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Title:	BLUES and R&B Interest Group
Notice:	Welcome to the Blues/R&B Conference!
Moderator:	OSOSPS::SYSTEMA

Created:	Tue Apr 04 1989
Last Modified:	Thu Jun 05 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	557
Total number of notes:	7144

549.0. "Kansas City" by OSOV03::KAGEYAMA (Trust, but Verify) Wed Mar 12 1997 00:03

I thought it's worthwhile to create an independent topic for Kansas City
blues and jazz. I don't have an ability to write the summary of KC 
scene, so I just show the names of KC artists from KC jazz page, 
http://www.kcjazz.com/jazzfolk/0folk.htm , first.

- Kazunori

                    * Barefield, Edward Emanuel
                    * Basie, William "Bill" "Count"
                    * Blackburn, Daniel "Lacy"
                    * Bowman, Euday Louis
                    * Brown, Ada
                    * Brown, Piney
                    * Count Basie (see Basie, William "Bill" "Count")
                    * Dexter, Jr., Dave E. "Dex"
                    * Douglas, Thomas "Tommy"
                    * Durham, Eddie
                    * Johnson, Pete
                    * Kirk, Andy
                    * Lee, George E.
                    * Lee, Julia
                    * Leonard, Harlan "Mike"
                    * Love, Clarence
                    * McShann, Jay
                    * Morris, Milton
                    * Moten, Benjamin "Bennie"
                    * Page, Oran Thaddeus "Hot Lips"
                    * Page, Walter
                    * Parker, Charlie "Bird"
                    * Price, Jesse "Country"
                    * Rushing, James Andrew "Jimmy"
                    * Scruggs, Mary Elfrieda (see Williams, Mary Lou)
                    * Smith, Major N. Clark
                    * Turner, Joseph Vernon "Big Joe"
                    * Williams, Mary Lou
                    * Young, Lester Willis "Prez"

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T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
549.1		HELIX::CLARK		`Wed Mar 12 1997 14:03`	20
	Yes, it's too bad Tom Parmenter is no longer around -- KC was one of his favorite topics, as you've noted. I'm sure there's more relevant comment over in HUMANE::JAZZ. Including about the greatest KC collaboration of them all, Count Basie & Lester Young (with the great Walter Page & Jo Jones rhythm section). Prez generally doesn't get credit for being the greatest jazz soloist between Louis Armstrong & Charlie Parker, which seems to me indisputable. Most jazz fans seem aware of his legendary 30s face-offs with Coleman Hawkins and Ben Webster, and his '35-41 collaborations with Billie Holiday. He was also the main exponent of "cool" jazz between Bix Beiderbecke (& his partner Tram) in the 20s and Miles Davis... Stan Getz, Paul Desmond, & all their known sax associates come from Prez. Many others you list deserve special attention, including Mary Lou Williams... I keep hearing 40s recordings of hers that distinguish her as a major stylist. - Jay
549.2	The Last Of The Blue Devils	OSOV03::KAGEYAMA	Trust, but Verify	`Sat Mar 15 1997 01:32`	15
	Has anyone seen the video titled "The Last Of The Blue Devils"? Following description from the Jazz Store web site ( http://www2.thejazzstore.com/thejazzstore/video.perfdoc.L.html ) Newly mastered, digital edition! " This beautiful film is about life and jazz and how they meet and interact"- Newsweek. The movie about Kansas City Jazz features Count Basie & His Orchestra, Big Joe Turner and Jay McShann. 1979, 90 min., $19.95 #1101 I've read this documentary was filmed in 1974 It seems promising to Kansas City music lovers. - Kazunori
549.3	Bought it for my Blues Class	SHRCTR::BLOUNT	Green as a pool table, twice as square	`Tue Mar 18 1997 12:06`	5
	Yes, It's an excellent video. I bought it last year and really enjoyed it. It was rather poignant piece showing the old timers coming back together to talk, remember and relive the old days. Reb