King Curtis - The Best Of King Curtis

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King Curtis
The Best Of King Curtis

Compil. US 1996 on Capitol Jazz label
Jazz, R&B/Soul and Blues (Soul-Jazz, Rhythm’n’Blues, East Coast Blues)

All tracks recorded between August, 23 1962 and March, 11 1964 in New York City. Total playing time: 42:27 min

Musicians

	King Curtis ts, as, 1934-1971 US saxophone, tenor, saxello, album by, written by
	Chuck Rainey eb, b, ep, *1940 US bass, electric
	Jimmy Lewis b, eb, 1918-2000 US bass, electric
	Jimmy Tyrell b, bass, electric
	Ray Lucas dr, drums
	Billy Butler g, 1925-1991 US guitar, written by
	Cornell Dupree g, 1942-2011 US guitar
	Ernie Hayes org, p, *1929 US organ
	Paul Griffin org, 1937-2000 US organ, piano
	George Stubbs p, US piano
	David Cavanaugh ts, tb, 1919-1981 US producer, original
	Manny Kellem b, producer, original

Producers

Franko Caligiuri artwork by

Michael Cuscuna compilation producer, other, liner notes

Malcolm Addey mastered by

Brad Benedict photography

Composers

Jimmy Forrest

Lewis Simpkins

Oscar Washington

Rudolph Toombs

King Curtis

Luther Dixon

Berisford Sheperd

Bill Doggett

Billy Butler

Clifford Scott

Curtis Ousley

Freddie King

Sonny Thompson

Clyde Otis

Horace Silver

Joe Liggins

Hughie Cannon

Oliver Nelson

Sam Cooke

Album Tracks

No	Title	Artist	Composer	Duration
1	Night Train	King Curtis	Jimmy Forrest, Lewis Simpkins, Oscar Washington	2:32
2	One Mint Julep	King Curtis	Rudolph Toombs	2:39
3	Soul Twist	King Curtis	King Curtis	2:40
4	Soul Serenade	King Curtis	King Curtis, Luther Dixon	2:57
5	Honky Tonk	King Curtis	Berisford Sheperd, Bill Doggett, Billy Butler, Clifford Scott	2:51
6	Slow Drag	King Curtis	Curtis Ousley	2:34
7	Hide Away	King Curtis	Freddie King, Sonny Thompson	2:27
8	Strollin' Home	King Curtis	Clyde Otis, Curtis Ousley	2:41
9	Sister Sadie	King Curtis	Horace Silver	2:56
10	Tanya	King Curtis	Joe Liggins	2:16
11	Summer Dream	King Curtis	Curtis Ousley	2:36
12	Hung Over	King Curtis	Curtis Ousley	3:22
13	Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home	King Curtis	Hughie Cannon	2:01
14	More Soul	King Curtis	Curtis Ousley, Oliver Nelson	2:42
15	Shake	King Curtis	Sam Cooke	2:36
16	A Change Is Gonna Come	King Curtis	Sam Cooke	2:37

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To all the music fans that are contributing on Discogs, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia. Thanks to Franz Flückiger for providing Storygram used to visualize band membership.

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