King Curtis, The New Scene Of King Curtis (1960)

King Curtis, The New Scene Of King Curtis (1960)

Thursday's lunch record is by King Curtis. This 1960 jazz album is on the Prestige record label. King Curtis is in a straightaway jazz format rather than an R&B or commercial genre. His distinctive expressive staccato tenor sax leads the way with the musicians on this date. "Little Brother" (trumpet), Wynton Kelly (piano), Paul Chambers (bass), Oliver Jackson (drums). There are four original compositions and  the standard "Willow Weep For Me". Songs; "Da Duh Dah", "Have You Heard?", "Little Brother Soul", "In A Funky Groove". The YouTube sample song is "Da Duh Dah" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AV5OENNxDiQ . . bucko