Curtis Amy (w/Horace Tapscott) 45-Only(?)

[JSngry]

[colinmce]

Neat!

You can hear it here, if you like

http://www.officenaps.com/jan_14_2008/curtisamy_bongoblue.mp3

[JSngry]

Which is, oddly enough, the same site where you can view the label!

[colinmce]

I can't imagine it gets around much!

[JSngry]

More than I knew, apparently...

[Dan Gould]

Very cool, still wish I could find the organ LP MG mentioned years ago.

[mikeweil]

Anybody know what title's on the flip side?

[colinmce]

"Theme From 'Hot September'"

[mikeweil]

Thanks - any idea about the recording date or year (the Pacific Jazz LP with Ayers and Bazley was made in 1962), and the full names?

Curtis Amy

Roy Ayers

Horace Tapscott

J...... Gray (I know some guitarist John Gray)

A..... Wright

Tony Bazley

M. Obligacion - now that's clearly a nom de disque

Edited July 6, 2010 by mikeweil

[Dan Gould]

Then wouldn't it be "C. Obligacion"?

[colinmce]

The above-cited blog indeed lists John Gray, in addition to Arthur Wright and Moises Obligacion, who seems to be an actual conga player from the era. I can't find a recording or release date for the 45, but Sounds of Broadway and Hollywood, Amy's other recording on the Palomar label was released in 1965. Sounds about right for a cut like "Bongo Blue" as well.

lso, from what I've seen, recordings for two-bit labels like that don't seem to be spaced out between years.

[Niko]

The above-cited blog indeed lists John Gray, in addition to Arthur Wright and Moises Obligacion, who seems to be an actual conga player from the era. I can't find a recording or release date for the 45, but Sounds of Broadway and Hollywood, Amy's other recording on the Palomar label was released in 1965. Sounds about right for a cut like "Bongo Blue" as well.

lso, from what I've seen, recordings for two-bit labels like that don't seem to be spaced out between years.

no time to look it up now but in Billboard editions from the era (google books) there's some coverage of the label which was run by toots camarata and had some other artists as well (marv or merv jenkins?)