Familiar to rock fans for his solo on the Doors' "Touch Me, Amy was more restrained, more a player of shadings and touch, than his reputation and birthright might lead one to believe. These sessions for the Pacific Jazz label, all cut in the early '60s, open with two albums
Disc One
01 - Searchin'
02 - Goin' Down, Catch Me A Woman
03 - The Blues Message
04 - Come Rain Or Come Shine
05 - This Is The Blues
Curtis Amy - tenor sax
Roy Brewster - valve trombone
Paul Bryant - organ
Clarence Jones - bass
Jimmy Miller - drums
Recorded: August 11 & 17, 1960
06 - Meetin' Here
07 - Early In The Morning
08 - If I Were A Bell
09 - One More Hamhock Please
10 - Angel Eyes
11 - Just Friends
Curtis Amy - tenor sax
Roy Brewster - valve trombone
Paul Bryant - organ
Clarence Jones - bass
Jimmy Miller - drums
Recorded: February 1, 1961
Disc Two
01 - Gone Into It
02 - Annsome
03 - Bobblin'
04 - Groovin' Blue
05 - Beautiful You
06 - Way Down
Curtis Amy - tenor sax
Carmell Jones - trumpet
Bobby Hutcherson - vibes
Frank Strazzeri - piano
Jimmy Bond - bass
Frank Butler - drums
Recorded: December 10, 1969 & January 10, 1961
07 - Liberia
08 - 24 Hours Blues
09 - Lisa
10 - A Soulful Bee, A Soulful Rose
11 - All My Life
12 - Bells And Horns
Curtis Amy - tenor sax
Roy Brewster - valve trombone (tracks 6,7,11 & 12)
Marcus Belgrave - trumpet (tracks 8-10)
Roy Ayers - vibes
John Houston - piano (tracks 8-10)
Victor Feldman - piano (tracks 6,7,11 & 12)
George Morrow - bass
Tony Bazley - drums
Recorded:
Tracks 8-10: January 29, 1962
Tracks 6,7,11 & 12: February 3, 1962
Disc Three
01 - Tippin' On Through
02 - Funk In The Evening
03 - For Ayers Only
04 - In Your Own Sweet Way
05 - Summertime
06 - Set Call
Curtis Amy - tenor sax
Roy Brewster - valve trombone
Roy Ayers - vibes
John Houston - piano
Bob Whitlock - bass
Lawrence Marable - drums
Recorded: July 29, 1962 Live at "The Lighthouse", Hermosa Beach, CA
07 - Katanga
08 - Lonely Woman
09 - Native Land
10 - Amyable
11 - You Don't Know What Love Is
12 - A Shade Of Brown
Curtis Amy - tenor & soprano sax
Dupree Bolton - trumpet
Ray Crawford - guitar
Jack Wilson - piano
Victor Gaskin - bass
Doug Sides - drums
Recorded: February 3, 1963
13 - Very Frank
Personnel as for Disc 2, tracks 1-5
