The tenor sax was to Rhythm & Blues-hits of the 40s and 50s, what the guitar went on to become to RocknRoll. Put on an R&B-single from that era and you will most likely hear a tenor sax break or solo. Eventually, the tenor players stepped out to make records under their own name. These Soul Tenors were expressing themselves by honkin, shoutin, riffin, riding high on a single note or barking out a guttural howl, as Ted Gioia described it in The History of Jazz, all the while, carrying the moan in their tone, according to Cannonball Adderley. These masters, whose own instrumentals were hits in the jukeboxes from Harlem to South Central and all across the South, played Soul Jazz of the highest order melodic, expressive, straight from the heart. On into the 60s and 70s, when it came to emotions that simply couldnt be expressed with words, artists from Ray Charles via Aretha to John Lennon called on tenor sax players like David Fathead Newman or King Curtis. This unique 10-box-set presents some of the greatest original LPs of the genre. They are milestones by the above mentioned legends of the genre, plus Gene Ammons, Teddy Edwards, Illinois Jacquet, Budd Johnson, Jimmy Forrest, Oliver Nelson, Stanley Turrentine, Arnett Cobb, Eddie Lockjaw Davis, Willis Jackson, Roland Kirk and Sam "The Man" Taylor. The album titles already tell a good part of the story, from Country Soul via Swings The Thing on to Hip Soul or simply Funky.
CD01 - King Curtis - The New Scene of King Curtis / Country Soul
CD02 - Ray Charles - Presents David 'Fathead' Newman / Teddy Edwards Quartet - Good Gravy!
CD03 - Illinois Jacquet - Swing's the Thing / Budd Johnson Quintet - Let's Swing!
CD04 - Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest - Soul Battle / Jimmy Forrest - Forrest Fire
CD05 - Gene Ammons - Funky / Boss Tenor
CD06 - Shirley Scott (with Stanley Turrentine) - Hip Soul / Hip Twist
CD07 - Arnett Cobb - Movin' Right Along / Arnett Cobb & Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - Blow Arnett Blow
CD08 - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Quintet with Shirley Scott - Jaws in Orbit / Willis Jackson - Please Mr. Jackson
CD09 - Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff - Kirk's Work / Jack McDuff (with Jimmy Forrest) - Tough Duff
CD01 - King Curtis - The New Scene of King Curtis / Country Soul
King Curtis - The New Scene of King Curtis (1960)
01. Da-Duh-Dah (5:11)
02. Have You Heard? (10:23)
03. Willow Weep For Me (5:25)
04. Little Brother Soul (8:35)
05. In a Funky Groove (10:51)
King Curtis - Country Soul (1962)
06. Brown Eyes (2:07)
07. I'm Movin On (2:23)
08. Tumbling Tumbleweeds (2:02)
09. Walking the Floor over You (2:18)
10. Your Cheatin' Heart (2:22)
11. Night Train to Memphis (2:25)
12. Tennessee Waltz (2:39)
13. Any Time (2:01)
14. Home on the Range (2:16)
15. Raunchy (2:28)
16. Wagon Wheels (2:43)
17. High Noon (2:24)
CD02 - Ray Charles - Presents David 'Fathead' Newman / Teddy Edwards Quartet - Good Gravy!
Ray Charles - Presents David "Fathead" Newman (1958)
01. Hard Times (4:43)
02. Weird Beard (4:50)
03. Willow Weep for Me (5:00)
04. Bill for Bennie (4:17)
05. Sweet Eyes (3:46)
06. "Fathead" (5:24)
07. Mean to Me (4:17)
08. Tin Tin Deo (5:25)
09. Good Gravy (5:29)
Teddy Edwards Quartet - Good Gravy! (1961)
10. Could You Forget (5:43)
11. Stairway to the Stars (4:42)
12. A Little Later (4:14)
13. On Green Dolphin Street (5:25)
14. Just Friends (5:22)
15. Laura (3:20)
16. Yes, I'll Be Ready (4:04)
17. Not So Strange Blues (3:01)
CD03 - Illinois Jacquet - Swing's the Thing / Budd Johnson Quintet - Let's Swing!
