Jay McShann
The Last Of The Blue Devils

Listening notes

Jay McShann’s The Last Of The Blue Devils appears on Atlantic with catalog number KSD 8800, issued in 1978 in vinyl format and categorized under Blues. The album is sequenced across two sides with five tracks per side, totaling ten selections. Based on the listed timings, Side A runs approximately 23:51 and Side B approximately 22:37, for a combined album length of about 46:28. The average track length is roughly 4 minutes and 39 seconds.

Side A opens with Confessin The Blues (4:43) and continues with ’Tain’t Nobody’s Bisness If I Do (6:59), Hootie Blues (4:29), Blue Devil Jump (3:25), and My Chile (4:15). The longest track on the album is ’Tain’t Nobody’s Bisness If I Do at 6:59, while Blue Devil Jump, at 3:25, is among the shortest. Titles on this side prominently include the word “Blues” in two selections and refer explicitly to “Blue Devil” in one, signaling consistent titling around blues-oriented language.

Side B begins with Jumpin’ At The Woodside (4:36) and proceeds through Just For You (5:37), Hot Biscuits (3:25), ’Fore Day Rider (4:08), and Kansas City (4:51). Durations on this side cluster mostly between four and five minutes, with Hot Biscuits at 3:25 matching Side A’s shortest track length. The side closes with Kansas City at 4:51.

As presented, this Atlantic release documents a ten-track program under Jay McShann’s name with clearly delineated track positions (A1–A5, B1–B5), titles, and durations. The content is identified in the Blues genre and is issued on vinyl. The track order progresses from Confessin The Blues at the start of Side A to Kansas City at the conclusion of Side B, reflecting a deliberate sequence across the album’s two sides. Cataloged as Atlantic KSD 8800 from 1978, this entry provides verifiable details on format, label, year, genre, and track specifics for reference and collection purposes.