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“You don’t play the horn — the horn plays you.” — King Curtis We remember the great King Curtis on his birthday. He made a saxophone feel like a storyteller’s voice. Grounded in jazz but fluent across rhythm & blues, soul, and early rock ’n’ roll, his playing carried warmth, bite, and deep groove. Born in Fort Worth, Texas, he studied and performed with schoolmate Ornette Coleman, and moved to New York in 1952, becoming a session musician appearing on records of Nat Adderley, Buddy Holly, and Wy
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Adept at tenor, alto, and soprano saxophone, King Curtis played riffs and solos on hit singles such as "Respect" by Aretha Franklin, and "Yakety Yak" by The Coasters and his own "Memphis Soul Stew." In fact, he played on thousands of records as the most in demand saxophone player from the early 1950s until his death in August of 1971. Stylistically, Curtis took inspiration from saxophonists Lester Young, Louis Jordan, Illinois Jacquet, Earl Bostic, and Gene Ammons. Known for his syncopated and p
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