''Tippin' on Through'' is a live album by saxophonist
Curtis Amy
Curtis Edward Amy (October 11, 1927 – June 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Biography
Amy was born in Houston, Texas, United States. He learned how to play clarinet before joining the Army, and during his time in service, picked up t ...
recorded in 1962 for the
Pacific Jazz
Pacific Jazz Records was a Los Angeles–based record company and label best known for cool jazz or West coast jazz. It was founded in 1952 by producer Richard Bock (1927–1988) and drummer Roy Harte (1924–2003). Harte, in 1954, also co-founde ...
label.
Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography
accessed December 15, 2015
Reception
AllMusic
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rated the album with 3 stars.
Track listing
''All compositions by Curtis Amy except as indicated''
# "Tippin' on Through" (Benny Golson
Benny Golson (January 25, 1929 – September 21, 2024) was an American bebop and hard bop jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, and arranger. He came to prominence with the big bands of Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, more as a writer than a p ...
) - 8:43
# "Funk in the Evening" - 9:38
# "For Ayres Only" - 6:51
# "In Your Own Sweet Way
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" (Dave Brubeck
David Warren Brubeck (; December 6, 1920 – December 5, 2012) was an American jazz pianist and composer. Often regarded as a foremost exponent of cool jazz, Brubeck's work is characterized by unusual time signatures and superimposing contrasti ...
) - 6:34
# " Summertime" (George Gershwin
George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned jazz, popular music, popular and classical music. Among his best-known works are the songs "Swan ...
, DuBose Heyward
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) - 6:56
# "Set Call" - 0:25
Personnel
*Curtis Amy
Curtis Edward Amy (October 11, 1927 – June 5, 2002) was an American jazz saxophonist.
Biography
Amy was born in Houston, Texas, United States. He learned how to play clarinet before joining the Army, and during his time in service, picked up t ...
- tenor saxophone
The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor and the alto are the two most commonly used saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B (whi ...
*Roy Brewster - valve trombone
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*Roy Ayers
Roy Edward Ayers Jr. (September 10, 1940 – March 4, 2025) was an American vibraphonist, record producer, and composer. Ayers began his career as a post-bop jazz artist, releasing several studio albums with Atlantic Records, before his tenure ...
- vibraphone
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*John Houston - piano
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*Bob Whitlock - bass
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* Bass (sound), describing low-frequency sound or one of several instruments in th ...
*Lawrence Marable
Larance Norman Marable (May 21, 1929 – July 4, 2012) was a jazz drummer from Los Angeles, California.
Early life
Marable was born in Los Angeles on May 21, 1929. His family was musical, but he was largely self-taught.
Later life and career
In ...
- drums
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References
{{Curtis Amy
1962 live albums
Pacific Jazz Records live albums
Curtis Amy albums
Albums recorded at the Lighthouse Café