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Jay McShann, Last Of The Blue Devils, LP 1978 + Collector's Extras - NM Vinyl

Sold Date: June 15, 2020
Start Date: January 25, 2020
Final Price: $17.11 (USD)
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(Visually Graded) Vinyl looks Near Mint and sleeve looks EX. See pics and info for details.

Jay McShann
‎– The Last Of The Blue Devils

*** Collector's Extras Included, New York Times newspaper clipping, promo picture, flier insert See pics


Label:
 Atlantic ‎– SD 8800
Format:
 Vinyl, LP, Album, Promo, 12", 33 RPM
Country:
 US
Released:
 1978
Genre:
 Jazz, Blues
Style:
 Swing, Piano Blues

Tracklist

A1     Confessin' The Blues     4:43
A2     'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do     6:59
A3     Hootie Blues     4:29
A4     Blue Devil Jump     3:25
A5     My Chile     4:15
B1     Jumpin' At The Woodside     4:36
B2     Just For You     5:37
B3     Hot Biscuits     3:25
B4     'Fore Day Rider     4:08
B5     Kansas City     4:51

Credits

    Art Direction – Bob Defrin
    Bass – Milt Hinton
    Design – Lynn Dreese Breslin
    Drums – Jackie Williams
    Electric Guitar – John Scofield
    Electric Piano – Jay McShann
    Engineer [Mastering Engineer] – George Piros
    Engineer [Re-mix Engineer] – Bobby Warner
    Engineer [Recording Engineer] – Jim Crotty
    Executive-Producer – Ahmet Ertegun
    Illustration [Front Cover Illustration] – Stanislaw Zagorski
    Liner Notes – Stanley Dance
    Photography By [Back Cover Photography] – Nikki McGee
    Piano, Vocals – Jay McShann
    Producer – Ilhan Mimaroglu
    Tenor Saxophone – Buddy Tate, Paul Quinichette
    Trumpet – Joe Newman

Notes

** Gold stamp promo version

Just For You is a solo piano performance by Jay McShann.

Recorded on June 29th, 30th and July 1st, 1977

- BIO - Jay McShann
Real Name:
James Columbus McShann
Profile:
American jazz pianist, singer, band leader and composer in Kansas City in the 1930s and '40s, best known as the band leader who helped launch the career of Charlie Parker.

Born : January 12, 1916 in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Died : December 07, 2006 in Kansas City, Missouri.

 Jay told the Associated Press in 2003 "You'd hear some cat play, and somebody would say 'This cat, he sounds like he's from Kansas City.' It was Kansas City Style. They knew it on the East Coast. They knew it on the West Coast. They knew it up north, and they knew it down south." -wikipedia

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- General Standards For Record Grading -

M
(MINT)
New, May be sealed. Perfection, no flaws, defects, marks, scuffs or otherwise indications of being handled or played. Any scuffs, hairline scratches or other marks disqualify discs from this category. New looking sleeve, usually in original shrink wrap.
NM-
(NEAR MINT)
The vinyl is almost flawless, bright and shiny. A very light minor, barely visible mark or two may be permitted. The disc should play with no audible noise. The label is bright, clean and unmarked. Sleeve looks almost Mint.
VG++/EX
(VERY GOOD ++/ Excellent)
Disc plays near perfectly, but may have minor, light scuffs that do not interfere with the sound quality. There can possibly be a light hairline scratch or two but nothing that is obvious or affects play. Vinyl is bright and shiny; label is clean and unmarked. Sleeve is Excellent.