Various Artists "Wail Man Wail!: The Best of King Curtis 1952-1961" [Fantastic Voyage FVTD088]
DISC I - King's Rock (1953-1961):
1. No More Crying On My Pillow - King Curtis & His Tenor Sax with Orchestra, vocals Melvin Daniels
2. Tenor In The Sky - King Curtis & His Tenor Sax with Orchestra
3. Movin' On - King Curtis
4. Rockabye Baby - King Curtis
5. Open Up - King Curtis
6. King's Rock - King Curtis
7. Dynamite At Midnight - King Curtis
8. The Stranger - King Curtis
9. Steel Guitar Rag - King Curtis
10. Wicky Wacky, Pt. 1 - King Curtis
11. Wicky Wacky, Pt. 2 - King Curtis
12. The Count And The King - King Curtis & Count Hastings with Leroy Kirkland's Hi-Flyers
13. The King - The King's Henchmen
14. Battle Royal - King Curtis & Count Hastings with Leroy Kirkland's Hi-Flyers
15. Jest Smoochin' - King Curtis & His Royal Men
16. Birth Of The Blues - King Curtis & His Royal Men
17. Ilfic - King Curtis & His Orchestra
18. You Made Me Love You - King Curtis & His Orchestra
19. Castle Rock - King Curtis & His Orchestra
20. Chili - King Curtis & His Orchestra
21. Honeydripper, Pt. 1 - King Curtis & His Orchestra
22. Honeydripper, Pt. 2 - King Curtis & His Orchestra
23. Peter Gunn - King Curtis
24. Heavenly Blues - King Curtis & His Orchestra
25. Restless Guitar - King Curtis & His Orchestra
26. King Neptune's Guitar - King Curtis
27. Beatnik Hoedown - King Curtis
28. The Lone Prairie - King Curtis Combo
29. Jay Walk - King Curtis Combo
30. St Louis Blues - Sonny Jackson
31. My Babe - Sonny Jackson
32. Hot-Rod - King Curtis
DISC II - Wail, Curtis, Wail! (1952-1957):
1. I'll Be There - Melvin Daniels with King Curtis Orchestra [1953, RPM 383]
2. Korea, Korea - Bob Kent Band [1952, Par 1303]
3. Boogie In The Moonlight - Melvin Daniels with King Curtis Orchestra [1953, RPM 383]
4. Work, Little Carrie, Work - Doc Pomus All Stars [1955, After Hours 107]
5. Woman, Woman, Woman - The Sparks Of Rhythm [1955, Apollp 479]
6. Why Do Me That Way - Solomon Burke [1956, Apollo 487]
7. Mr Bear Comes To Town - Mr Bear & His Bearcats [1956, Groove 0150]
8. If (You Want To Be My Baby) - Varetta Dillard [1956, Grrove 0167]
9. Dee Dat Dee Dum Dum - Roy "Mr Guitar" Gaines [1956, Groove 0146]
10. Mumbles Blues - Big Connie [1956, Groove 0142]
11. I'm Going Crazy - The Tibbs Brothers [1956, Atco 6074]
12. Bamboo Rock 'n' Roll - The Nitecaps [1956, Groove 0158]
13. Yes Sir! - The Cues [1956, Capitol originally unissued]
14. In The Morning - Washboard Bill [1956, King 4983]
15. Our Love Will Never End - The Avons [1956, Hull 717]
16. Don't Push, Don't Pull, Don't Shove - The Willows [1956, Club 1014]
17. Gum Shoe - Sonny Thompson Orchestra [1957, King 5055]
18. I'm Going Home - Mickey & Sylvia [1956, Groove 0175]
19. Oh! You Sweet Girl - The Nitecaps [1956, Groove originally unissued]
20. Rib Joint - Sam Price & His Texas Bluesicians [1956, Savoy 1505]
21. Juicy Fruit - Rudy Greene [1957, Ember 1012]
22. Wail Man Wail - Sammy Lowe & His Orchestra [1957, Candlelight 1014]
23. You're The One For Me - Rudy Greene [1957, Ember 1012]
24. Pot Likker - Washboard Bill [1957, King 5062]
25. Ice Cream Baby - The Pearls [1957, Onyx 511]
26. Handy Andy - The Five Keys [1958, Capitol 4009]
27. Before You Go - The Twin-Tones [1957, RCA Victor EPA-4107]
28. Blues, Early Early, Pts. 1 & 2 - Big Maybelle [1958, Savoy 1536]
29. Rack 'Em Back - Walter Spriggs [1958, Atco 6112]
30. The Stroll - The Diamonds [1957, Mercury 71242]
DISC III - Takin' Care Of Business (1958-1961):
1. (We're Gonna) Jump For Joy - Joe Turner with Howard Biggs Orchestra [1958, Atlantic 1184]
