Kansas City Archives - Paul – and some of that Jazz

From the Record Shelves #254 – Under a Blanket of Blue – I recently found an LP with Connie Boswell (1907–1976) and the so-called “Original Memphis Five” with Billy Butterfield in place of Phil Napoleon. Connie was still good in the 1950s, but the music didn’t turn me on (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #199 – 18th Street Strut – Kansas City had a hectic nightlife in the twenties, and on the music scene Bennie Moten’s Orchestra was dominating. Among their early output on records, there are many nice things with a blues feeling and hot playing (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #60 – Corky Stomp. Today it’s more Kansas City jazz on a nice Ace of Hearts Lp that I bought in 1966. The record company Brunswick sent out two men in 1929 to look for talent in the city. The two were (…) read more and listenread more and listen

From the Record Shelves #59 – Kansas City Breakdown. The title tells us where they came from. Bennie Moten’s Orchestra was the most popular orchestra during the 1920s in Kansas City and the territory around. Later in the 30s after Moten’s sudden death its leadership was taken over by (…) read more and listenread more and listen