King Curtis - Soul Twistin' With The King

 Better know for his sideman duties with Aretha Franklin, rhythm and blues saxophonist King Curtis (aka Curtis Ousley), recorded some memorable sides as a leader and, while, ‘Memphis Soul Stew’, will remain his most impressive and lasting legacy, this new re-issue pulls together some fascinating music that draws heavily on the ‘twist’ dance craze that spread like wildfire across the United States around 1960 and beyond.The complete, ‘Soul Twist’ album makes up for the first part of the CD and includes Curtis’ own take on soul-jazz titan Cannonball Adderley’s, ‘Sack o’ woe’ and here tenor and guitar combine to provide a lighter version that has a prominent piano vamp. Ray Charles scored a major hit with, ‘What I’d say’, and King Curtis offers up a hi-hat cymbal rendition with a meaty tenor solo in ‘Part 2’. The album also includes a self-penned hit 45 that went to number one in the R & B chart in 1962, ‘Soul Twist’. Download