Illinois Jacquet - Swing's the Thing (1956)
01. Las Vegas Blues (6:17)
02. Harlem Nocturne (4:32)
03. Can’t We Be Friends? (6:42)
04. Achtung (5:07)
05. Have You Met Miss Jones? (5:56)
06. Lullaby of the Leaves (5:48)
Budd Johnson Quintet - Let's Swing! (1960)
07. Serenade in Blue (3:40)
08. I Only Have Eyes for You (4:30)
09. Downtown Manhattan (7:50)
10. Someone to Watch over Me (4:48)
11. Falling in Love with Love (5:45)
12. Blues by Budd (10:01)
13. Uptown Manhattan (6:18)
CD04 - Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest - Soul Battle / Jimmy Forrest - Forrest Fire
Oliver Nelson, King Curtis, Jimmy Forrest - Soul Battle (1960)
01. Blues at the Five Spot (5:41)
02. Blues for M.F. (Mort Fega) (9:36)
03. Anacruses (5:41)
04. Perdido (9:21)
05. In Passing (7:33)
Jimmy Forrest - Forrest Fire (1960)
06. Remember (5:30)
07. Dexter's Deck (6:40)
08. Jim's Jam (8:59)
09. Bags' Groove (8:30)
10. When Your Lover Has Gone (5:31)
11. Help! (4:52)
CD05 - Gene Ammons - Funky / Boss Tenor
Gene Ammons - Funky (1957)
01. Funky (12:08)
02. Pint Size (8:43)
03. Stella by Starlight (12:54)
04. King Size (6:47)
Gene Ammons - Boss Tenor (1960)
05. Hittin' the Jug (8:31)
06. Close Your Eyes (3:48)
07. My Romance (4:17)
08. Canadian Sunset (5:26)
09. Blue Ammons Jug (4:59)
10. Confirmation (5:27)
11. Stompin' at the Savoy (3:35)
CD06 - Shirley Scott (with Stanley Turrentine) - Hip Soul / Hip Twist
Shirley Scott (with Stanley Turrentine) - Hip Soul (1961)
01. Hip Soul (6:32)
02. 411 West (6:33)
03. By Myself (6:00)
04. Trane's Blues (4:56)
05. Stanley's Time (4:21)
06. Out of This World (11:20)
Shirley Scott (with Stanley Turrentine) - Hip Twist (1961)
07. Hip Twist (5:15)
08. At Last (5:28)
09. Rippin' an' Runnin' (5:20)
10. The Very Thought of You (3:49)
11. Violent Blues (6:11)
12. That's All (6:18)
13. All Tore Down (5:32)
CD07 - Arnett Cobb - Movin' Right Along / Arnett Cobb & Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis - Blow Arnett Blow
Arnett Cobb - Movin' Right Along (1960)
01. Nitty Gritty (3:55)
02. All I Do Is Dream of You (4:03)
03. I Don't Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You (5:24)
04. Exactly Like You (6:32)
05. Walkin' (5:29)
06. Softly, as in a Morning Sunrise (4:09)
07. Fast Ride (4:13)
08. The Shy One (4:49)
Arnett Cobb & Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Blow Arnett Blow (1959)
09. When I Grow Too Old to Dream (6:44)
10. Go Power (5:11)
11. Dutch Kitchen Bounce (7:03)
12. Go Red Go (5:41)
13. The Eely One (8:19)
14. The Fluke (5:32)
CD08 - Eddie 'Lockjaw' Davis Quintet with Shirley Scott - Jaws in Orbit / Willis Jackson - Please Mr. Jackson
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis Quintet with Shirley Scott - Jaws in Orbit (1959)
01. Intermission Riff (6:27)
02. Can't Get Out of This Mood (5:27)
03. Foxy (5:54)
04. Our Delight (6:24)
05. Bahia (7:32)
06. Bingo Domingo (6:01)
Willis Jackson - Please Mr. Jackson (1959)
07. Cool Grits (8:36)
08. Come Back to Sorrento (4:33)
09. Dinky's Mood (3:58)
10. Please Mr. Jackson (5:46)
11. 633 Knock (5:22)
12. Memories of You (6:06)
CD09 - Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff - Kirk's Work / Jack McDuff (with Jimmy Forrest) - Tough Duff
Roland Kirk with Jack McDuff - Kirk's Work (1961)
01. Three for Dizzy (5:15)
02. Makin' Whoopee (5:10)
03. Funk Underneath (6:20)
04. Kirk's Work (3:57)
05. Doin' the Sixty-Eight (4:24)
06. Too Late Now (3:54)
07. Skater's Waltz (4:29)
Jack McDuff (with Jimmy Forrest) - Tough Duff (1960)
08. Smooth Sailing (6:48)
09. Mean to Me (5:41)
10. Tippin' In (5:24)
11. Yeah, Baby (8:56)
12. Autumn Leaves (5:14)
13. Tough 'Duff (7:03)
CD10 - Sam 'The Man' Taylor - Plays The Bad and the Beautiful / David Newman - Fathead Comes On
Sam "The Man" Taylor - Plays The Bad and the Beautiful (1962)
01. Ruby (4:12)
02. Love Song from Suzie Wong (2:36)
03. Laura (5:38)
04. Anastasia (3:13)
05. Gloria (3:56)
06. Barefoot Contessa (3:26)
07. The Bad and the Beautiful (3:43)
08. Anna (El Negro Zumbon) (4:45)
David Newman - Fathead Comes On (1961)
09. Unchain My Heart (3:08)
10. Cellar Groove (5:41)
11. Alto Sauce (3:43)
12. Hello There (4:32)
13. Scufflin' (5:17)
14. Esther's Melody (4:05)
15. Lady Day (6:38)
