King Curtis, Sweet Soul (1968)

King Curtis, Sweet Soul (1968)

Tuesday's lunch record is by sax man King Curtis. This instrumental album is on the ATCO record label a division of Atlantic records. An all-star cast of musicians includes: King Curtis (tenor, alto sax), Frank Wess (tenor sax), Heywood Henry (baritone sax), Joe Newman (trumpet), Benny Powell (trombone), Spooner Oldham (piano), Reggie Young (guitar), Jerry Jemmot (bass), Gene Christman (drums). Many late sixties current hit tunes include "Soul Serenade", "Sweet Inspiration", "Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay", "Honey", "I Heard It Through The Grapevine" along with others. The YouTube sample song is "Spooky" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVT8MyWiC9Y . . bucko