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Although trumpeter Buck Clayton gets top billing, this CD reissue actually features Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City Nine, an unusual group sporting arrangements by Gwaltney and tenor-saxophonist Tommy Newsom (who decades later became famous for his work on The Tonight Show). The group has an unusual combination of major names (Clayton, trombonist Dickie Wells, guitarist Charlie Byrd, pianist John Bunch, bassist Whitey Mitchell and drummer Buddy Schutz) along with Gwaltney (who doubles on reeds and vibes), Newsom and Bobby Zottola (playing second trumpet and peck horn). Although the nonet performs a variety of songs associated with Kansas City Jazz of the swing era, the arrangements are modern and unpredictable. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 Hello Babe 3:00
Written-By – Dickie Wells
2 An Old Manuscript 3:26
Written-By – Razaf, Redman
3 Kansas City Ballad 3:06
Written-By – Tommy Newsom
4 The Jumping Blues 4:07
Written-By – Jay McShann
5 Walter Page 4:27
Written-By – Tommy Gwaltney
6 Midnight Mama 4:39
Written-By – Jelly Roll Morton
7 John's Idea 3:09
Written-By – Count Basie
8 Steppin' Pretty 3:12
Written-By – Mary Lou Williams
9 Dedicated To You 3:34
Written-By – Zaret, Cahn, Chaplin
10 The New Tulsa Blues 4:37
Written-By – Bennie Moten
Credits :
Alto Saxophone, Clarinet, Vibraphone, Xylophone – Tommy Gwaltney
Arranged By – Tommy Gwaltney (tracks: 2, 5, 7), Tommy Newsom (tracks: 1, 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10)
Bass – Whitey Mitchell
Drums – Buddy Schutz
Guitar – Charlie Byrd
Piano – John Bunch
Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Tommy Newson
Trombone – Dickie Wells
Trumpet – Buck Clayton
Trumpet, Alto Horn [Peck Horn] – Bobby Zottola.jpg)
