Goin' to Kansas City

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]

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
Buck Clayton chronology
Swingin' with Pee Wee (1960) Goin'to Kansas City (1960) Buck & Buddy (1960)

Reception

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

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

Personnel

• 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

References

1. Riverside Records discography accessed November 7, 2012
2. Enciclopedia del Jazz: Buck Clayton accessed June 30, 2017
3. Yanow, S. Allmusic Review accessed November 7, 2012