King Curtis Plays The Great Memphis Hits/King Size Soul CD

One of the greatest saxophone players in the history of rock & roll, King Curtis truly lived up to his name, and this excellent double-disc reissue is more than concrete evidence. With great confidence and ease, he takes on some of the finest moments of the Memphis soul movement and delivers the goods with his signature understated "less is more" approach to improvisation and melody. Some of the playing here is among his best of the '60s. The second half of the reissue isn't as stunning, with Curtis covering many late-'60s chart-toppers -- at some points this works well ("I Was Made to Love Her") and at other times not so much ("To Sir with Love" being one of the more pungent offenses). All in all, it's worth the purchase for the Memphis sessions alone. ~ Rob Theakston

Includes liner notes by David Nathan.

Includes liner notes by Jack Springer.

Recorded at Atlantic Studios, New York, New York. Includes liner notes by Jerry Wexler.

2 LP's on 1 CD: PLAYS THE GREAT MEMPHIS HITS (1967)/KING SIZE SOUL (1967).

Reissue producer: David Nives.

PLAYS THE GREAT MEMPHIS HITS:

Producer: Jerry Wexler.

Engineers: Tom Dowd, Arif Mardin.

KING SIZE SOUL:

Producers: Tom Dowd, Tommy Cogbill.

Engineers: Chips Moman, Darryl Carter.

Liner Note Author: David Nathan.

Recording information: Atlantic Studios, New York, NY.

Director: Tom Dowd.

Arranger: Tom Dowd.

2 Atco LP On 1 CD:"King Size Soul"&"Plays The Great Memphis