"Jeepers Creepers"
This excerpt is from a 1954 performance at the Pla-Mor Ballroom, one of the band's favorite Kansas City venues.
May 8th, 1954
"Cute"
This recording is from a 1965 outdoor remote broadcast at the Landing Shopping Center.
August 20th, 1965
"Stella by Starlight"
This excerpt from the band's appearance at the 1970 Kansas City Jazz Festival features guest alto saxophonist John Park.
April 26th, 1970
"Who Can I Turn To?"
Vocalist Julie Turner shines on this excerpt from the band's set at the 1968 Kansas City Jazz Festival.
April 28th, 1968
"Here's That Rainy Day"
This excerpt from the 1972 Kansas City Jazz Festival showcases the Warren Durrett Orchestra with a soon-to-be world-renowned guitarist from Lee's Summit, Missouri.
April 23rd, 1972
"I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" / "Don't Get Around Much Anymore"
From a 1962 session at Horizon Studio, this recording features the band's unique arrangement of two Duke Ellington classics.
1962
"The Message"
This excerpt from the 1967 Kansas City Jazz Festival once again features guitarist Don Winsell alongside the Warren Durrett Brass. The tune reflects the boogaloo style that interested jazz artists in the mid-1960s.
April 2nd, 1967
"Broadway"
This performance is from the 1966 Kansas City Jazz Festival, where the Durrett Brass was joined by guitarist Don Winsell. On a note inside the reel's container, Durrett marked the performance as "good."
May 1st, 1966
"Naptown Blues"
Guitarist Pat Metheny is featured with the band in this excerpt from an early-1972 Plaza Inn Hotel gig.
February 5th, 1972
"What Is There to Say?"
This excerpt is from a Lawrence, Kansas studio session that took place in either May or June of 1973.
1973