King Curtis - Instant Groove - R+B Funk Soul Brks LP
LP

King Curtis - Instant Groove

Label: ATCO Records

SD 33-293

Format:

Vinyl, LP


Country: US

Released: 1969

Genre: Funk / Soul

Style: Soul, Funk



Tracklist...




A1 Instant Groove


A2 Hey Joe


A3 Foot Pattin'


A4 Wichita Lineman


A5 Games People Play
Guitar – Duane Allman


A6 Sing A Simple Song







B1 The Weight
Guitar – Duane Allman


B2 La Jeanne


B3 Little Green Apples


B4 Somewhere


B5 Hold Me Tight


B6 Hey Jude
Guitar – Duane Allman







Credits..

Arranged By– Arif Mardin (tracks: A3, A4, B1-B4, B6), King Curtis (tracks: A1, A6)
Producer– Arif Mardin (tracks: A5, B1, B4), Chips Moman (tracks: A2-A4, B2, B3, B5), Jerry Greenberg (tracks: A6), King Curtis (tracks: A1, A6, B1), Tom Dowd (tracks: B6



King Curtis was an R&B saxophonist who had numerous charting albums in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was tragically stabbed to death in 1971 at the early age of 37. One of his albums featured another great musician who died young, Duane Allman


R&B tenor sax giant King Curtis was a main source of inspiration for the Hawks and the Band throughout their career, especially influencing Robbie Robertson's style of guitar playing. King Curtis began recording for Atlantic/Atco in 1958, appearing both in his own with several R&B hits, and on albums by The Coasters and other soul and R&B acts. He later became the leader of Aretha Franklin's backing unit, the Kingpins, and compiled several albums of singles during the '60s and the beginning of the '70s. King Curtis was still active as a producer, live artist, and studio musician when he was murdered in 1971.

Instant Groove has Curtis' friend Duane Allman accompanied him on the album, playing funky electric sitar for the instrumental cover versions of "The Weight" and "Games People Play," which won a Grammy that year for best R&B instrumental.