Curtis Amy

Artist Biography For Curtis Amy

Curtis Amy October 11 1929 – June 5 2002 Was An American West Coast Jazz Musician Known For His Work On Tenor Saxophone. He Also Explored Many Mediums Including Soul Jazz And Hard Bop. Amy Was Born In Houston Texas. He Learned How To Play Clarinet Before Joining The Army And During His Time In Service Picked Up The Tenor Saxophone. After His Discharge He Attended And Graduated From Kentucky State College. He Worked As An Educator In Tennessee While Playing In Midwestern Jazz Clubs. In The Mid-1950s He Relocated To Los Angeles And Signed With Pacific Jazz Records Often Playing With Organist Paul Bryant. In The Mid-60s He Spent Three Years As Musical Director Of Ray Charles' Orchestra Together With His Wife Merry Clayton And Steve Huffsteter. As Well As Leading His Own Bands And Recording Albums Under His Own Name Amy Also Did Session Work And Played The Solos On Several Recordings Including The Doors Song "Touch Me" Carole King's Tapestry And Lou Rawls' First Albums Black And Blue And Tobacco Road Coinciding With Dexter Gordon In The Onzy Matthews Big Band 1 As Well As Working With Marvin Gaye Tammy Terrell And Smokey Robinson. Up Until His Death He Was Married To Singer And Recording Artist Merry Clayton. Discography * 1960 The Blues Message Aka This Is The Blues Kimberly - With Paul Bryant * 1961 Groovin' Blue Pacific Jazz - With Frank Butler * 1961 Meetin' Here Pacific Jazz - With Bryant * 1962 Way Down Pacific Jazz - With Victor Feldman * 1962 Tippin' On Through - Recorded "Live" At The Lighthouse Pacific Jazz * 1963 Katanga! Pacific Jazz - With Dupree Bolton And Guitarist Ray Crawford Pianist Jack Wilson Bassist Victor Gaskin And Drummer Doug Sides 1 * 1965 The Sounds Of Broadway / The Sounds Of Hollywood Palomar * 1966 Mustang Verve * 1971 Tapestry - Carole King * 1994 Peace For Love Fresh Sound

50 Top Music Tracks For Curtis Amy - Frogtoon Music

Curtis Amy - Katanga Curtis Amy - Native Land Curtis Amy - Lonely Woman Curtis Amy - Amyable Curtis Amy - You Don't Know What Love Is Curtis Amy - A Shade Of Brown Curtis Amy - A Soulful Bee, A Soulful Rose Curtis Amy - Meetin' Here Curtis Amy - Katanga 20 Bit Mastering Curtis Amy - Way Down Curtis Amy - Gone Into It Curtis Amy - Groovin' Blue Curtis Amy - Bongo Blue Curtis Amy - Liberia Curtis Amy - All My Life Curtis Amy - Lisa Curtis Amy - Bobblin' Curtis Amy - Annsome Curtis Amy - Mustang Curtis Amy - Beautiful You Curtis Amy - Very Frank Curtis Amy - Bells And Horns Curtis Amy - Early In The Morning Curtis Amy - Funk In The Evening Curtis Amy - This Is The Blues Curtis Amy - Tippin' On Through Curtis Amy - 24 Hours Blues Curtis Amy - Just Friends Curtis Amy - In Your Own Sweet Way Curtis Amy - 24 Hour Blues Curtis Amy - For Ayers Only Curtis Amy - Angel Eyes Curtis Amy - One More Hamhock Please Curtis Amy - Searchin' Curtis Amy - Come Rain Or Come Shine Curtis Amy - The Blues Message Curtis Amy - If I Were A Bell Curtis Amy - Katanga 1998 Digital Remaster Curtis Amy - Goin' Down, Catch Me A Woman Curtis Amy - Meetin' Here - Digitally Remastered Curtis Amy - Summertime Curtis Amy - Set Call Curtis Amy - Enojo Curtis Amy - Katanga - Remastered Curtis Amy - Katanga - 1998 Digital Remaster Curtis Amy - Old Devil Moon Curtis Amy - Please Send Me Someone To Love Curtis Amy - Shaker Heights Curtis Amy - Katanga Remastered 1998 Curtis Amy - Katanga - Remastered 1998

50 Top Music Lyrics For Curtis Amy - Frogtoon Music

Max

Music Tags for Curtis Amy:

Jazz

Hard Bop

Soul-Jazz

Saxophone

Bebop

Biography - Curtis Amy

Curtis Amy October 11 1929 – June 5 2002 Was An American West Coast Jazz Musician Known For His Work On Tenor Saxophone. He Also Explored Many Mediums Including Soul Jazz And Hard Bop. Amy Was Born In Houston Texas. He Learned How To Play Clarinet Before Joining The Army And During His Time In Service Picked Up The Tenor Saxophone. After His Discharge He Attended And Graduated From Kentucky State College. He Worked As An Educator In Tennessee While Playing In Midwestern Jazz Clubs. In The Mid-1950s He Relocated To Los Angeles And Signed With Pacific Jazz Records Often Playing With Organist Paul Bryant. In The Mid-60s He Spent Three Years As Musical Director Of Ray Charles' Orchestra Together With His Wife Merry Clayton And Steve Huffsteter. As Well As Leading His Own Bands And Recording Albums Under His Own Name Amy Also Did Session Work And Played The Solos On Several Recordings Including The Doors Song "Touch Me" Carole King's Tapestry And Lou Rawls' First Albums Black And Blue And Tobacco Road Coinciding With Dexter Gordon In The Onzy Matthews Big Band 1 As Well As Working With Marvin Gaye Tammy Terrell And Smokey Robinson. Up Until His Death He Was Married To Singer And Recording Artist Merry Clayton. Discography * 1960 The Blues Message Aka This Is The Blues Kimberly - With Paul Bryant * 1961 Groovin' Blue Pacific Jazz - With Frank Butler * 1961 Meetin' Here Pacific Jazz - With Bryant * 1962 Way Down Pacific Jazz - With Victor Feldman * 1962 Tippin' On Through - Recorded "Live" At The Lighthouse Pacific Jazz * 1963 Katanga! Pacific Jazz - With Dupree Bolton And Guitarist Ray Crawford Pianist Jack Wilson Bassist Victor Gaskin And Drummer Doug Sides 1 * 1965 The Sounds Of Broadway / The Sounds Of Hollywood Palomar * 1966 Mustang Verve * 1971 Tapestry - Carole King * 1994 Peace For Love Fresh Sound read less

16 Similar Artists To Curtis Amy - Frogtoon Music

George Braith Sonny Red Johnny Coles Baby Face Willette Harold Vick Don Wilkerson Freddie Redd Billy Harper Art Taylor Fred Jackson Leo Parker Charles Tolliver Bennie Green Prince Lasha Roy Brooks Jack Wilson