Jay McShann Quotes

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

  Jay McShann

  Christian, Play, Kansas

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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.

  Jay McShann

  Music, Swings, Play

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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

  Kansas City, Two, Cities

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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

  Book, Play, Turner

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• 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

  Listening, Trying, Excited

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

  Jay McShann

  Horny, Bulldogs, Used

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