Groovin' Blue (Curtis Amy & Frank Butler album)

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Groovin' Blue
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Studio album by
Released1961
RecordedDecember 10, 1960 and January 10, 1961
StudioPacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA
Genre Jazz
Label Pacific Jazz
PJ 19
Producer Richard Bock
Curtis Amy chronology
The Blues Message
(1960)
Groovin' Blue
(1961)
Meetin' Here
(1961)

Groovin' Blue is an album by saxophonist Curtis Amy and drummer Frank Butler recorded in late 1960 and early 1961 for the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]

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Reception

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In a review for AllMusic, critic David Szatmary states: "Another solid example of this neglected tenor man". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Amy

  1. "Gone Into It" - 6:15
  2. "Annsome" - 8:35
  3. "Bobblin'" - 5:20
  4. "Groovin' Blue" - 8:15
  5. "Beautiful You" - 7:36
  6. "Very Frank" - 1:48

Personnel

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References

  1. Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 13, 2016
  2. Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography, accessed December 15, 2015
  3. 1 2 Szatmary, David. Groovin' Blue – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2016.