Curtis Amy • Tippin' On Through

 

Curtis Amy
Biography by Ron Wynn
A good soul-jazz and hard bop tenor and soprano saxophonist, Curtis Amy enjoyed a busy period in the '60s, then dropped out of sight. He had a strong tone and nice, lightly swinging style, though he wasn't a great soloist. Amy began playing clarinet as a child, then started on tenor in an Army band. He studied music education at Kentucky State College and earned his bachelor's degree in the early '50s. After teaching school a while in Tennessee and working in Midwestern clubs, Amy moved to Los Angeles in the mid-'50s. He recorded with Dizzy Gillespie in 1955, then worked in the early '60s with Onzy Matthews and Roy Ayers, and performed and recorded with Gerald Wilson in 1965 and 1966. Amy led bands that featured Bobby Hutcherson, Victor Feldman, Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron, and Ayers in the '60s, and recorded for Pacific Jazz and Verve.

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Curtis Amy
Biografía de Ron Wynn
Curtis Amy, un buen soul-jazz y hard bop tenor y saxofonista soprano, disfrutó de un período de ajetreado en los años 60, y luego desapareció de la vista. Tenía un tono fuerte y un estilo agradable y ligeramente oscilante, aunque no era un gran solista. Amy comenzó a tocar el clarinete cuando era niña, y luego comenzó a tocar el tenor en una banda del Ejército. Estudió educación musical en el Kentucky State College y obtuvo su licenciatura a principios de los años 50. Después de enseñar en la escuela por un tiempo en Tennessee y trabajar en clubes del medio oeste, Amy se mudó a Los Ángeles a mediados de los años cincuenta. Grabó con Dizzy Gillespie en 1955, luego trabajó a principios de los años 60 con Onzy Matthews y Roy Ayers, y actuó y grabó con Gerald Wilson en 1965 y 1966. Amy dirigió bandas que presentaban a Bobby Hutcherson, Victor Feldman, Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron , y Ayers en los años 60, y grabó para Pacific Jazz y Verve.

Tracklist:
A1 - Tippin' On Through -
A2 - Funk In The Evening -
B1 - For Ayres Only -
B2 - In Your Own Sweet Way -
B3 - Summertime -
B4 - Set Call -


Credits:
    Bass – Bob Whitlock
    Design, Photography By [Back Cover] – Woody Woodward
    Drums – Lawrence Marable
    Liner Notes – John William Hardy
    Photography By [Front Cover] – Norval N. McAllister
    Piano – John Houston
    Producer – Richard Bock
    Tenor Saxophone – Curtis Amy
    Valve Trombone – Roy Brewster
    Vibraphone – Ron Ayres (Roy Ayers)


Label: Pacific Jazz ‎– 62, Pacific Jazz ‎– ST-62
Released: 1962
Genre: Jazz
https://www.discogs.com/Curtis-Amy-Tippin-On-Through/release/5786311

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