King Curtis
King Curtis was the last of the great R&B tenor sax giants. Born Curtis Ousley in Fort Worth, Texas, he came to prominence in the mid-'50s as a session musician in New York, recording, at one time or another, for most East Coast R&B labels. A long association with Atco/Atlantic began in 1958, especially on recordings by the Coasters. He recorded singles for many small labels in the '50s -- his own Atco sessions (1958-1959), and Prestige/New Jazz and Prestige/Tru-Sound for jazz and R&B albums (1960-1961). Curtis also had a number one R&B single with "Soul Twist" on Enjoy (1962). He was signed by Capitol (1963-1964), where he cut mostly singles, including the number 20 R&B hit "Soul Serenade." He returned to Atco/Atlantic in 1965, where he remained for the rest of his life. He had solid R&B single success with "Memphis Soul Stew" and "Ode to Billie Joe" (1967). Beginning in 1967, Curtis started to take a more active studio role at Atlantic, leading and contracting sessions for other artists, producing with Jerry Wexler, and later on his own. He also became the leader of Aretha Franklin's backing unit, the Kingpins. He compiled several albums of singles during this period. All aspects of his career were in full swing at the time he was murdered in 1971. He was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2000.
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Blues At Montreux (Live)
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 26.04.1971
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Soul Battle (Remastered 1992)
Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Erschienen bei Original Jazz Classics am 09.09.1960
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King Curtis: Memphis Soul Stew
Verschiedenes - Erschienen bei Warner Music Group - X5 Music Group am 07.08.2018
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The Best Of King Curtis
Jazz - Erschienen bei Blue Note Records am 01.01.1996
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Have Tenor Sax Will Blow
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino Atlantic am 12.02.1959
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Soul Battle (Remastered)
Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest
Soul - Erschienen bei RevOla am 11.07.2019
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The Platinum Collection
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino am 19.03.2007
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Soul Twist with King Curtis
King Curtis, The Noble Knights
Jazz - Erschienen bei Good Time Records am 17.09.2021
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Giants Of Jazz
Jazz - Erschienen bei Harlem Jazz Records am 09.12.2022
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Live At Small's Paradise (Live at Small's Paradise)
R&B - Erschienen bei Rhino am 12.02.1966
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The New Scene of King Curtis (Original Album Plus Bonus Tracks 1960)
Pop - Erschienen bei Soul Story am 01.01.2012
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Soul Street
Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest
Jazz - Erschienen bei Dobre Classic Media am 03.04.2010
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Soul Twist/Memphis Soul Stew
Rock - Erschienen bei Vogue Oldies am 13.09.1969
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The Best of King Curtis
Soul - Erschienen bei Enjoy Records am 28.06.1965
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Wail Man Wail! The Best of King Curtis 1952-1961
Blues - Erschienen bei Fantastic Voyage am 16.09.2012
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