Wail Man Wail: The Best of King Curtis (1952–1961)

~ Release by King Curtis (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1No More Crying on My Pillow
King Curtis, Melvin Daniels3:03
2Tenor in the Sky
King Curtis2:20
3Movin’ On
King Curtis2:42
4Rockabye Baby
King Curtis2:22
5Open Up
King Curtis2:20
6King’s Rock
King Curtis3:02
7Dynamite at Midnight
King Curtis2:44
8The Stranger
engineer:
Ted Gosman
saxophone:
King Curtis (saxophonist)
recorded at:
Belock Studios in Bayside, New York, New York, United States
King Curtis2:43
9Steel Guitar Rag
King Curtis2:33
10Wicky Wacky, Pt. 1
King Curtis2:18
11Wicky Wacky, Pt. 2
King Curtis2:42
12The Count and the King
King Curtis with Count Hastings2:37
13The King
King Curtis2:50
14Battle Royal
King Curtis with Count Hastings3:14
15Jest Smoochin’
King Curtis2:45
16Birth of the Blues
instrumental recording of:
Birth of the Blues
lyricist:
Lew Brown and Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Ray Henderson
King Curtis2:35
17Ilfic
King Curtis2:03
18You Made Me Love You
King Curtis2:02
19Castle Rock
King Curtis2:09
20Chili
King Curtis2:09
21Honeydripper, Pt. 1
King Curtis2:01
22Honeydripper, Pt. 2
King Curtis2:19
23Peter Gunn
recording of:
Peter Gunn
lyricist and composer:
Henry Mancini (US composer, conductor & arranger)
part of:
Peter Gunn (American TV series 1958–1961)
King Curtis2:56
24Heavenly Blues
King Curtis2:32
25Restless Guitar
King Curtis2:05
26King Neptune’s Guitar
King Curtis2:06
27Beatnik Hoedown
King Curtis1:50
28The Lone Prairie
King Curtis2:08
29Jay Walk
King Curtis2:40
30St Louis Blues
Sonny Jackson2:39
31My Babe
Sonny Jackson2:31
32Hot‐Rod
recording of:
Hot-Rod
composer:
Curtis Ousley (saxophonist), Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Mac Pierce
King Curtis1:55
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