The Soul of King Curtis

by King Curtis

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Hassles I love the Blues, Rn'B, the saxophone and I just adore King Curtis.

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
Two CDs in a Full-Color Gatefold Digipak
Disc One: the Soul Twist Sessions
Disc Two: Sideman Sessions

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1.	Soul Twist 02:50	buy track
2.	Twisting Time 02:43	buy track
3.	What'd I Say (Part 1) 02:29	buy track
4.	What'd I Say (Part 2) 03:22	buy track
5.	I Know (You Don't Love Me No More) 02:53	buy track
6.	Sack O'Woe (Twist) 02:40	buy track
7.	Camp Meetin' (aka Harmonica Twist) 02:34	buy track
8.	Wobble Twist 02:33	buy track
9.	Irresistible You 02:53	buy track
10.	Big Dipper (aka Mr. Chow) 03:05	buy track
11.	Twisting With the King 02:46	buy track
12.	Midnight Blue 05:38	buy track
13.	Hot Potato (Piping Hot) 03:56	buy track
14.	The Monkey Shout 01:57	buy track
15.	Soul Twist (alternate take 7) 03:15	buy track
16.	Hot Rod 01:55	buy track
17.	Sammy Lowe & His Orchestra - Wail Man Wail 02:43	buy track
18.	The Strolls - Madisonville (Part 1) 02:13	buy track
19.	The Strolls - Madisonville (Part 2) 02:13	buy track
20.	Wilbert Harrison - Off to Work Again 02:37	buy track
21.	Pretty Boy with Lee Simms - Switchen in the Kitchen 02:28	buy track
22.	Bobby Davis and the Rhythm Rockers - Get Wit It 02:35	buy track
23.	Bob Kent - Korea, Korea 03:15	buy track
24.	The Avons - Our Love Will Never End 02:36	buy track
25.	The Shells - Better Forget Him 02:47	buy track
26.	The Arcades - Fine Little Girl 02:30	buy track
27.	Rudy Greene - Juicy Fruit 02:17	buy track
28.	Curley Hamner - Air Raid 02:36	buy track
29.	Curtis Carrington - I'm Gonna Catch You (Cutting Out On Me) 01:51	buy track
30.	Tyron Rowe - Mama Don't Allow 02:23	buy track
31.	Doc Pomus All Stars - Work, Little Carrie, Work 02:24	buy track
32.	Wilbert Harrison - C.C. Rider 02:14	buy track
33.	The Willows - Don't Push, Don't Pull, Don't Shove 02:24	buy track
34.	The Pearls - Ice Cream Baby 02:11	buy track

about

18-year-old Curtis Ousley arrived in New York in 1952, already in possession of some fearsome chops on his tenor saxophone. He'd wailed strong enough in his hometown of Fort Worth, Texas to earn the regal stage moniker of King Curtis. A few years later, he'd replace Sam "The Man" Taylor as New York's first-call studio sax man, cutting loose with crystalline solos on countless R&R and rock and roll recordings. Curtis was versatile enough to blow straight-ahead jazz fare as well, maintaining two separate stylistic careers simultaneously fora time and excelling at both. Curtis recorded for a variety of labels during his career, including stints at Capitol and Atlantic, but what is arguably his finest session came for Bobby Robinson's Harlem-based Enjoy Records in 1962. King Curtis never officially "joined" Bobby Robinson's Enjoy label, rather, he came aboard only provisionally, willing to cut a couple of sides and see if they hit, and once they did, he would sign. Robinson ran the session for "Soul Twist" and the record became Curtis' first hit. This album features the best of the Bobby Robinson sessions, and the best of his session work.