King Curtis - The Blues Don't Care (2017)

Tracklist

01. Ain't Nobody's Business
02. Soul Street
03. I Have to Worry
04. Jivin' Time
05. Fever
06. Lazy Soul
07. Night Train
08. Trouble in Mind
09. Tuxedo Junction
10. Soul Meeting
11. Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out
12. So Rare
13. Blues at the Five Spot
14. All the Way
15. Lean Baby
16. Jeep's Blues
17. Woke Up in the Morning
18. Sweet and Lovely

King Curtis, was an American tenor, alto, and soprano saxophonist who played rhythm and blues, soul, rock, and soul jazz.

Curtis was born in Fort Worth, Texas. During the 1950s and early to mid 1960s he both worked as a session player on such records as Yakety Yak and recorded his own singles. His best known singles from this period are “Soul Twist” (Enjoy) and “Soul Serenade” (Capitol). In 1965 he moved to Atlantic Records, where his most successful singles were “Memphis Soul Stew” and “Ode to Billie Joe. ” He led Aretha Franklin’s backup band, The Kingpins, and produced records, at first with Jerry Wexler and then by himself.

Curtis guested on John Lennon’s Imagine and was capable of attracting the best session musicians to put in appearances for his own albums, including Eric Clapton, guitarist Duane Allman on Instant Groove, and organist Billy Preston and drummer Bernard Purdie on Live At Fillmore West.

On Saturday August 13 1971 he was stabbed outside his apartment and pronounced dead upon arrival at hospital.

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