Wail Man Wail!
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King Curtis
Wail Man Wail!
[ Fantastic Voyage / 3 CD ]
Release Date: Monday 17 September 2012
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The Best Of King Curtis 1952-1961 - Saxophone titan King Curtis gets the stellar showcase he deserves on Dave Penny's latest career-defining set for Fantastic Voyage, continuing the roll which has seen the label raise the benchmark for knowledgeable, expertly-annotated compilations.
Over three discs and nearly 100 tracks, Wail Man Wail! traverses the unmistakable tones of the late Curtis Ousley after he arrived from Texas in New York City in 1952, winning amateur night at Harlem's Apollo before embarking on a recording career which took him to several seminal independent labels and bands with the likes of Lester Young and Lionel Hampton. He settled in New York for 17 years, declaring himself King Curtis and quickly making a name for roaring instrumentals and enhancing countless sessions. With the assistance of K.C. expert Roy Simmonds, Dave Penny has excelled himself in providing both beginner's guide and record collector's magnet, starting with Curtis' riproaring role in the earliest days of rock 'n' roll on CD1, collating outings under his own name for labels such as RPM, Gem, Apollo, DeLuxe, Atlantic/Atco, ABC-Paramount, Everest and Sue, also encompassing his time with Alan Freed's rock 'n' roll orchestra. Titles include his debut, 'Tenor In The Sky', 'Honeydripper', 'Dynamite' and 'Wicky Wacky'. Discs 2 and 3 chart some of his many memorable recording sessions from between 1952 to 1957, then 1958 to 1961, respectively, names including Solomon Burke, the Willows, Roy Gaines, Neil Sedaka, Wilbert Harrison, Ruth Brown, the Coasters, Waylon Jennings, Lionel Hampton, Bobby Darin, Chuck Willis, the Avons, the Willows, Mickey & Sylvia, the Nitecaps and obscurities such as Washboard Bill.
Tracks:
CD1
No More Crying On My Pillow
Tenor In The Sky
Movin' On
Rockabye Baby
Open Up
King's Rock
Dynamite At Midnight
The Stranger
Steel Guitar Rag
Wicky Wacky, Pt. 1
Wicky Wacky, Pt. 2
The Count And The King [with Count Hastings]
The King
Battle Royal [with Count Hastings]
Jest Smoochin'
Birth Of The Blues
Ilfic
You Made Me Love You
Castle Rock
Chili
Honeydripper, Pt. 1
Honeydripper, Pt. 2
Peter Gunn
Heavenly Blues
Restless Guitar
King Neptune's Guitar
Beatnik Hoedown
The Lone Prairie
Jay Walk
St Louis Blues
My Babe
Hot-Rod
CD2
Melvin Daniels: I'll Be There
Bob Kent: Korea, Korea
Melvin Daniels: Boogie In The Moonlight
Doc Pomus: Work, Little Carrie, Work
The Sparks Of Rhythm: Woman, Woman, Woman
Solomon Burke: Why Do Me That Way
Mr Bear & His Bearcats: Mr Bear Comes To Town
Varetta Dillard: If (You Want To Be My Baby)
Roy Gaines: Dee Dat Dee Dum Dum
Big Connie: Mumbles Blues
The Tibbs Brothers: I'm Going Crazy
The Nitecaps: Bamboo Rock 'n' Roll
The Cues: Yes Sir!
Washboard Bill: In The Morning
The Avons: Our Love Will Never End
The Willows: Don't Push, Don't Pull, Don't Shove
Sonny Thompson: Gum Shoe
Mickey & Sylvia: I'm Going Home
The Nitecaps: Oh! You Sweet Girl
Sam Price: Rib Joint
Rudy Greene: Juicy Fruit
Sammy Lowe: Wail Man Wail
Rudy Greene: You're The One For Me
Washboard Bill: Pot Likker
The Pearls: Ice Cream Baby
The Five Keys: Handy Andy
The Twin-Tones: Before You Go
Big Maybelle: Blues, Early Early, Pts. 1 & 2
Walter Spriggs: Rack 'Em Back
The Diamonds: The Stroll
CD3
Joe Turner: (We're Gonna) Jump For Joy
Chuck Willis: Keep A-Driving
The Strollers: Crowded Classroom
The Coasters: The Shadow Knows
The Del-Larks: Lady Love
Bobby Darin: Keep A Walkin'
The Bobbettes: Rock And Ree-Ah-Zole
The Coasters: Yakety Yak
Pretty Boy: Switchen In The Kitchen
Hutch Davie: In The Mood
Varetta Dillard: Just Multiply
The Stone Crushers: Crawfish
The Arcades: Fine Little Girl
Ruth Brown: This Little Girl's Gone Rockin'
Waylon Jennings: When Sin Stops
The Coasters: That Is Rock & Roll
Bobby Darin: I Ain't Sharin' Sharon
Neil Sedaka: You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm And Blues
Bracey Everett: The Lover's Curse
The Coasters: Charlie Brown
Waylon Jennings: Jole Blon
Sammy Turner: Always
Ruth Brown: Takin' Care Of Business
Neil Sedaka: Stupid Cupid
The Coasters: Besame Mucho, Pt. 2
Lionel Hampton: More Juice
Roy Hamilton: Your Love
The Strolls: Madisonville, Pt. 1
The Strolls: Madisonville, Pt. 2
The Coasters: Shoppin' For Clothes
Bobby Lewis: Tossin' And Turnin'
The Top Notes: Hearts Of Stone
The Shells: Better Forget Him
Wilbert Harrison: Off To Work Again
