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Curtis Amy

Born: Oct 11, 1929 in Houston, TX

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Died: Jun 5, 2002 in Los Angeles, CA

Styles: Soul-Jazz, West Coast Jazz, Hard Bop

Biography: A good soul-jazz and hard bop tenor and soprano saxophonist, Curtis Amy enjoyed a busy period in the '60s, then dropped out of sight. He had a strong tone and nice, lightly swinging style, though he wasn't a great soloist. Amy began playing clarinet as a child, then started on tenor in an Army band. ...Read full biography

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Way Down

Released: 1962

Label: Pacific Jazz

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This excellent West Coast bop featured Victor Feldman. ~ David Szatmary, All Music Guide ...Read full review

Katanga!

Released: 1963

Label: Pacific Jazz

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Tenor saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded six albums for Pacific Jazz during 1960-63. This CD reissue from 1998 has all of the music from his sixth set (Katanga) and half of the performances (three selections) ...Read full review

More Curtis Amy albums: Main Albums (10), Compilations (1)

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