The West Coast TV show Frankly Jazz, with Frank Evans, seems to have existed mainly to promote Pacific Jazz Records. Here is Texas tenor sax man Curtis Amy playing "Katanga," the title tune of his 1963 Pacific Jazz album. The song was written by his mysterious legendary trumpeter Dupree Bolton. Also featured are Ray Crawford, guitar; Doyle Coker, piano; Victor Gaskin, bass and Ronnie Sellico (sp?), drums. The song ends about 5 minutes into the video. The rest is awkward chatting by the host.
There is more where that came from. The Curtis Amy Sextet also plays "Blues For Amy" and "Summertime," and Amy sits out while Dupree Bolton and the rhythm section play "Laura." All the videos are shorter than they appear, since they have the same opening and closing remarks by Frank Evans.
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