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They said Bird played bebop, ...

They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

My family was a Christian fam...

My family was a Christian family. But I had to get to Kansas to play the blues.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

We used to play the Savoy Bal...

We used to play the Savoy Ballroom, and we always had a boogie tune in the set. Bands like Tommy Dorsey used to do a little boogie woogie. The big bands.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

They had the music being pipe...

They had the music being piped right out on the street. I'd be three or four blocks from there and I couldn't get there fast enough because I'd hear old Joe holler them words.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

I was listening to all those ...

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 15 quotes

I had listened to Joe Turner....

I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

It was my first time in Kansa...

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 15 quotes

We had an old Victrola with t...

We had an old Victrola with the old bulldog they used to have there. The horn would come out.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

I was listening to all those l...

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 15 quotes

We had an old Victrola with th...

We had an old Victrola with the old bulldog they used to have there. The horn would come out.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

It was my first time in Kansas...

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 15 quotes

My family was a Christian fami...

My family was a Christian family. But I had to get to Kansas to play the blues.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

I had listened to Joe Turner. ...

I had listened to Joe Turner. When they'd book Joe there, I'd play the blues behind him.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

They said Bird played bebop, b...

They said Bird played bebop, but Bird could still swing. I've heard a lot of guys play bebop, but they wasn't swinging.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

We used to play the Savoy Ball...

We used to play the Savoy Ballroom, and we always had a boogie tune in the set. Bands like Tommy Dorsey used to do a little boogie woogie. The big bands.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

We had an old Victrola with th...

We had an old Victrola with the old bulldog they used to have there. The horn would come out.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

We didn't let a night go by th...

We didn't let a night go by that we didn't play.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

They had the music being piped...

They had the music being piped right out on the street. I'd be three or four blocks from there and I couldn't get there fast enough because I'd hear old Joe holler them words.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

My family was a Christian fami...

My family was a Christian family. But I had to get to Kansas to play the blues.

Jay McShann 15 quotes

It was my first time in Kansas...

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 15 quotes

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