King Curtis
The New Scene of King Curtis + Soul Meeting (FSRCD 714)
The New Scene of King Curtis + Soul Meeting
King Curtis
Fresh Sound Records
8427328607148
ZZZ 133237
FSRCD 714
JAZZ
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The New Scene of King Curtis + Soul Meeting
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Tenorman King Curtis (1934-1971) is best known as a rhythm and blues star. But, as he shows here, fronting two coruscating rhythm sections graced by pianist Wynton Kelly, and sharing the front line with the sparkling trumpet and cornet of Nat Adderley, there was much more to him than that. Confident, fluent and agile, he builds his solos with care and economy, his big, warm, wraparound tone recalling the blues-drenched power and authority of Gene Ammons. He has an ideal partner in the ebulliently inventive Adderley, while Kelly – once dubbed “the most swinging pianist ever” by no less than drummer Jimmy Cobb, who played with him and the bassist here, Paul Chambers, in Miles Davis’s rhythm section – lifts these sessions as only he could. Ably abetted by Chambers, one of the best on his instrument in jazz, Kelly, impeccable both as soloist and accompanist, is an indispensable element in the success of these sessions.
Tracks #1-5, from the New Jazz 12" album The New Scene of King Curtis (NJ8237)
NAT ADDERLEY (cornet, except on #3)
KING CURTIS (tenor sax)
WYNTON KELLY (piano)
PAUL CHAMBERS (bass)
OLIVER JACKSON (drums).
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on April 21, 1960.
Tracks #6-11, from the Prestige 12" album Soul Meeting (ST7222)
NAT ADDERLEY (cornet, except on #8)
KING CURTIS (tenor sax)
WYNTON KELLY (piano)
SAM JONES (bass)
BELTON EVANS (drums).
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on September 18, 1960.
TRACKS:
01. Da Du Dah (Curtis) 5:07
02. Have You Heard? (Curtis-Foster) 10.18
03. Willow Weep For Me (Ronell) 5:20
04. Little Brother Soul (Curtis) 8:31
05. In A Funky Groove (Curtis) 10:47
06. Soul Meeting (Curtis) 6:59
07. Lazy Soul (Curtis) 7:12
08. All The Way (Cahn-Van Heusen) 5:29
09. Jeep's Blues (Ellington-Hodges) 6:55
10. What Is This Thing Called Love? (Porter) 5:40
11. Do You Have A Soul Now? (Curtis) 6:24
Total time: 79:30 min.
Tenorman King Curtis (1934-1971) is best known as a rhythm and blues star. But, as he shows here, fronting two coruscating rhythm sections graced by pianist Wynton Kelly, and sharing the front line with the sparkling trumpet and cornet of Nat Adderley, there was much more to him than that. Confident, fluent and agile, he builds his solos with care and economy, his big, warm, wraparound tone recalling the blues-drenched power and authority of Gene Ammons. He has an ideal partner in the ebulliently inventive Adderley, while Kelly – once dubbed “the most swinging pianist ever” by no less than drummer Jimmy Cobb, who played with him and the bassist here, Paul Chambers, in Miles Davis’s rhythm section – lifts these sessions as only he could. Ably abetted by Chambers, one of the best on his instrument in jazz, Kelly, impeccable both as soloist and accompanist, is an indispensable element in the success of these sessions.
Tracks #1-5, from the New Jazz 12" album The New Scene of King Curtis (NJ8237)
NAT ADDERLEY (cornet, except on #3)
KING CURTIS (tenor sax)
WYNTON KELLY (piano)
PAUL CHAMBERS (bass)
OLIVER JACKSON (drums).
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on April 21, 1960.
Tracks #6-11, from the Prestige 12" album Soul Meeting (ST7222)
NAT ADDERLEY (cornet, except on #8)
KING CURTIS (tenor sax)
WYNTON KELLY (piano)
SAM JONES (bass)
BELTON EVANS (drums).
Recorded at Rudy Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, on September 18, 1960.
TRACKS:
01. Da Du Dah (Curtis) 5:07
02. Have You Heard? (Curtis-Foster) 10.18
03. Willow Weep For Me (Ronell) 5:20
04. Little Brother Soul (Curtis) 8:31
05. In A Funky Groove (Curtis) 10:47
06. Soul Meeting (Curtis) 6:59
07. Lazy Soul (Curtis) 7:12
08. All The Way (Cahn-Van Heusen) 5:29
09. Jeep's Blues (Ellington-Hodges) 6:55
10. What Is This Thing Called Love? (Porter) 5:40
11. Do You Have A Soul Now? (Curtis) 6:24
Total time: 79:30 min.
