Hootie Blues

Jay McShann Orchestra · 1941 · with Charlie Parker

Context

Recorded in Dallas on April 30, 1941, for Decca, with Walter Brown on vocals, this blues by Jay McShann's orchestra features a young Charlie Parker on alto saxophone. McShann, a pianist steeped in blues and boogie-woogie, gave Parker his first real professional engagement.

In the genealogy of jazz

This track belongs to Kansas City, Blues, spirituals, work songs. Among the origins and influences of Kansas City: Blues, spirituals, work songs.

Sources

• adpprod2.library.ucsb.edu
• arts.gov

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