Jack McVea
Jack McVea (November 5, 1914 – December 27, 2000) was an American swing, blues, and rhythm and blues woodwind player; he played clarinet and tenor and baritone saxophone. His father was the noted banjoist Satchel McVea, and banjo was Jack McVea's first instrument.
Born John Vivian McVea in Los Angeles, California, and playing jazz in Los Angeles for several years, he joined Lionel Hampton's orchestra in 1940. From 1944 on he mostly worked as a leader. Perhaps his most impressive performance as a sideman in those years was at the first Jazz at the Philharmonic concert in 1944. From 1966 till his retirement in the 1980s he led a group which played traditional jazz at Disneyland, called "The Royal Street Bachelors" in New Orleans Square.
McVea was leader of the Black & White Records studio band and was responsible for coming up with the musical riff for the words "Open the Door, Richard". Ralph Bass got him to record it in 1946 and it became immensely popular, entering the national charts the following year, and was recorded by many other artists.
He is also known for his playing on T-Bone Walker's "Call It Stormy Monday (But Tuesday Is Just As Bad)." McVea also played on 1945's "Slim's Jam" by Slim Gaillard alongside Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie.
McVea died in December 2000, at the age of 86.
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Baby look at you-Wynonie Harris w/ Jack McVea
Baby make up your mine- JMcV and his All Stars
Bartender boogie- JMcV and his All Stars
Blues with a feeling-Rabon Tarrant w/ JMcV and his All Stars
Butch- JMcV and his All Stars
Carlos- JMcV and his All Stars
Chop chop boom- JMcV and his All Stars
Crows being evicted-Jack McVea and his Door Openers
Dirty money blues-Rabon Tarrant w/ JMcV and his All Stars
Don't blame me- JMcV and his All Stars
Don't let the sun catch you crying- JMcV and his All Stars
Evening- JMcV and his All Stars
F Minor boogie- JMcV and his All Stars
Fiddlesticks-JMcV Orch
Fish for supper- JMcV and his All Stars
Groovin' boogie- JMcV and his All Stars
Inflation blues- JMcV and his All Stars
It never should have been this way- JMcV and his All Stars
Jack Frost- JMcV and his All Stars
Jack's boogie- JMcV and his All Stars
Mumblin' blues- JMcV and his All Stars
My business is COD- JMcV and his All Stars
My Grandfather-JMcV Orch.
Naggin' woman blues- JMcV and his All Stars
New Deal- JMcV and his All Stars
No worry blues-JMcV Orch.
No, no you can't do dat Mon- JMcV and his All Stars
O-kay for baby- JMcV and his All Stars
Oh, how I miss you tonight-JmcV and his Orch.
Ooh Mop- JMcV and his All Stars
Open the door Richard- JMcV and his All Stars
Play it over- JMcV and his All Stars
Rainy day blues 1-Rabon Tarrant and Jack McVea
Rainy day blues 2- JMcV and his All Stars
The crows boogie-JMcV Orch.
The key's in the mailbox- JMcV and his All Stars
Don't bruise the feeling-JMcV and his Orch
'Frisco blues-JMcV and his All Stars
Gaucho Hop-JMcV and his Orch
Hoo Doo you baby-JMcV and his Orch
Let's ride, ride, ride-The Savoys, Jack McVea & His Orchestra & Louise Beatty
Nobody in town can bake a sweet jelly roll like mine-JMcV and his Orch
On the sunny side of the street-JMcV and his Orch
Opus boogie-JMcV Orch.
She's gone with the wind-Wynonie Harris and JMcV and His All Stars
Somebody changed the lock on my heart-Wynonie Harris and JMcV and His All Stars
Tarrant blues-JMcV and His All Stars
Tatoe pie-JMcV and His All Stars
Tequila Hop-JMcV Orch
Trying to tell ya-JMcV and His All Stars
Two timin' baby boogie-JMcV and His All Stars
Ube Dubie-JMcV and his Orch.
We're together again-JMcV and His All Stars
Wine-O 1-JMcV
Wine-O 2-JMcV and His All Stars
Wynonie's blues-Wynonie Harris and JMcV and His All Stars
You brought me heartaches-JMcV and his Orch.
You can come back home-JMcV and His All Stars
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Baby look at you-Wynonie Harris w/ Jack McVea
Baby make up your mine- JMcV and his All Stars
Bartender boogie- JMcV and his All Stars
Blues with a feeling-Rabon Tarrant w/ JMcV and his All Stars
Butch- JMcV and his All Stars
Carlos- JMcV and his All Stars
Chop chop boom- JMcV and his All Stars
Crows being evicted-Jack McVea and his Door Openers
Dirty money blues-Rabon Tarrant w/ JMcV and his All Stars
Don't blame me- JMcV and his All Stars
Don't let the sun catch you crying- JMcV and his All Stars
Evening- JMcV and his All Stars
F Minor boogie- JMcV and his All Stars
Fiddlesticks-JMcV Orch
Fish for supper- JMcV and his All Stars
Groovin' boogie- JMcV and his All Stars
Inflation blues- JMcV and his All Stars
It never should have been this way- JMcV and his All Stars
Jack Frost- JMcV and his All Stars
Jack's boogie- JMcV and his All Stars
Mumblin' blues- JMcV and his All Stars
My business is COD- JMcV and his All Stars
My Grandfather-JMcV Orch.
Naggin' woman blues- JMcV and his All Stars
New Deal- JMcV and his All Stars
No worry blues-JMcV Orch.
No, no you can't do dat Mon- JMcV and his All Stars
O-kay for baby- JMcV and his All Stars
Oh, how I miss you tonight-JmcV and his Orch.
Ooh Mop- JMcV and his All Stars
Open the door Richard- JMcV and his All Stars
Play it over- JMcV and his All Stars
Rainy day blues 1-Rabon Tarrant and Jack McVea
Rainy day blues 2- JMcV and his All Stars
The crows boogie-JMcV Orch.
The key's in the mailbox- JMcV and his All Stars
Don't bruise the feeling-JMcV and his Orch
'Frisco blues-JMcV and his All Stars
Gaucho Hop-JMcV and his Orch
Hoo Doo you baby-JMcV and his Orch
Let's ride, ride, ride-The Savoys, Jack McVea & His Orchestra & Louise Beatty
Nobody in town can bake a sweet jelly roll like mine-JMcV and his Orch
On the sunny side of the street-JMcV and his Orch
Opus boogie-JMcV Orch.
She's gone with the wind-Wynonie Harris and JMcV and His All Stars
Somebody changed the lock on my heart-Wynonie Harris and JMcV and His All Stars
Tarrant blues-JMcV and His All Stars
Tatoe pie-JMcV and His All Stars
Tequila Hop-JMcV Orch
Trying to tell ya-JMcV and His All Stars
Two timin' baby boogie-JMcV and His All Stars
Ube Dubie-JMcV and his Orch.
We're together again-JMcV and His All Stars
Wine-O 1-JMcV
Wine-O 2-JMcV and His All Stars
Wynonie's blues-Wynonie Harris and JMcV and His All Stars
You brought me heartaches-JMcV and his Orch.
You can come back home-JMcV and His All Stars
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