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Rosa King – King Of The Train [Audiophile CD] Rosa Irene King was an American jazz- and bluessaxophonist and singer that name made in Amsterdam and has recorded a large number of albums under different labels. Rosa King was a mother figure for many young female jazz artists such as the trumpet player Saskia Laroo and saxophonist Candy Dulfer. Her game was rough, unpolished and original. Her vocals were extremely powerful, pure and with her own blues sound. King was 14 when she started dancing, when she was 17 she started working at Charles Taylor & The Bronze Mannikens. The group had a show that traveled through the southern United States. She came in New York rightly and had several jobs such as waitress and taxi driver, she was also still a dancer. She bought one guitar and taught himself to play the guitar. Eddie Coombs heard her play and invited King to play in his band. Later she left the band and taught herself saxophone and drums to play. She played for others like Little Richard, Cab Calloway, Ben E. King and Lionel Hampton. She got her own band and came to Amsterdam with a soul show. She left New York and moved to Amsterdam. Rainer Black ( bass player ) - who had seen her play in Amsterdam - wanted to bond with her and that is how Rosa King & Upside Down was born. The strength of the band was that they always had a big party while playing at festivals and concerts. In 1978 King became known nationwide for having a saxophone battle with Stan Getz, Archie Shepp, Illinois Jacquet, Fathead Newman, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis and David Murray. King & Upside Down played all over Europe and they have nine times on it North Sea Jazz Festival played. In 1981 she spent two months in New York working with the band in a club, but King wanted to travel and tour again and came back to Europe. King's band often became a stepping stone for a great career, examples of which are Candy Dulfer, Saskia Laroo, Alex Britti, Roger Happel, Stephan Jankowski, Olaf Keus, PennyLeen Krebbers, Oscar Kraal. The year before her death, King returned to her country of origin to play with Joseph Layden and Eric Layden ( guitar and bass ) respectively, Kristina Beaty ( vocals and violin ) and Dan Walker ( keyboards ). That year she also played at a large jazz festival in South Africa and various dates in the Netherlands for her last performance in Italy. The last performance was a big reunion with her former guitarist Alex Britti in a national television concert with almost 100,000 people. She suffered a heart attack during the performance and died in the hospital there.