Muskogee, Oklahoma, United States
Blues, swing, jazz, jump blues
James Columbus "Jay" McShann (January 12, 1916 – December 7, 2006) was a jazz pianist and bandleader. He led bands in Kansas City, Missouri, that included Charlie Parker, Bernard Anderson, Ben Webster, and Walter Brown.
Going to Kansas City (1972)
The Last of the Blue Devils (1978)
The Big Apple Bash (1979)
Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players (1980) with Ralph Sutton
Jumpin' the Blues (1984) rec.'69, with Eddie Vinson
Just a Lucky So and So (1984)
Last of the Whorehouse Piano Players (1988) with Ralph Sutton
Warm (1991) with Michael T. White, Tommy Ruskin, Milt Abel
Some Blues (1992)
The Missouri Connection (1993) with John Hicks
Chronological 1941-1943 (1994)
Hootie's Jumpin' Blues (1996)
Chronological 1944-1946 (1997)
Still Jumpin' the Blues (1999)
What a Wonderful World (1999)
Jay McShann & The Blues Singers (2001) 1941-1949
Hootie Blues (2006) Live 2001
In Copenhagen (2008) rec.'77
