Stanley Turrentine - The Look Of Love

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1968
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 38:02
Size: 87,8 MB
Art: Front

(4:23) 1. The Look Of Love
(3:26) 2. Here There And Everywhere
(3:22) 3. A Beautiful Friendship
(6:01) 4. Blues For Stan
(2:34) 5. This Guy's In Love With You
(4:41) 6. MacArthur Park
(2:25) 7. I'm Always Drunk In San Francisco
(3:14) 8. Emily
(3:43) 9. Cabin In The Sky
(4:07) 10. Smile

With its mix of pop covers and jazz material, The Look of Love could be considered a typical Turrentine album from the late '60s. What sets this and a few other of his Blue Note titles apart, though, are the full yet tasteful string and band arrangements by jazz flügelhorn player and composer Thad Jones. With his flexible phrasing and muscular tone, Turrentine dives into the lush arrangements, especially on the sweeping rendition of Burt Bacharach's "Look of Love." Other pop selections bring mixed results: The plodding arrangement on "McArthur Park" garners a lukewarm response from Turrentine, while the tender settings for "Emily" and another Bacharach number, "This Guy's in Love With You," elicit the kind of velvety vaporous tone and sincere romantic phrasing Turrentine usually killed with on ballads.

More upbeat, straight-ahead material like "A Beautiful Friendship" and the blues swinger "Blues for Stan" keep the date well balanced and set the table for some masterful Turrentine solos. Again, special mention should be made of Thad Jones who, along with Oliver Nelson (Nancy Wilson's Welcome to My Love in particular) and Duke Pearson, supplanted the usual syrupy arrangements found on "cross-over" dates with intelligent, complimentary charts. Turrentine certainly appreciated it, as evidenced by his strong work here. Purists who usually cringe at late-'60s jazz dates like this (yes, there is a Beatles cover here) might be pleasantly surprised. For those who feel Bacharach and Jimmy Webb provide fine material for jazz, then The Look of Love is a must.By Stephen Cook https://www.allmusic.com/album/look-of-love-mw0000899764

Personnel: Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone; Jimmy Nottingham, Snooky Young - flugelhorn; Benny Powell - bass trombone; Jim Buffington - French horn; Kenny Burrell - guitar; Hank Jones - piano; Duke Pearson - piano, arranger ; Roland Hanna - piano; George Duvivier - bass; Grady Tate - drums; Mickey Roker - Thad Jones - drums

The Look Of Love

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Ray Brown - Some of My Best Friends Are Sax Players

Styles: Contemporary Jazz, Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1995
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:28
Size: 171,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:27) 1. How High the Moon
(4:42) 2. Love Walked In
(6:36) 3. Polka Dots and Moonbeams
(3:48) 4. Crazeology
(6:18) 5. Port of Rico (Stanley Turrentine)
(5:23) 6. Moose the Mooche (Jesse Davis)
(6:14) 7. Easy Living
(4:09) 8. Just You, Just Me (Joshua Redman)
(5:31) 9. Fly Me to the Moon
(7:08) 10. (When it's) Sleepytime Down So
(5:59) 11. These Foolish Things
(6:59) 12. God Bless the Child (Stanley Turrentine)
(0:54) 13. In Conversation with Joe Lovano
(1:05) 14. In Conversation with Benny Carter
(0:31) 15. In Conversation with Stanley Turrentine
(0:27) 16. In Conversation with Jesse Davis
(0:28) 17. In Conversation with Joshua Redman
(0:43) 18. In Conversation with Ralph Moore

As a follow-up to bassist Ray Brown's previous record in which he collaborated with several of his favorite pianists, Some of My Best Friends Are...The Sax Players features six major saxophonists (tenors Joe Lovano, Ralph Moore, Joshua Redman and Stanley Turrentine plus altoists Benny Carter and Jesse Davis) on two songs apiece with his regular trio. Although more than 60 years separate the ageless Carter from Redman, each of the saxes originally developed their own voice in the straight-ahead jazz tradition. Highlights of the colorful set include Benny Carter's playful rendition of "Love Walked In," Moore's cooking solo on "Crazeology" (a Benny Harris bop classic which the record mistakenly lists as written by Bud Freeman), Davis ripping through "Moose the Mooche" and Turrentine's romp on the blues "Port of Rico."

