Katanga! is an album by saxophonist Curtis Amy recorded in early 1963 for the Pacific Jazz label.[1][2]

Katanga!
Studio album by
Released1963
RecordedFebruary 3, 1963
StudioPacific Jazz Studios, Hollywood, CA
GenreJazz
LabelPacific Jazz
PJ 70
ProducerRichard Bock
Curtis Amy chronology
Tippin' on Through
(1962)
Katanga!
(1963)
The Sounds of Broadway / The Sounds of Hollywood
(1965)

Reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
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AllMusic     [3]

AllMusic reviewer Scott Yanow observed: "Amy had a fine hard bop-oriented style with a soulful sound. […] Obscure but rewarding music that was overshadowed during the era and was previously long out of print."[3]

Track listing

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All compositions by Curtis Amy, except as indicated

  1. "Katanga" (Dupree Bolton) - 3:02
  2. "Lonely Woman" - 3:47
  3. "Native Land" - 10:18
  4. "Amyable" (Jack Wilson) - 6:11
  5. "You Don't Know What Love Is" (Don Raye, Gene de Paul) - 5:57
  6. "A Shade of Brown" (Clifford Solomon) - 5:57

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Pacific Jazz Records Catalog: 10000/20000 series accessed January 13, 2016
  2. ^ Pacific Jazz 10000/20000 series discography, accessed December 15, 2015
  3. ^ a b Yanow, Scott. Katanga! – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved January 13, 2016.