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Kansas City Six
Band, US, Kansas City, Missouri
Jazz
When they had time off from the Count Basie Orchestra in the late 1930s, the Count's rhythm musicians formed a small ensemble called The Kansas City Five, with trumpeter Buck Clayton, drummer Jo Jones, bassist Walter Page, rhythm guitarist Freddie Green and Eddie Durham's electric guitar (as a replacement for Count Basie's piano). When Lester Young joined the band, on clarinet and tenor sax, it became the Kansas City Six. Line-up (ca. 1938): Buck Clayton (Trumpet) Eddie Durham (Guitar) Freddie Green (Guitar) Jo Jones (Drums) Lester Young (Clarinet, Saxophone) Walter Page (Bass)
Members
 | Eddie Durham tb, g 1906-1987 US |
 | Lester Young ts 1909-1959 US |
 | Jo Jones dr 1911-1985 US |
 | Buck Clayton tr 1911-1991 US |
 | Walter Page b 1900-1957 US |
 | Freddie Green g 1911-1987 US |
Popular Tracks 
I Want A Little Girl (Take 1) on The Alternative Lester by Lester Young Good Morning Blues (Live) on Milestones of Legends: Golden Gate Quartet, Vol. 9 – From Spirituals to Swing I by Various Artists Countless Blues (Take 2) on The Alternative Lester by Lester Young Countless Blues (Take 1) on The Alternative Lester by Lester Young Strut Miss Lizzle: Way Down Yonder in New Orleans (Take 2) on The Alternative Lester by Lester Young Four O' Clock Drag on Lester Leaps Again by Various Artists Three Little Words - Take #2 on Compact Jazz: Lester Young & The Piano Giants by Lester Young I Want A Little Girl (Take 2) on The Alternative Lester by Lester Young Them There Eyes (Take 1) on The Alternative Lester by Lester Young Paging The Devil on Spirituals To Swing Vol. 2 by Various ArtistsTrack list and 30sec audio provided by 
Discography
| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938-1944 | Kansas City Six | 1996 | Compil. |
| Lester Young With The Kansas City Six 1938-1944 | Lester Young And Kansas City Six | 1991 | Compil. |
| Commodore Recordings | Lester Young And Kansas City Six | 1991 | Compil. |
| Prez And Friends (A Complete Session) | Kansas City Six With Lester Young | 1980 | Compil. |
| A Complete Session | Kansas City Six With Lester Young | 1980 | Compil. |
| Swing Concert: Carnegie Hall Concerts 1938/39 | Benny Goodman ● Count Basie Orchestra ● Kansas City Six | 1979 | Compil. |
| Lester Young And The Kansas City 6 | Lester Young And The Kansas City Six | 1979 | Compil. |
| "Prez" | Kansas City Six Featuring Lester Young | 1969 | Album |
| "Prez" | Kansas City Six Featuring Lester Young | 1969 | Compil. |
| Kansas City Style | Lester Young And The Kansas City Six | 1952 | Compil. |
| Them There Eyes / Good Morning Blues | Kansas City Six | 1938 | Album |
| Pagin' The Devil / Way Down Yonder In New Orleans | Kansas City Six | 1938 | Album |
| Three Little Words / Four O'Clock Drag | Kansas City Six | Album | |
| Lester Young And The Kansas City Six | Lester Young And The Kansas City Six | Single | |
| I Got Rhythm / Jo Jo | Kansas City Six | Album | |
| Untitled | Kansas City Six, Jelly Roll Morton, Charlie Parker, Louis Hayes | Single | |
| The Prez Got Rhythm | Lester Young And His Kansas City Six | Single | |
| Kansas City Jazz! | Lester Young And His Kansas City Six | Single | |
| The Prez | Lester Young With The Kansas City Six | Compil. | |
| Lester Young And His Kansas City Six | Lester Young And His Kansas City Six | Single |
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