King Curtis – Live At Fillmore West
Rarity - Sealed
Tenor Saxophone, Alto Saxophone, Soprano Saxophone – King Curtis
The Memphis Horns:
- Trumpet, Leader – Wayne Jackson
- Tenor Saxophone – Andrew Love, Lou Collins
- Baritone Saxophone – Jimmy Mitchell
- Trombone – Jack Hale
- Trumpet – Roger Hopps
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Limited Edition
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Live
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : VMP - Vinyl Me Please, Classics series
Original Label : ATCO Records
Recorded on March 5–7, 1971 at Fillmore West in San Francisco
Engineered by Ray Thompson
Re-Mixed by Gene Paul, James Douglass
Produced by Arif Mardin, King Curtis
Lacquer cut by Ryan Smith at Sterling Sound
Liner Notes by Andrew Winistorfer
Photography by Jim Marshall
Album Design by Tom Wilkes
Originally released in 1971Tracks :
- Memphis Soul Stew
- A Whiter Shade Of Pale
- Whole Lotta Love
- I Stand Accused
Side B
- Changes
- Ode To Billie Joe
- Mr. Bojangles
- Signed Sealed Delivered, I'm Yours
- Soul Serenade
« Recorded in front of an enthusiastic audience and released just one week before Curtis' murder in 1971, Live at Fillmore West is a brilliant confirmation of the saxophonist's place in popular music. Backed up by Atlantic's top session men, as well as Billy Preston and the Memphis Horns, Curtis rips through some of the biggest hits of the day, transforming them into showcases for his soulful playing and the group's outstanding rhythmic interplay. Beautiful renditions of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "I Stand Accused" are highlights, but it's full-throttle rockers like "Changes" and "Memphis Soul Stew" that comprise the heart of the album. Curtis occasionally gets lost in the mix, but it doesn't matter; with so much great music going on, you probably won't notice. » AllMusic Review by Jim Smith
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