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| 1. | Little Sheri
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| 2. | Since I Fell for You
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| 3. | River's Invitation
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| 4. | In Memory Of [*]
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| 5. | Smiley Stacy
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| 6. | God Bless the Child
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| 7. | Feelin' Good [*]
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| 8. | Lonesome Lover [*]
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| 9. | Plum
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Jazz
Recorded: Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
* Track 1: June 18, 1960
* Track 2: December 16, 1960
* Track 3: April 14, 1965
* Track 4: June 3, 1964
* Track 5: January 2, 1962
* Track 6: February 13, 1963
* Track 7: July 1, 1966
* Track 8: September 22, 1966
* Track 9: December 7, 1984, Sigma Sound, New York City
Stanley Turrentine - Producer, Sax (Tenor), Saxophone
Horace Parlan - Piano (1)
George Tucker - Bass (1)
Al Harewood - Drums (1)
Gene Harris - Piano (2)
Andy Simpkins - Bass (2)
Bill Dowdy - Drums (2)
Kenny Burrell - Guitar (3)
Herbie Hancock - Piano (3-4)
Bob Cranshaw - Bass (3-4,7-8)
Grady Tate - Drums (3)
Blue Mitchell - Trumpet (4,7-8)
Curtis Fuller - Trombone (4)
Otis Finch - Drums (4-5)
Les McCann - Piano (5)
Herbie Lewis - Bass (5)
Shirley Scott - Organ (6)
Major Holley - Bass (6)
Clarence Johnston - Drums (6)
James Spaulding - Sax (Alto) (7-8)
Pepper Adams - Sax (Baritone) (7-8)
Grant Green - Guitar (7)
McCoy Tyner - Piano (7-8)
Mickey Roker - Drums (7-8)
Julian Priester - Trombone (8)
George Benson - Guitar (9)
Jimmy Smith - Organ (9), Programming
Ron Carter - Bass (9)
James Madison - Drums (9)
This best-of collection features many of saxophonist Stanley Turrentine's best performances from his Blue Note years. This is hard bop at its finest, and tracks such as "Little Sheri" and "Feelin' Good" are representative of Blue Note's concept of jazz in the early 1960s. Both tunes are blues-oriented, emphasizing hard-swinging grooves over tricky chord changes, complicated forms, or difficult meter shifts.
"River's Invitation" is so funky that it straddles the line between jazz and soul music. This song is also beefed up by the presence of a full big band, as arranged by Oliver Nelson. On this selection, Turrentine revels in the vibe, playing mostly non-jazz blues licks, along with the occasional squeal from his horn. George Benson's "Plum" is the only non-'60s tune; recorded in 1984, the production stands out as quite different, but the performance is in the same spirit as the earlier work. Here Jimmy Smith's organ solo is full of bluesy fire, complemented by Turrentine and guitarist Grant Green's bebop lines during their respective solos.
* Alfred Lion - Producer
* Francis Wolff - Photography
* Franko Caligiuri - Design
* Michael Cuscuna - Compilation Producer, Producer
* Oliver Nelson - , Arranger
* Richard Mantel - Design
* Ron McMaster - Digital Transfers
* Rudy Van Gelder - Engineer
* Tony May - Engineer
As the man who wrote the liner notes says, Stanley Turrentine may be the only Texas tenor player to come out of Pittsburgh - and you can hear several of the reasons why in this distillation of his Blue Note dates from 1960 to 1966, plus a grand leap all the way to 1984. Though his sound can be heard as early as the fairly conventional "Little Sheri," the real soulful Turrentine begins to emerge in "Since I Fell For You" with the Three Sounds and really explodes in the exciting "River's Invitation," thanks in great part to Oliver Nelson's great chart and Herbie Hancock's irresistible comping. "Smiley Stacy" is a Les McCann blues swinger that inspires a tough, characteristically pointed solo from Stanley and some real burning from Les and bassist Herbie Lewis as he digs deeply into "God Bless the Child," with then-wife Shirley Scott acting cool and caressing on the Hammond organ. Compulsive completists will have to have the CD because it contains one unreleased track from the 1966 Turrentine octet, an uneventful cover of Max Roach's "Lonesome Lover" whose phantom status over the decades was probably just as well. It's good album to have that rounds out the collection.
As the man who wrote the liner notes says, Stanley Turrentine may be the only Texas tenor player to come out of Pittsburgh -- and you can hear several of the reasons why in this distillation of his Blue Note dates from 1960 to 1966, plus a grand leap all the way to 1984. Though his sound can be heard as early as the fairly conventional "Little Sheri," the real soulful Turrentine begins to emerge in "Since I Fell for You" with the 3 Sounds, and really explodes in the splendid "River's Invitation," thanks in large part to Oliver Nelson's great chart and Herbie Hancock's irresistible comping. "Smiley Stacy" is a Les McCann blues swinger that inspires a tough, characteristically pointed solo from Turrentine and some real burning from McCann and bassist Herbie Lewis -- and he digs deeply into "God Bless the Child," with then-wife Shirley Scott acting cool and caressing on the Hammond organ. Compulsive completists will have to have the CD because it contains one unreleased track from the 1966 Turrentine octet, an uneventful cover of Max Roach's "Lonesome Lover" whose phantom status over the decades was probably just as well. The highly pleasing 1984 track "Plum" is a reunion with Jimmy Smith from the late '50s and George Benson from the CTI years; Turrentine's statement of the theme in unison with Benson creates a warm, funky Varitone-like effect. It's good to have that one in there to round out the collection.
--- Richard S. Ginell, All Music Guide
Stanley Turrentine
Active Decades: '60s, '70s, '80s and '90s
Born: Apr 05, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA
Died: Sep 12, 2000 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Fusion, Hard Bop, Soul-Jazz
A legend of the tenor saxophone, Stanley Turrentine was renowned for his distinctively thick, rippling tone, an earthy grounding in the blues, and his ability to work a groove with soul and imagination. Turrentine recorded in a wide variety of settings, but was best-known for his Blue Note soul-jazz jams of the '60s, and also underwent a popular fusion makeover in the early '70s. Born in Pittsburgh on April 5, 1934, Turrentine began his career playing with various blues and R&B bands, with a strong influence from Illinois Jacquet. He played in Lowell Fulson's band with Ray Charles from 1950-1951, and in 1953, he replaced John Coltrane in Earl Bostic's early R&Bjazz band. After a mid-'50s stint in the military, Turrentine joined Max Roach's band and subsequently met organist Shirley Scott, whom he married in 1960 and would record with frequently.
Upon moving to Philadelphia, Turrentine struck up a chemistry with another organist, Jimmy Smith, appearing on Smith's 1960 classics Back at the Chicken Shack and Midnight Special, among others. Also in 1960, Turrentine began recording as a leader for Blue Note, concentrating chiefly on small-group soul-jazz on classics like That's Where It's At, but also working with the Three Sounds (on 1961's Blue Hour) and experimenting with larger ensemble settings in the mid-'60s. As the '70s dawned, Turrentine and Scott divorced and Turrentine became a popular linchpin of Creed Taylor's new, fusion-oriented CTI label; he recorded five albums, highlighted by Sugar, Salt Song, and Don't Mess With Mister T. While those commercially accessible efforts were artistically rewarding as well, critical opinion wasn't as kind to his late-'70s work for Fantasy; still, Turrentine continued to record prolifically, and returned to his trademark soul-jazz in the '80s and '90s. Turrentine passed away on September 12, 2000, following a massive stroke.
---Steve Huey, All Music Guide |
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