Katanga! is an album by saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded in early 1963 for the Pacific Jazz label.Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 13, 2016Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography, accessed December 15, 2015
Reception
AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow observed: "Amy had a fine hard bop-oriented style with a soulful sound. […] Obscure but rewarding music that was overshadowed during the era and was previously long out of print."
Track listing All compositions by Curtis Amy, except as indicated "Katanga" (Dupree Bolton) - 3:02 "Lonely Woman" - 3:47 "Native Land" - 10:18 "Amyable" (Jack Wilson) - 6:11 "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 5:57 "A Shade of Brown" (Clifford Solomon) - 5:57
Personnel Curtis Amy - tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone Dupree Bolton - trumpet Jack Wilson - piano Ray Crawford - guitar Victor Gaskin - bass Doug Sides - drums
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