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Artist:	AMY & DUPREE BOLTON, CURTIS
Title:	Katanga!
Label:	HEAVENLY SWEETNESS (FRANCE)
Format:	LP
Price:	$31.00
Catalog #:	HS 039LP

Katanga! is a key soul jazz record, unknown by mainstream audiences and for which jazz fans have been desperately searching out for years, originally released in 1963 on Pacific Jazz. This session is the sixth and last one recorded by West Coast saxophonist Curtis Amy in his Pacific period (between 1960 and 1963). Between hard bop and soul jazz, this is a unique and legendary record. The only presence of trumpeter Dupree Bolton, who is so rare on records and so absent from jazz recording sessions as he spent most of his time in jail, justifies the key interest of this record. Fans of Clifford Brown and Fats Navarro will praise Katanga!. Curtis Amy is, of course, imperial on both soprano and tenor. "Katanga" and "Lonely Woman" are both jewels and both are composed by Curtis Amy. There are a lot of colors and a pure sound for this astonishing jazz session, embellished by musicians such as guitarist Ray Crawford, pianist Jack Wilson, bassist Victor Gaskin and drummer Doug Sides. The record was recorded in Los Angeles with a very original West Coast sound. Pressed on finely-selected 180 gram vinyl. Original analog sound.

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