Way Down (album) explained

Way Down
Type:	Studio
Artist:	Curtis Amy featuring Victor Feldman
Cover:	Way_Down_(album).jpg
Released:	1962
Recorded:	January 29 and February 5, 1962
Studio:	Pacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label:	Pacific Jazz PJ 46
Producer:	Richard Bock
Chronology:	Curtis Amy
Prev Title:	Meetin' Here
Prev Year:	1961
Next Title:	Tippin' on Through
Next Year:	1962

Way Down is an album by saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded in early 1962 for the Pacific Jazz label.^{[1] [2]}

Reception

AllMusic reviewer David Szatmary described the album as containing "excellent West Coast bop".

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Amy, except where indicated

1. "Way Down" (Onzy Matthews) - 7:37
2. "Liberia" - 6:44
3. "24 Hour Blues" - 5:20
4. "Liza" - 2:32
5. "A Soulful Bee, A Soulful Rose" - 6:52
6. "All My Life" (Sam H. Stept, Sidney D. Mitchell) - 7:17
7. "Bells and Horns" (Milt Jackson) - 5:34

Personnel

• Curtis Amy - tenor saxophone
• Marcus Belgrave - trumpet
• Roy Brewster - valve trombone
• Roy Ayers - vibraphone
• John Houston (tracks 3-5), Victor Feldman (tracks 1, 2, 6 & 7) - piano
• George Morrow - bass
• Tony Bazley - drums

Notes and References

1. http://www.jazzdisco.org/pacific-jazz-records/catalog-10000-20000-series/#pj-46 Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series
2. http://www.jazzlists.com/SJ_Label_Pacific_Jazz_10000.htm Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography