Kansas City Hustle
{{Infobox album
| name = Kansas City Hustle
| type = Studio Album
| artist = Jay McShann
| cover = Kansas City Hustle.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1978
| recorded = June 20 & 21, 1978
| venue =
| studio = RCA Studios, Toronto, Canada
| genre = Jazz
| length = 47:04
| label = Sackville
3021
| producer = John Norris, Bill Smith
| chronology = Jay McShann
| prev_title = A Tribute to Fats Waller
| prev_year = 1978
| next_title = The Big Apple Bash
| next_year = 1979
}}
Kansas City Hustle is a solo album by pianist Jay McShann, recorded in 1978 and first released by the Canadian Sackville label as an LP before being reissued on the compilation CD Solos & Duets.[https://delmark.com/product/mcshann-jay-solos-and-duets-cd-sackville-5012/ Delamark Records: album details], accessed April 9, 2019
Reception
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| rev1 = AllMusic
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The Globe and Mail wrote that "McShann transcends the usual cliches of the music with a style that is subtle, controlled and elegant, yet he manages to retain the appropriate emotional edge."{{cite news |last1=Miller |first1=Mark |title=Kansas City Hustle Jay McShann |work=The Globe and Mail |date=15 Dec 1979 |page=F4}}
AllMusic's Scott Yanow noted: "As usual, McShann drenches the songs he interprets with the blues, while always swinging; his basslines are always a joy."{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id= mw0000867333 |title=Jay McShann: Kansas City Hustle Review |accessdate=April 9, 2019}}
Track listing
All compositions by Jay McShann except where noted
- "Round Midnight" (Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams, Bernie Hanighen) – 6:00
- "(Since I Lost My Baby) I Almost Lost My Mind" (Ivory Joe Hunter) – 4:27
- "Kansas City Hustle" – 5:29
- "Willow Weep for Me" (Ann Ronell) – 7:47
- "Blue Turbulence" – 4:34
- "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Duke Ellington, Bob Russell) – 4:46
- "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" (Charles Warfield, Clarence Williams) – 4:08
- "Rockin' Chair" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 4:29
- "My Sweet Mama" – 5:24
Personnel
- Jay McShann – piano
References
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