Goin' to Kansas City
1960 studio album by Buck Clayton with Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City 9
| Goin'to Kansas City | ||||
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| Studio album by Buck Clayton with Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City 9 | ||||
| Released | 1960 | |||
| Recorded | October 5 & 6, 1960 New York City | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:13 | |||
| Label | Riverside RLP 353 | |||
| Producer | Tommy Gwaltney | |||
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Goin' to Kansas City is an album by American jazz trumpeter Buck Clayton with Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City 9 featuring tracks recorded in late 1960 for the Riverside label.[1][2]
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Although the nonet performs a variety of songs associated with Kansas City Jazz of the swing era, the arrangements are modern and unpredictable".[3]
Track listing
- "Hello Babe" (Dicky Wells) - 3:00
- "An Old Manuscript" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 3:26
- "Kansas City Ballad" (Tommy Newsom) - 3:06
- "The Jumping Blues" (Jay McShann, Charlie Parker) - 4:07
- "Walter Page" (Tommy Gwaltney) - 4:27
- "Midnight Mama" (Jelly Roll Morton) - 4:39
- "John's Idea" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) - 3:05
- "Steppin' Pretty" (Mary Lou Williams) - 3:12
- "Dedicated to You" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret) - 3:34
- "The New Tulsa Blues" (Bennie Moten) - 4:37
Personnel
- Buck Clayton - trumpet
- Bobby Zottola - trumpet, peck horn
- Dicky Wells - trombone
- Tommy Newsom - clarinet, tenor saxophone
- Tommy Gwaltney - alto saxophone, clarinet, vibraphone, xylophone
- John Bunch - piano
- Charlie Byrd - guitar
- Whitey Mitchell - bass
- Buddy Schutz - drums
- Technical
- Phil Ramone - engineer
Landmark
After an urban renewal project in the 1960s, Vine Street no longer intersects 12th Street, but at the former intersection the city created the Goin' to Kansas City Plaza.[4]
References
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
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- The Huckle-Buck and Robbins' Nest (1953)
- How Hi the Fi (1953–54)
- Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman (1953–54)
- Buck Meets Ruby (and Ruby Braff, 1954)
- Jumpin' at the Woodside (1954–55)
- All the Cats Join In (1953–56)
- Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (and Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1958)
- Songs for Swingers (1958)
- Copenhagen Concert (and Jimmy Rushing, 1959)
- Newport Jazz Festival All Stars (1959)
- Buck & Buddy (and Buddy Tate, 1960)
- Goin' to Kansas City (1960)
- Swingin' with Pee Wee (and Pee Wee Russell, 1960)
- Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (1961)
- One for Buck (1961)
- The Original American Decca Recordings (Count Basie, 1937–39)
- The Count! (Count Basie, 1962; arranger only)
- Jazz Spectacular (Frankie Laine, 1955)
- The High and Mighty Hawk (Coleman Hawkins, 1958)
- Basie Reunion (Paul Quinichette, 1958)
- Swinging Like Tate (Buddy Tate, 1958)
- Bones for the King (Dicky Wells, 1958)
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