Curtis Counce

 

Artist:  Curtis Counce

Born:  January 23, 1926.  Kansas City, Mississippi, USA

Died:  July 31, 1963 (Aged 37).  Los Angeles, California, USA

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Occupation:  Musician

Instruments:  Double Bass

Curtis Counce was an American Hard Bop and West Coast Jazz Double Bassist from Kansas City, Mississippi and moved to California in 1945.  He began recording in 1946 with Lester Young, and in the 1950s in Los Angeles with musicians such as Shorty Rogers, Stan Kanton, Shelly Manne, Lyle Murphy, Teddy Charles, and Clifford Brown.  He formed his quintet in 1956 featuring Harold Land (Tenor Saxophone), Jack Sheldon (Trumpet), Carl Perkins (Piano), and Frank Butler (Drums).

Title:  You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce (Contemporary Records Acoustic Sounds Series) (2023)

Genre:  Jazz, Hard Bop, West Coast Jazz, Jazz Instrument

Label:  Craft Recordings

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side 1:

 1.  Complete (5:51)

 2.  How Deep Is The Ocean? (6:35)

 3.  Too Close For Comfort (5:36)

 4.  Mean To Me (4:31)

Side 2:

 1.  Stranger In Paradise (7:03)

 2.  Councellation (6:01)

 3.  Big Foot (9:02)

Personnel:

Curtis Counce:  Bass

Jack Sheldon:  Trumpet

Harold Land:  Tenor Saxophone

Carl Perkins:  Piano

Frank Bulter:  Drums

You Get More Bounce With Curtis Counce is an album by Curtis Counce, originally released in 1957 by Contemporary, remastered and reissued on October 13, 2023 by Craft Recordings.  180 Gram Vinyl.