Have Tenor Sax Will Blow (Live At Small's Paradise) - King Curtis

Advantages: Beautiful arrangements of well loved classic songs.
Disadvantages: I can't save the six minute video to my PC.

...My love affair began in late 1991 when the good looking, smooth voiced singer/songwriter and American tenor-saxophone player Curtis Stigers released his first album 'Curtis Stigers'. I was smitten. Jealous mutterings from my bloke suggesting he was a one-hit wonder were studiously ignored by me. Secretly I longed for Curtis Stigers to repeat the success of his first album, which fell into the Pop category, but I waited in vain. I made excuses for the lack of a second album in that he had written all the songs himself and they were obviously based on his own life experiences and were deep and meaningful. And anyway-isn't there something about a smoky and raspy saxophone player blowing down his horn? During the last twelve years several albums have followed and I have bought them all but none of them carried the magic of that first... Read review

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Advantages: Strong tracks - lots of sax - timeless
Disadvantages: One weak track in my opinion

...again plays a major role in this song and plays us out leaving us all a chill. Another to play up loud as you possibly can! COUNT MY BLESSINGS - (Curtis Stigers, Wayne Cohen) It shows how long it is since I have played this album. A criminally long time and now I realise the lyrics to this song are uncannily true for the way the world is at the moment. Every night the news is bad While the rich get richer and the poor get had But I’m alright The threat of war is in the air While the wise men try to lead us there But I’m alright The opening to this song always, always reminds me of the opening bit to Fraggle Rock, sounds daft but it works, almost like running water. We are then joined by guitar and piano and a fantastic drum beat. The song is about how bad the world is but we are still blessed with the one we love. The sax... Read review

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Advantages: Great Lyrics, great story telling, excellent production
Disadvantages: Interlude track of BIG having sex

...when he was releasing tracks with local groups The Old Gold Brothers and the Techniques. Legend has it BIG never made these with any intention to make a career from it but he was received so well he followed through on the rapping to become a very successful artist. The album cover is a baby with an afro sitting down with a white background, while inside is a mixture of pictures of the baby, BIG, and the usual album thanks and production notes. The Album (Sampling information taken from Wikipedia) Track 1 - Intro The intro is basically someone having a baby symbolising BIG's birth, with Puff daddy doing the voice for the expectant father, followed by several clips of some great songs interrupted by people arguing about the raising of their son. Samples "Superfly" by Curtis Mayfield "Rapper's Delight" by Sugarhill Gang... Read review

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