| The Kansas City Sound is basically the blues, but,
played with an attitude:
A cadre of jazz musicians transformed the traditional blues sound
into a new frame work, i.e., blue and sentimental, kind of blue, fine and
mellow, and jumping the blues. Count Basie commented, "I always called
it Swing. John Hammond heard it, and the rest is history; if you include
the likes of "Bird," Jay McShann, "Fiddler" Williams and further East on
I-70, Miles, Clark Terry, John Hicks... |
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Playing "I Remember
Clifford" Lyrics
By the Lone Arranger
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1996, 1999 Large Jazz Ensemble
Grammy Winners
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That Jazz |
| Musically speaking, the Southland gave birth to the blues.But
the road to Swing began in Kansas City where the word was:
"Rhythm is our business
Rhythm is what we sell;
And business sure is swell. . ."
Going to Kansas City,
Sorry that I can't take you!"
It was a music thing; an all-out, all -night celebration
of the blues. in Chicago, Al Capone applauded it; in Kansas City,
Boss Pendergast
sanctioned. it. Blues, booze, brothels, it was a happening place
,during a happy time.! |
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