson (p), John Collins (g), Abe Bolar (b), A.G.Godley (ds)

A2   1940 November 11, NYC
Joe Turner and his Fly Cats
Oran "Hot Lips" Page (tp), Pete Johnson (p), John Collins (g), Abe Bolar (b), A.G. Godley (ds), Joe Turner (vo)

A3,4  1940 November 18, NYC
Mary Lou Williams and her Kansas City Seven
Harold Baker (tp), Ted Donnelly, Edward Inge (cl), Dick Wilson (ts), Mary Lou Williams (p), Booker Colins (b), Ben Thigpen (ds)

A5,6  1940 November 7, NYC
Andy Kirk and his Clouds of Joys
Harry Lawson, Clarence Trice, Harold Baker (tp), Henry Wells, Ted Donnelly (tb), Rudy Powell, Johnny Harrington (as), Dick Wilson, Edward Inge (ts), Mary Lou Williams (p,arr), Floyd Smith (g), Booker Collins (b), Ben Thigpen (ds), Andy Kirk (ldr)

B1,2  1940 November 11, NYC
Oran "Hot Lips" Page and his Band
Oran "Hot Lips" Page (tp), Eddie Barefield, Don Stoval (as), Don Byas (ts), Pete Johnson (p), John Collins (g), Abe Bolar (b), A.G.Godley (ds)

B3  1937 August 9, NYC
Count Basie and his Orchestra
Ed Lewis, Bobby Moore, Buck Clayton (tp), Benny Moton, Dan Minor (tb), Eddie Durham (tb,g), Earl Warren (as), Jack Washington (as,bs), Hershal Evans, Lester Young (ts), Count Basie (p,ldr), Freddie Green (g), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (ds)

B3  1938 June 6, NYC
Count Basie and his Orchestra
Ed Lewis, Harry Edison, Buck Clayton (tp), Benny Moton, Dan Minor (tb), Eddie Durham (tb,g), Earl Warren (as), Jack Washington (as,bs), Hershal Evans, Lester Young (ts), Count Basie (p,ldr), Freddie Green (g), Walter Page (b), Jo Jones (ds), Jimmy Rushing (vo)

B5,6  1940 November 11, NYC
Eddie Durham and his Band
Joe Keyes (tp), Buster Smith, Willard Brown (as), Lem Johnson (ts), Conrad Frederick (p), Eddie Durham (g,arr), Averill Pollard (b), Arthur Herbert (ds)

1940年にDeccaはKansas City Jazz, New Orleans Jazz, Chicago Jazzの３枚のSPによるセットを売り出しました。当時、Swing Jazzの源を探ろうという動きがいろいろなムーブメントがあり、New Orleasn Jazzがリバイバルしたり、Bopのような新しいJazzが起こったり、自分たちのIdentityが気になり始めた頃合いでもありました。集められたMusicianはこの録音に関する限り、当時の現役の人達で、物珍しさという点では、残念ながら普通と言わざるを得ません。それでも、Eddie Durham (1906-1987) のバンドのサイドメンは無名の人たちばかりですが、soloは自信に満ちたなかなかのものです。Moten SwingではCharlie Parkerの先生だったBuster Smith (1904-1991) のasが多く聞けます。もちろんDurhamのElectric Guiterも珍しいものです。Willard Brown (1909-1967)のasも珍しいものです。Baise楽団のDoggin' AroundはDecca 時代の一二を争う圧倒的な名演です。