Live at Fillmore West [Remastered]

by King Curtis

Overview

Recorded in front of an enthusiastic audience and released just one week before Curtis' murder in 1971, Live at Fillmore West is a brilliant confirmation of the saxophonist's place in popular music. Backed up by Atlantic's top session men, as well as Billy Preston and the Memphis Horns, Curtis rips through some of the biggest hits of the day, transforming them into showcases for his soulful playing and the group's outstanding rhythmic interplay. Beautiful renditions of "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and "I Stand Accused" are highlights, but it's full-throttle rockers like "Changes" and "Memphis Soul Stew" that comprise the heart of the album. Curtis occasionally gets lost in the mix, but it doesn't matter; with so much great music going on, you probably won't notice. ~ Jim Smith

Product Details

Release Date:	04/30/2013
Label:	Wea Japan
UPC:	4943674137541
Rank:	30016

Album Credits

Performance Credits

King Curtis   Primary Artist,Saxophone,Sax (Alto),Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Billy Preston   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Organ
The Memphis Horns   Horn,Guest Artist
Cornell Dupree   Guest Artist,Guitar
Bernard "Pretty" Purdie   Guest Artist,Drums
Jerry Jemmott   Bass (Electric)
Reggie Young   Guitar (Electric)
Jimmy Mitchell   Sax (Tenor),Sax (Baritone)
R.F. Taylor   Guitar
Roger Hopps   Trumpet
Lou Collins   Sax (Tenor)
Charlie Chalmers   Sax (Tenor)
Bernard Purdie   Drums
Floyd Newman   Saxophone
Gene Chrisman   Drums
Gene Miller   Trumpet
Wayne Jackson   Lead,Trumpet
Pancho Morales   Congas
Andrew Love   Sax (Tenor)
Jack Hale   Trombone
Tommy Cogbill   Guitar (Bass)
Truman Thomas   Piano (Electric)
Bobby Emmons   Organ
Bobby Wood   Piano

Technical Credits

Arif Mardin   Audio Production,Producer
King Curtis   Audio Production,Arranger,Composer,Producer
Jerry Butler   Composer
Jerry Jemmott   Musician
Ray Thompson   Engineer
The Memphis Horns   Musician,Performer
Curtis Ousley   Composer
Luther Dixon   Composer
Robert Plant   Composer
Jerry Jeff Walker   Composer
Jimmy Douglass   Remixing
Buddy Miles   Composer
William E. Butler   Composer
Willie Dixon   Composer
Sheryl Farber   Editorial Supervision
Matt Abels   Product Manager
Tom Wilkes   Design,Musician
Daniel Hersch   Editing,Remastering
Dirk Slik   Annotation
Jim Marshall   Photography
Greg Allen   Design,Art Direction
Lee Garrett   Composer
Gene Paul   Remixing
Steve Woolard   Project Assistant
George Harrison   Composer
John Bonham   Composer
Jean Ristori   Mastering
John Paul Jones   Composer
Lula Mae Hardaway   Composer
Pancho Morales   Musician
Bobbie Gentry   Composer
Bill Inglot   Tape Research
Keith Reid   Composer
Jimmy Page   Composer
Cheryl Pawelski   Mixing,Editing,Reissue Producer
William Butler   Composer
David Nathan   Liner Notes
Brian Kehew   Mixing,Editing
Stevie Wonder   Composer
Lee Dixon   Composer
Gary Brooker   Composer
Syreeta Wright   Composer