Goin' to Kansas City


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.

Reception

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".

Track listing

  1. "Hello Babe" - 3:00
  2. "An Old Manuscript" - 3:26
  3. "Kansas City Ballad" - 3:06
  4. "The Jumping Blues" - 4:07
  5. "Walter Page" - 4:27
  6. "Midnight Mama" - 4:39
  7. "John's Idea" - 3:05
  8. "Steppin' Pretty" - 3:12
  9. "Dedicated to You" - 3:34
  10. "The New Tulsa Blues" - 4:37

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