Way Down (album)

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Way Down
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Studio album by
Released1962
RecordedJanuary 29 and February 5, 1962
StudioPacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA
Label Pacific Jazz
PJ 46
Producer Richard Bock
Curtis Amy chronology
Meetin' Here
(1961)
Way Down
(1962)
Tippin' on Through
(1962)

Way Down is an album by saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded in early 1962 for the Pacific Jazz label. [1] [2]

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AllMusic reviewer David Szatmary described the album as containing "excellent West Coast bop". [3]

Track listing

All compositions by Curtis Amy, except where indicated

  1. "Way Down" (Onzy Matthews) - 7:37
  2. "Liberia" - 6:44
  3. "24 Hour Blues" - 5:20
  4. "Liza" - 2:32
  5. "A Soulful Bee, A Soulful Rose" - 6:52
  6. "All My Life" (Sam H. Stept, Sidney D. Mitchell) - 7:17
  7. "Bells and Horns" (Milt Jackson) - 5:34

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. Way Down – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved January 13, 2016.