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| 1. | Look Out!
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| 2. | Journey Into Melody
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| 3. | Return Engagement
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| 4. | Little Sheri
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| 5. | Tiny Capers
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| 6. | Minor Chant
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| 7. | Tin Tin Deo *
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| 8. | Yesterdays *
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| 9. | Little Sheri *
45 Single Take
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Jazz
Originally recorded: 06/18/1960, Van Gelder Studios, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey
Remastered: 2007 by Rudy Van Gelder
* bonus tracks, not part of original LP
Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone)
Horace Parlan (piano)
George Tucker (bass instrument)
Al Harewood (drums)
* Alfred Lion - Producer
* Amanda Wray - Reissue Design
* Bob Blumenthal - Liner Notes
* Francis Wolff - Photography
* Gordon Jee - Reissue Director
* Ira Gitler - Original Liner Notes
* Michael Cuscuna - Reissue Producer
* Reid Miles - Cover Design
* Ronnie Brathwaite - Cover Photo
* Rudy Van Gelder - Remastering
Although he is best known for his bluesy soul-jazz outings, tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine's first Blue Note session as a leader was a much more traditional bop affair, and the resulting album, Look Out, featuring a rhythm section of Horace Parlan on piano, George Tucker on bass, and Al Harewood on drums, shows as much artful restraint as it does groove. Not that this is a bad thing, since it allows Turrentine's big, clear tone to shine through in all its muscular sweetness, giving Look Out a wonderful and flowing coherence. Among the highlights here are the pretty ballad "Journey Into Melody" and the gently funky "Little Sheri." This reissue adds three bonus tracks, a second and shorter version of "Little Sheri" that was issued as a 45 rpm single, and two more standard pieces, "Tin Tin Deo" and "Yesterdays," that are on a par with the original LP tracks but were omitted due to time considerations. Turrentine was fresh from his brilliant playing on Jimmy Smith's Midnight Special and Back at the Chicken Shack sessions when Look Out was recorded in 1960, and the carry over is obvious. The bonus tracks on Blue Note's 2008 reissue actually make this set seem a little less startling, but since the original sequence is a bit on the short side, some listeners may prefer this expanded package.
---Steve Leggett, 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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