Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton – Katanga!, 1992 Pacific Jazz – PJ-0070 Japan Vinyl with Obi

Curtis Amy & Dupree Bolton – Katanga!

Mono pressing with obi

ORIGIN : Japan
LABEL : Pacific Jazz – PJ-0070
CONDITION OF COVER, INSERTS & OBI : EX+
CONDITION OF RECORD : EX+

The last of six albums saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded for Pacific Jazz in the early-1960s, Katanga! transcends not only the rest but plenty of other recorded jazz from that period as well. Trumpeter Dupree Bolton’s brilliant playing here is simply breathtaking in one of his very few recorded appearances during a career plagued with personal problems. Bolton and Amy are joined by guitarist Ray Crawford, pianist Jack Wilson, bassist Victor Gaskin, and drummer Doug Sides on this gem of an album. Between hard bop and soul Jazz this is a unique and legendary record. The only presence of trumpetist Dupree Bolton, who is so rare on records and so absent from the jazz recording sessions as he spent most of his time in jail, justifies the key interest of this record.

RECORD GRADING DEFINITIONS

MINT: Never opened, still in original shrink wrap.

NM: Opened, appears unplayed.

EX: A few very light surface hair-line marks with no major deterioration to the sound quality.

VG: A few light scratches and/or scuffs creating audible background noise. There is no skipping or jumping on this record unless indicated in the condition description.

A plus or minus (+ or -) denotes slightly better or slightly less than a grade, eg. VG+.

Each record has been cleaned and played to ensure the accuracy of the following grading