Jay McShann - Solos and Duets (CD)

This 2-CD collection brings together three LPs from the 1970s which illustrate superbly the attributes of Jay McShann's piano stylings. "Tuxedo Junction," the title track, salutes Erskine Hawkins. Also recalled are Sir Charles Thompson and Illinois Jacquet ("Robbins Nest"), Mary Lou Williams ("Froggie Bottom"), Don Redman ("Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You") and Duke Ellington ("Do Nothing Until You Hear from Me"). This collection includes two previously unreleased vocal performances by Jay McShann of "Baby Won't You Please Come Home" and "Keep Your Hands Off Her."

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Honeysuckle Rose
2. Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
3. Then I'll Be Tired of You
4. Ain't Misbehavin'
5. All My Life
6. I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
7. I Ain't Got Nobody
8. Squeeze Me
9. Lulu's Back in Town
10. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
11. Tuxedo Junction
12. One Sided Love
13. Robbins Nest

Disc: 2

1. Froggie Bottom
2. Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You
3. Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me
4. Barrelhouse Bolero
5. 'Round Midnight
6. (Since I Lost My Baby) I Almost Lost My Mind
7. Kansas City Hustle
8. Willow Weep for Me
9. Blue Turbulence
10. Don't Get Around Much Anymore
11. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
12. Rockin' Chair
13. My Sweet Mama
14. Keep Your Hands Off Her