Jay McShann quotes
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“My family was a Christian family. But I had to get to Kansas to play the blues.”
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“They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging.”
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“I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him.”
-- Jay McShann -
“I was listening to all those lyrics and trying to take in everything that was happening. I was completely excited. It was one of the greatest times that I had listening to music.”
-- Jay McShann -
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“It was my first time in Kansas City. In about two or three days I had a gig at a place called The Monroe Inn.”
-- Jay McShann -
“We had an old Victrola with the old bulldog they used to have there. The horn would come out.”
-- Jay McShann
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“I have an affinity for Africa, especially East Africa, and Kansas looks very much like that.”
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“He's a full-fledged housewife from Kansas with all the prejudices.”
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Source : "Hayley Atwell Is a Woman We Love" by Peter Martin, www.esquire.com. July 19, 2011.
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