Goin' to Kansas City

Goin'to Kansas City
Goin'to Kansas City
Studio album by Buck Clayton with Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City 9
Released	1960
Recorded	October 5 & 6, 1960; New York City
Genre	Jazz
Length	37:13
Label	Riverside; RLP 353
Producer	Tommy Gwaltney
Buck Clayton chronology

Goin' to Kansas City is an album by American jazz trumpeter Buck Clayton with Tommy Gwaltney's Kansas City 9 featuring tracks recorded in late 1960 for the Riverside label.^[1]^[2]

Reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[3]

Allmusic awarded the album 4 stars with the review by Scott Yanow stating, "Although the nonet performs a variety of songs associated with Kansas City Jazz of the swing era, the arrangements are modern and unpredictable".^[3]

Track listing[edit]

"Hello Babe" (Dicky Wells) - 3:00
"An Old Manuscript" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) - 3:26
"Kansas City Ballad" (Tommy Newsom) - 3:06
"The Jumping Blues" (Jay McShann, Charlie Parker) - 4:07
"Walter Page" (Tommy Gwaltney) - 4:27
"Midnight Mama" (Jelly Roll Morton) - 4:39
"John's Idea" (Count Basie, Eddie Durham) - 3:05
"Steppin' Pretty" (Mary Lou Williams) - 3:12
"Dedicated to You" (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, Hy Zaret) - 3:34
"The New Tulsa Blues" (Bennie Moten) - 4:37

Personnel[edit]

Buck Clayton - trumpet
Bobby Zottola - trumpet, peck horn
Dicky Wells - trombone
Tommy Newsom - clarinet, tenor saxophone
Tommy Gwaltney - alto saxophone, clarinet, vibraphone, xylophone
John Bunch - piano
Charlie Byrd - guitar
Whitey Mitchell - bass
Buddy Schutz - drums

Technical

Phil Ramone - engineer

Landmark[edit]

After an urban renewal project in the 1960s, Vine Street no longer intersects 12th Street, but at the former intersection the city created the Goin' to Kansas City Plaza.^[4]

References[edit]

^ Riverside Records discography accessed November 7, 2012
^ Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017
^ ^a ^b Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 7, 2012
^ Charles Ferruzza. "Kansas City Has No '12th Street And Vine'". Retrieved 2022-02-02.

[1] Riverside Records discography accessed November 7, 2012

[2] Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017

[Allmusic-3] Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 7, 2012

[KCUR-4] Charles Ferruzza. "Kansas City Has No '12th Street And Vine'". Retrieved 2022-02-02.

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v t e Buck Clayton
Years given are for the recording(s), not first release, unless stated otherwise.
As leader or co-leader	The Huckle-Buck and Robbins' Nest (1953) How Hi the Fi (1953–54) Buck Clayton Jams Benny Goodman (1953–54) Buck Meets Ruby (and Ruby Braff, 1954) Jumpin' at the Woodside (1954–55) All the Cats Join In (1953–56) Harry Edison Swings Buck Clayton (and Harry "Sweets" Edison, 1958) Songs for Swingers (1958) Copenhagen Concert (and Jimmy Rushing, 1959) Newport Jazz Festival All Stars (1959) Buck & Buddy (and Buddy Tate, 1960) Goin' to Kansas City (1960) Swingin' with Pee Wee (and Pee Wee Russell, 1960) Buck & Buddy Blow the Blues (1961) One for Buck (1961)
With others	The Original American Decca Recordings (Count Basie, 1937–39) The Count! (Count Basie, 1962; arranger only) Jazz Spectacular (Frankie Laine, 1955) The High and Mighty Hawk (Coleman Hawkins, 1958) Basie Reunion (Paul Quinichette, 1958) Swinging Like Tate (Buddy Tate, 1958) Bones for the King (Dicky Wells, 1958)