Jack McVea
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Biography
[Edit]Jack McVea will always be most famous for his big hit "Open the Door, Richard." Although associated with the R&B world due to that 1946 bestseller, McVea was actually a swing stylist whose fairly mellow sound was a major contrast to the honking tenors of the time. He started out playing banjo as a youth (1925-27) before switching to alto. McVea began playing professionally with his father (banjoist Satchel McVea), Dootise Williams' Harlem Dukes (1932), Charlie Echols (1934-35), Claude Kennedy, Edyth Turnham, Cee Pee Johnson and Eddie Barefield (1936). McVea mostly gigged in the Los Angeles area until joining Lionel Hampton in 1940 as a baritonist. He was with Hamp for three years and played with Snub Mosley, but McVea made a much stronger impression when he played on the first Jazz at the Philharmonic Concert. From 1944 on, McVea led his own group most of the time. He appeared on a Slim Gaillard record date in 1945 that included Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker and was quite popular from 1946-48 after "Open the Door, Richard" became a novelty hit. In the 1950s McVea had a lower profile, continuing to lead his own combo in the Los Angeles area and gigging with Benny Carter in 1956. McVea recorded as a leader for Rhythm, Melodisc, Apollo, Black & White and Exclusive from 1945-47 and for Combo and Ace from 1953-55. He also recorded a jazz album for 77 in 1962. From 1966 until the mid-1980s, McVea led a Dixieland-oriented trio at Disneyland, playing clarinet exclusively. When the Disneyland job ended, he retired from music. Jack McVea died in Los Angeles on December 27, 2000.
Title: Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered) (CD2)
Artist: Jack McVea
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Anthology: The Deluxe Collection (Remastered) (CD1)
Artist: Jack McVea
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Collections
Title: Wise Guys & Wild Women! Jazz Noir
Genre: Jazz
Title: Rhythm & Blues Lost Gems
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1954, Vol. 7
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Rare Records Revisited
Genre: Pop
Title: Great Googa Mooga Silly Hits From the Charts
Genre: Rock, Rock & Roll
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Swing Boogie
Genre: Jazz
Title: Great American Swing
Genre: Jazz
Title: Central Rocks! The Central Avenue Scene 1951-58, Vol. 2
Genre: Rock
Title: Cool Daddy: The Central Avenue Scene 1951-1957 Vol 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Vintage Jazz Lounge, Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Boogie Woogie Piano Classics
Genre: Blues
Title: Piano Boogie Woogie Vol. 2
Genre: Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 2
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: 100 Cash Poor Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Combo Vocal Groups, Vol. 2
Genre:
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1940-1945, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1940-1945, Vol. 1
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Lolita (Original Score)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: Exile On Main Street Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: Greatest R & B Hits of 1948 Volume 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Piano Boogie Woogie Vol. 1
Genre: Jazz
Title: Big Hits and Highlights of 1954, Vol. 8
Genre: Pop
Title: Rare Records Revisited
Genre: Pop
Title: Something Saxy - Jazz in the Lounge
Genre: Jazz, Contemporary Jazz
Title: Greatest R&B Hits of 1946, Vol. 4
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Soul & R&B
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul
Title: Great Songs, Vol. 1
Genre: Pop
Title: Big Hits & Highlights of 1947, Vol. 10
Genre: Pop
Title: Mafia 2 (Radio Soundtrack) (Delta Radio)
Genre: Theatre/Soundtrack
Title: The R&B Years 1946: Vol. 1 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: The R&B Years 1946: Vol. 2 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Great Googly Moo (And More Undisputed Fruits)
Genre: Rock & Roll
Title: The R&B Years 42-45: Vol. 2 (CD2)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B
Title: Wall Street Blues
Genre: Blues
Title: A Rhythm & Blues Chronology 1945-46 (CD1)
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Jazz
Title: Blues Saxaphone 3CD (CD1)
Title: Blues Saxaphone 3CD (CD3)
Title: Boogie Woogie Goodies, Vol. 3
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Blues, Rock, Punk Rock, Pop
Featuring albums
Title: Rare Doo-Wop and Rhythm & Blues Vocal Groups, Vol. 4
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Hip Hop/R&B, Soul, Pop
Title: Want to Boogie Some More: The Very Best of boogie Woogie 1920's - 1940's
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues
Title: Want to Boogie Some More (The Very Best of Boogie Woogie)
Artist: Various Artists
Genre: Blues