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1958 studio album by Jimmy Witherspoon with Jay McShann and His Band
Goin' to Kansas City Blues
Studio album by Jimmy Witherspoon with Jay McShann and His Band
Released1958
RecordedDecember 4 & 5, 1957
StudioRCA's 24th Street Studios, NYC
GenreJazz
Length44:56 CD reissue with additional track
LabelRCA Victor
LPM 1639
ProducerBrad McCuen
Jimmy Witherspoon chronology
New Orleans Blues
(1957) 		Goin' to Kansas City Blues
(1958) 		Feelin' the Spirit
(1959)
Jay McShann chronology
Kansas City Memories
(1954) 		Goin' to Kansas City Blues
(1958) 		McShann's Piano
(1967)

Goin' to Kansas City Blues is an album by vocalist Jimmy Witherspoon with pianist Jay McShann and His Band that was recorded in 1957 and released by the RCA Victor label.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic

Richie Unterberger of AllMusic stated, "A reunion of sorts with McShann, with whom Witherspoon had sung for four years in the late '40s. A relaxed, swinging set that bisects jazz and blues, it holds no great surprises, but 'Spoon fans will find this an enjoyable and accomplished record".

Track listing

  1. "The Jumpin' Blues" (Jay McShann, Charlie Parker) – 3:03
  2. "Until the Real Thing Comes Along" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols) – 2:47
  3. "Hootie Blues" (McShann, Parker) – 3:20
  4. "Rain Is Such a Lonesome Sound" (Jimmy Witherspoon) – 3:16
  5. "Confessin' the Blues" (McShann, Walter Brown) – 4:15
  6. "Piney Brown Blues" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 5:29
  7. "Froggy Bottom" (John T. Williams) – 2:36
  8. "Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good to You" (Don Redman, Andy Razaf) – 3:17
  9. "Blue Monday" (Witherspoon) – 3:40
  10. "Ooh Wee, Then the Lights Go Out" (Willie Dixon) – 2:55
  11. "Cloudy" (Mary Lou Williams) – 3:14 Additional track on CD reissue
  12. "Fare Thee Honey, Fare Thee Well" (J. Mayo Williams, John Akers) – 3:30 Additional track on CD reissue
  13. "Ride On" (Skeets Tolbert) – 3:30 Additional track on CD reissue

Personnel

References

  1. Both Sides Now: RCA Victor 12 Inch Popular Series LPM/LSP 1600–1899, accessed April 11, 2019
  2. ^ Unterberger, Richie. Jay McShann / Jimmy Witherspoon: Goin' to Kansas City Blues – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved April 11, 2019.
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