2. Keep A-Driving - Chuck Willis [1958, Atlantic 2005]
3. Crowded Classroom - The Strollers [1958, Warner 1018]
4. The Shadow Knows - The Coasters [1958, Atco 6126]
5. Lady Love - The Del-Larks [1958, East West 116]
6. Keep A Walkin' - Bobby Darin [1961, Atco LP 138]
7. Rock And Ree-Ah-Zole - The Bobbettes [1958, Atlantic 1181]
8. Yakety Yak - The Coasters [1958, Atco 6116]
9. Switchen In The Kitchen - Pretty Boy with Lee Simms Orchestra [1958, Big 617]
10. In The Mood - Hutch Davie [1959, Atco 6123]
11. Just Multiply - Varetta Dillard with Sid Bass & His Orchestra [1958, RCA Victor 7285]
12. Crawfish - The Stone Crushers [1958, RCA 47-7309]
13. Fine Little Girl - The Arcades [1960, Johnson 320]
14. This Little Girl's Gone Rockin' - Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra [1958, Atlantic 1197]
15. When Sin Stops - Waylon Jennings [1959, Brunswick 55130]
16. That Is Rock & Roll - The Coasters [1959, Atco 6141]
17. I Ain't Sharin' Sharon - Bobby Darin [1960, Atco SP-1001]
18. You Gotta Learn Your Rhythm And Blues - Neil Sedaka [1959, RCA Victor 7530]
19. The Lover's Curse - Bracey Everett [1959, Atlantic 2013]
20. Charlie Brown - The Coasters [1959, Atco 6132]
21. Jole Blon - Waylon Jennings [1959, Brunswick 55130]
22. Always - Sammy Turner with Stan Applebaum Orchestra [1959, Big Top 3029]
23. Takin' Care Of Business - Ruth Brown with Howard Biggs Orchestra [1960, Atlantic 2075]
24. Stupid Cupid - Neil Sedaka [1959, RCA LP 2035]
25. Besame Mucho, Pt. 2 - The Coasters [1960, Atco 6163]
26. More Juice - Lionel Hampton & His Orchestra [1960, Glad 1016]
27. Your Love - Roy Hamilton [1960, Epic 9407]
28. Madisonville, Pt. 1 - The Strolls feat. King Curtis [1960, Sky-Rocket 106]
29. Madisonville, Pt. 2 - The Strolls feat. King Curtis [1960, Sky-Rocket 106]
30. Shoppin' For Clothes - The Coasters [1960, Atco 6178]
31. Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis with Joe Rene Orchestra [1961, Beltone 1002]
32. Hearts Of Stone - The Top Notes with Teddy Randazzo Orchestra [1961, Atlantic 2097]
33. Better Forget Him - The Shells [1961, Johnson 109]
34. Off To Work Again - Willbert Harrison [1961, Neptune 123]
アルバム・タイトルが "The Best of King Curtis" となっているが，本人名義の作品は１枚目だけ。２枚目以降には King Curtis がセッションに参加した曲が収録されている。
Sonny Jackson という名前で歌っている曲(I-30. 31. 初 CD 化？ わざわざ別名で録音しているくらいなので，歌は上手くない (^_^;)) が収録されている１枚目が面白いのはもちろんだが，様々なレーベルで色々なジャンルのシンガーのバックで演奏している２・３枚目の方がより楽しめた。
中にはおなじみのシンガーやグループもあるが，Bobby Darin や Neil Sedaka，Waylon Jennings などのセッションにも参加していたとは・・・。
１９３４年生まれということだから，このアルバムでは最も古い II-2. の時点では１８歳だったということになる。ライナーノート(Dave Penny) によると，当時 Lowell Fulson のバンドに参加したこともあったらしい。ほとんどの曲が New York で録音されていて，同じ頃に Memphis や New Orleans などの南部で制作された楽曲に比べると，似たような曲調でもどことなくこぎれいでオシャレな感じがするのはなぜだろう？ 「空気」が違っているからだろうか？
King Curtis 名義でソロ・アルバムをリリースするようになるのは１９５９年からで，その当時の作品も廉価盤で楽しめるようになっている。
Sam Cooke "Eight Classic Albums Plus Bonus Singles (4 CDs)" と同じリイシュー専門のレーベルからのリリースで，ブックレットなどは付属しておらず，値段が安いのとケースが丈夫なことだけが取り柄のセットだが，表題の３枚組 CD の内容と重複するのは４曲(I-16. 20. 23. 29.) だけ。
◎ "Seven Classic Albums (4 CDs)" [Real Gone Jazz RGJCD327] -2012
○ "Have Tenor Sax Will Blow" [1959, Atco 33-113]
○ "Azure" [1960, Everest SDBR 1121]
○ "Soul Meeting: King Curtis with Nat Adderley and Wynton Kelly" [1960, Status ST7222]
○ "Trouble In Mind" [1961, Tru-Sound TRU-15001]
○ "Old Gold" [1961, Tru-Sound TRU-15006]
○ "Arthur Murray's Music For Dancing The Twist" [1961, RCA Victor LSP-2494 ]
○ "Soul Battle - Oliver Nelson，King Curtis, Jimy Forrest" [1960, Prestige PR 7223]
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