Katanga! Explained

Katanga!
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton
Cover:	Katanga!.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	February 3, 1963
Studio:	Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Pacific Jazz PJ 70
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	Curtis Amy
Prev Title:	Tippin' on Through
Prev Year:	1962
Next Title:	The Sounds of Broadway / The Sounds of Hollywood
Next Year:	1965

Katanga! is an album by saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded in early 1963 for the Pacific Jazz label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow observed: "Amy had a fine hard bop-oriented style with a soulful sound. […] Obscure but rewarding music that was overshadowed during the era and was previously long out of print."

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Amy, except as indicated

1. "Katanga" (Dupree Bolton) - 3:02
2. "Lonely Woman" - 3:47
3. "Native Land" - 10:18
4. "Amyable" (Jack Wilson) - 6:11
5. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 5:57
6. "A Shade of Brown" (Clifford Solomon) - 5:57

Personnel

• Curtis Amy - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone
• Dupree Bolton - trumpet
• Jack Wilson - piano
• Ray Crawford - guitar
  • Victor Gaskin - bass Doug Sides - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-10000-20000-series/#pj-70 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Pacific_Jazz_10000.htm Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography