Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players is an album by pianists Ralph Sutton and Jay McShann that was recorded in 1989 and released by the Chiaroscuro label.[1][2] The album follows the 1980 release of two LPs by Chaz Jazz entitled The Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players: Two Pianos Vol. I & Vol. II which were reissued by Chiaroscuro on CD in 1992 as Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players: The Original Sessions.
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| Released | 1989 | |||
| Recorded | March 27 & 28, 1989 | |||
| Studio | Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 60:46 | |||
| Label | Chiaroscuro CR(D)306 | |||
| Producer | Andrew Sordoni | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [4] |
Scott Yanow of AllMusic stated, "Not to be confused with the CD reissue of the same name recorded in 1979, this reunion encounter by pianists Ralph Sutton and Jay McShann is up to the same level of the original dates, with plenty of heated moments ... While Sutton is the definitive stride pianist of the past half-century, McShann (who also takes a couple of vocals) finds space to infuse the music with a strong dose of blues and Kansas City swing". A seven-minute "Jazzspeak" wraps up the enjoyable outing with some reminiscing about the session".[3]
Track listing
edit- "Honey" (Seymour Simons, Haven Gillespie, Richard A. Whiting) – 4:46
- "Old Fashioned Love" (James P. Johnson, Cecil Mack) – 6:19
- "'Fore Day Rider" (Walter Brown, Jay McShann) – 3:06
- "On the Sunny Side of the Street" (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) – 5:21
- "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) – 3:41
- "Doo Wah" (McShann) – 3:49
- "Indiana" (James F. Hanley, Ballard MacDonald) – 3:53
- "'Deed I Do" (Fred Rose, Walter Hirsch) – 4:45
- "Crazy Rhythm" (Irving Caesar, Joseph Meyer, Roger Wolfe Kahn) – 4:15
- "Cherry" (Don Redman, Ray Gilbert) – 6:17
- "Pretty Baby" (Tony Jackson, Egbert Van Alstyne, Gus Kahn) – 3:50
- "I've Found a New Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams) – 3:51
- Jazzspeak – 6:53
Personnel
edit- Ralph Sutton– piano
- Jay McShann – piano, vocals
- Milt Hinton – bass
- Gus Johnson – drums
References
edit- ^ Chiaroscuro Label Discography. Retrieved April 3, 2019
- ^ Encyclopedia del Jazz: Ralph Sutton. Retrieved April 3, 2019
- ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Ralph Sutton: Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 3, 2019.
- ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 987. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.