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. ~ Ron Wynn
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Un buen saxofonista tenor y soprano de soul-jazz y hard bop, Curtis Amy disfrutó de un período de gran actividad en los años 60, y luego se perdió de vista. Tenía un tono fuerte y un estilo agradable y ligeramente oscilante, aunque no era un gran solista. Amy empezó a tocar el clarinete de niño, y luego se inició como tenor en una banda del ejército. Estudió educación musical en el Kentucky State College y se licenció a principios de los 50. Tras dar clases un tiempo en Tennessee y trabajar en clubes del Medio Oeste, Amy se trasladó a Los Ángeles a mediados de los 50. Grabó con Dizzy Gillespie en 1955, luego trabajó a principios de los 60 con Onzy Matthews y Roy Ayers, y actuó y grabó con Gerald Wilson en 1965 y 1966. Amy dirigió bandas en las que participaron Bobby Hutcherson, Victor Feldman, Jimmy Owens, Kenny Barron y Ayers en los años 60, y grabó para Pacific Jazz y Verve. ~ Ron Wynn
01 - Early in the Morning
02 - Come Rain or Come Shine
03 - If I Were a Bell
04 - The Blues Message
05 - 24 Hours Blues
06 - Beautiful You
07 - Just Friends
08 - One More Hamhock, Please
09 - Angel Eyes
10 - Bobblin'
11 - Searchin'
12 - Meetin' Here
13 - Gone into It
14 - Goin' Down, Catch Me a Woman
15 - This Is the Blues
Release: 2020
Label: Nagel Heyer Records
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