Some Blues
{{Infobox album|
| name = Some Blues
| type = studio
| artist = Jay McShann
| cover = Some Blues.jpg
| alt =
| released = 1993
| recorded = February 2, 1990, August 8, 1992 and September 16, 1992
| venue =
| studio = Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway and Soundtracks, New York City
| genre = Jazz
| length = 75:27
| label = Chiaroscuro
CR(D) 320
| producer = Hank O'Neal
| chronology = Jay McShann
| prev_title = Blue Pianos
| prev_year = 1991
| next_title = The Missouri Connection
| next_year = 1993
}}
Some Blues is an album by jazz pianist Jay McShann recorded in 1990 and 1992 and released on the Chiaroscuro label in 1993.[http://www.chiaroscurojazz.org/album.php?C=320 Chiaroscuro catalog album entry] accessed March 29, 2019[http://www.bsnpubs.com/audiofidelity/chiaroscuro.pdf Both Sides Now: Chiaroscuro Records Discography] accessed March 29, 2019
Reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = Allmusic
|rev2 = The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings
|rev2score = {{Rating|2.5|4}}{{cite book |last1=Cook |first1=Richard |authorlink1=Richard Cook (journalist) |last2=Morton |first2=Brian |authorlink2=Brian Morton (Scottish writer) |title=The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |year=2008 |edition=9th |publisher=Penguin |isbn=978-0-141-03401-0 |page=988}}
}}
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow noted "Four different sessions featuring pianist Jay McShann are on this enjoyable CD ... All of the sessions are quite fun and are filled by colorful solos ... Overall, this is a difficult program not to love".{{AllMusic|first=Scott |last=Yanow |class=album |id= mw0000620022 |title=Jay McShann: Some Blues Review |accessdate=August 15, 2016}}
Track listing
All compositions by Jay McShann except where noted
- "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" (Fred E. Ahlert, Joe Young) – 4:46
- "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 3:50
- "Rompin' at Rudy's" – 4:37
- "Sweet Lorraine" (Cliff Burwell, Mitchell Parish) – 5:16
- "Daddling" – 4:36
- "Preaching Blues" – 5:08
- "Ho House Blues" – 6:43
- "Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" (Jerome Kern, Otto Harbach) – 5:11
- "Don't You Love Your Daddy No More" – 5:31
- "Hey Hootie!" – 5:48
- "The Jumpin' Blues" (Charlie Parker, McShann) – 4:12
- "I Want a Little Girl" (Murray Mencher, Billy Moll) – 6:23
- Jazzspeak – 13:26
- Recorded on February 2, 1990 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ (tracks 1-6), on August 8, 1992 at Rainbow Studio, Oslo, Norway (tracks 10-12), on September 16, 1992 (tracks 7-9) at Soundtracks, New York City and unknown date for track 13, which is an interview with the questions edited out
Personnel
- Jay McShann - piano, vocals
- Clark Terry – trumpet, flugelhorn, vocals (tracks 10-12)
- Al Grey – trombone (tracks 7-9)
- Major Holley - bass, vocals (tracks 1-6)
- Bill Crow (tracks 7-9), Milt Hinton (tracks 10-12) - bass
- Bobby Durham (tracks 1-3), Ben Riley (tracks 10-12) - drums