A well filled and re-mastered double CD presenting an overview of black music Kansas City style. Given the level of political and social corruption in Kansas City in the first half of the 20th century it is remarkable that so much of artistic value emerged.
Many of the musicians and performers whose work is collected here from Lester Young and Count Basie to Jimmy Rushing and Jay McShann went on to international prominence and earned a place in the jazz hall of fame.
CD1
1. Toby
2. The Blue Room
3. New Orleans
4. Prince Of Wails
5. Two Times
6. Walkin' And Swingin'
7. Git
8. Froggy Bottom
9. Christopher Columbus
10. Shoe Shine Boy
11. Evenin'
12. Boogie Woogie
13. Oh, Lady Be Good!
14. Swingin For Joy
15. Clean Pickin'
16. Harmony Blues
17. Baby Dear
18. Lafayette
19. South
20. Evil Man's Blues
21. Do It If You Wanna
22. I Want A Little Girl
23. Moten Swing
24. I Don't Want To Set The World On Fire
25. Sweet Mama, Papa's Getting Mad
26. Rockin' With The Rockets
CD2
1. Contact
2. A La Bridges
3. Pete's Lonesome Blues
4. Mr. Drums Meets Mr. Piano
5. J.C From K.C
6. Pete's House Warmin'
7. Skid Row Boogie
8. Half Tight Boogie
9. Piney Brown Blues
10. Rebecca
11. It's The Same Old Story
12. Johnson And Turner Blues
13. Watch That Jive
14. My Baby;s Business
15. Jimmy's Round The Clock Blues
16. Fore Day Rider
17. Hootie's Ignorant Oil
18. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
19. Merry Go Round Blues
20. Bad Tale Boogie
21. Come On Over To My House
22. Trouble In Mind
23. Snatch And Grab It
24. When Your'e Smiling
25. I Didn't Like It The First Time
26. Sit Down And Drink It Over.
