Kansas City Revisited is an album by jazz trombonist and arranger Bob Brookmeyer featuring Brookmeyer's new orchestrations of 1920s and '30s era Kansas City jazz tunes. The album was recorded in 1958 for the United Artists label.[1][2]
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | October 23, 1958 Olmstead Studios, NYC | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | United Artists UAL 4008/UAS 5008 | |||
| Producer | Jack Lewis | |||
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Reception
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| Allmusic |   [3] |
The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow called it a "memorable set" and stated "Cool jazz meets swing on this valuable but long out-of-print LP".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Jumpin' at the Woodside" (Count Basie) – 7:37
- "A Blues" (Big Miller) – 5:05
- "Blue and Sentimental" (Basie, Jerry Livingston, Mack David) – 6:53
- "Doggin' Around" (Edgar Battle, Herschel Evans) – 8:39
- "Moten Swing" (Bennie Moten, Buster Moten) – 10:12
- "Travlin' Light" (Trummy Young, Jimmy Mundy, Johnny Mercer) – 3:32
Personnel
edit- Bob Brookmeyer – valve trombone
- Al Cohn, Paul Quinichette – tenor saxophone
- Nat Pierce – piano
- Jim Hall – guitar
- Addison Farmer – bass
- Osie Johnson – drums
- Big Miller – vocals (tracks 2 & 6)
References
edit- ^ Edwards, D., Eyries, P., Watts, R, Neely, T. & Callahan, M., Discography Preview for the United Artists label 40000 & 4000/5000 Series (1958–1972), accessed November 27, 2015
- ^ Berry, S. C., A Jim Hall discography Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed November 27, 2015
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Kansas City Revisited – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved November 27, 2015.