Curtis Amy & Frank Butler: Groovin' Blue (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 1LP etjs-151 pianist Frank Strazzeri

pianist Frank Strazzeri

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Curtis Amy & Frank Butler: Groovin' Blue (Blue Note Tone Poet Series) 1LP etjs-151 pianist Frank StrazzeriBlue Note, 1961 Houston, Texas born tenor saxophonist Curtis Amy found his way to Los Angeles in the mid 1950s where he became embedded in the West Coast Jazz scene and began recording for Pacific Jazz in 1960. His second date for the label was Groovin Blue, a hard swinging session co led with drummer Frank Butler that was also one of the earliest recordings to feature vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson, who was just 19 years old at the time. Rounding out