Mark Petruccelli

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Member Since: 8/28/2001
Total Mixes: 85
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Other Mixes By Mark Petruccelli

Waddyawantfernuthin? Vol 5
CD | Mixed Genre
Do Do Do Do Do It Again
CD | Mixed Genre
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He Went the Hemingway
CD | Mixed Genre
ANTI - Established (2 CDs)
Cassette | Theme

Long Live the King

Artist Song
The Coasters  Yakety Yak 
King Curtis  Changes 
King Curtis and the Kingpins  Memphis Soul Stew (Single Version) 
King Curtis  One Mint Julep 
King Curtis  Groove Me 
Duane Allman & King Curtis  Games People Play 
King Curtis  Soul Serenade 
King Curtis  Watermelon Man 
Aretha Franklin  Bridge Over Troubled Water 
King Curtis  Rush Hour 
King Curtis  Sister Sadie 
Chuck Willis  What Am I Living For? (LP Version) 
King Curtis  Ode to Billie Joe 
King Curtis  Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours 
King Curtis  Night Train 
King Curtis  Soul Twist 
King Curtis  Honky Tonk 
Buddy Holly  Reminiscing 
King Curtis  Shake 
King Curtis  A Whiter Shade of Pale 
King Curtis  Whole Lotta Love 
John Lennon  It's So Hard 
King Curtis  Spooky 
King Curtis  Hide Away 
King Curtis  Dynamite at Midnite 

Comment:

A number of horn players have influenced me as a Saxophone Player, among them Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, Clarence Clemons, Bobby Keyes, Jay Beckenstein and David Sanborn, but by far the two that had the greatest impact were Junior Walker and King Curtis.
This mix is a tribute to the more prolific of the two, "King" Curtis Ousley. Born in Fort Worth, Texas in 1934, he started playing around town in his early teens and toured with Lionel Hampton at 16. In '53 he moved to New York and became a session man with the likes of Nat King Cole, Joe Turner, The McGuire Sisters, Andy Williams, Chuck
Willis, The Coasters, Buddy Holly, LaVern Baker, Bobby Darin, Neil Sedaka, The Drifters, Sam Cooke, The Isley Brothers, Solomon Burke, The Shirelles, Nina Simone, The Beatles, Aretha Franklin, Herbie Mann, Wilson Pickett, Duane Allman, Eric Clapton and John Lennon.
Curtis was an established Tenor, Alto and Soprano Sax Player in Jazz, Blues, Jump, R&B, Soul and Rock & Roll, as well as a producer and the leader of Aretha Franklin's back-up band, the Kingpins. He was stabbed to death in an altercation outside his apartment in NY in August of 1971. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in March, 2000.
This mix has a taste of all of his styles in his solo and session work, as well as a number of live tracks from his "Live at the Fillmore West" cd, which I can't recommend enough.
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Feedback:

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hemizen
Date: 10/22/2006
outstanding
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Barrydali
Date: 10/22/2006
Im intrigued by this as it would fill a big gap in my knowledge. Any chance of a trade? Amen to Stan & Clarence as well.
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Mixxer
Date: 10/22/2006
Loved his instrumentals back in the day, but probably did not fully appreciate the depth of his work.
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Rob Conroy
Date: 10/22/2006
Dude, as much as sax in rock 'n' roll annoys me, I'd love to hear this...
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Leif Averageson
Date: 10/22/2006
Killer!
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musicgnome
Date: 10/22/2006
Now, that's a single artist mix....yowza!!!!
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Mr. Mirage
Date: 10/22/2006
Ditto on the Gnome comment! Damned fine...When one follows a master of an instrument, it is always grand to pick up on the work they did "back in the day..."As you mentioned Mr Walker, it has been my great pleasure to have seen a Billy "Sticks" Nicks several times here in the area. The Man is well past 60, still jamming with at least three different bands... and laughs at his work with Mr Walker. He told me that he doesn't listen to "that old stuff" because he wasn't satisfied with what he'd done... go figure!
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groove366
Date: 10/23/2006
Awesome. Long live the king indeed.
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Sean Lally
Date: 10/23/2006
KILLER tribute!
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sport !
Date: 10/23/2006
GREAT tribute, great picks and a really inspired single artist mix!!
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mahdishain
Date: 10/23/2006
blow king blow!
go mark go!
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Orchid
Date: 10/23/2006
This is king shit by the looks of it.
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Bear
Date: 10/24/2006
Terrific.
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sammyg123
Date: 10/24/2006
Many tracks here I know, not many played by KC. I'd love to hear this. Looks excellent..
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deja_vu_all_over_again
Date: 10/25/2006
Well done - impressive as always!
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Nick Falivena
Date: 10/25/2006
Phenomenal. Don Byron has a new record out that's a collection of Junior Walker tunes, but I think I'd rather hear the Curtis on here that I don't have. Truly excellent.
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Dom1
Date: 10/26/2006
DaMN FINE!
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Siobhan
Date: 10/28/2006
This is really excellent - well done. You've selected some great tracks like Sister Sadie, and I like the way you've worked in other artists. As a fellow saxophonist, I salute you!
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Salman1
Date: 11/6/2006
Oh, this is absolutely wonderful Mark. I gotta listen to more by this guy (thanks for the reminder by posting this mix!).