Pianist Benny Green and drummer Gregory Hutchinson provide suitable accompaniment (Green's solos are consistently excellent) and all dozen of the songs are successful and swinging. As an extra bonus, on the latter part of the CD each of the saxophonists has a brief chat (between 26 seconds and a minute apiece) with Brown about their early influences. There is so much good feeling and obvious mutual respect shown that one wishes these talks were at least twice as long; the Benny Carter segment is most memorable.~Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/some-of-my-best-friends-arethe-sax-players-mw0000184898

PERSONNEL: RAY BROWN, bass; BENNY GREEN, piano; GREGORY HUTCHINSON, drums

With: BENNY CARTER & JESSE DAVIS, alto sax; JOE LOVANO, RALPH MOORE, JOSHUA REDMAN & STANLEY TURRENTINE, tenor sax

Some of My Best Friends Are Sax Players

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Oscar Peterson - A Tribute To Oscar Peterson - Live At The TownHall

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1996
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 72:38
Size: 167,9 MB
Art: Front

(5:23) 1. Anything Goes
(6:36) 2. Reunion Blues (with Benny Green)
(8:08) 3. If Only You Knew (with Benny Green)
(7:25) 4. Bags Groove (with Milt Jackson)
(6:44) 5. Willow Weep For Me (with Milt Jackson)
(4:15) 6. Mumbles (with Clark Terry)
(3:48) 7. I Can't Face The Music (with Shirley Horn)
(5:09) 8. Here's To Life (with Shirley Horn)
(5:23) 9. In A Mellow Tone (with Stanley Turrentine)
(5:26) 10. My Foolish Heart (with Roy Hargrove)
(2:16) 11. The Duke Of Dubuque (with The Manhattan Transfer)
(4:10) 12. (Get Your Kicks On) Route 66 (with The Manhattan Transfer)
(7:49) 13. Mack The Knife (with Clark Terry)

This live concert was recorded on October 1, 1996 at The Town Hall in New York. Oscar Peterson was also present. The other musicians have certainly also made their mark in jazz: Ray Brown (bass), Herb Ellis (guitar), Benny Green (piano), Roy Hargrove (flugelhorn), Shirley Horn (vocals), Milt Jackson (vibraphone) , The Manhattan Transfer (vocals), Lewis Nash (drums), Niels-Henning Orsted Pedersen (bass), Clark Terry (trumpet / vocals) and Stanley Turrentine (tenor sax). The repertoire was certainly worthwhile, including: Reunion Blues, If You Only Knew (both with Oscar Peterson and Benny Green on piano), Willow Weep For Me, I Can't Face The Music, In A Mellow Tone, My Foolish Heart and "(Get your kicks on) Route 66. Oscar Peterson is still a very inspiring jazz musician, as can be heard on this CD with this animated live concert! https://www.muziekweb.nl/en/Link/JE15161/A-tribute-to-Oscar-Peterson-live-at-Town-Hall

Personnel: Oscar Peterson - piano; Niels-Henning Orsted Petersen - bass; Ray Brown - bass; Herb Ellis - guitar; Lewis Nash - drums.

Special guests: Benny Green - piano; Milt Jackson - vibes; Clark Terry - trumpet&flugelhorn; Shirley Horn - vocal; Stanley Turrentine - tenor sax; Roy Hargrove - trumpet; Manhattan Transfer - vocal

A Tribute To Oscar Peterson - Live At The TownHall

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Stanley Turrentine - Let It Go

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1966
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:21
Size: 152,4 MB
Art: Front

(5:55)  1. Let It Go
(6:58)  2. On a Clear Day You Can See Forever
(5:54)  3. Ciao, Ciao
(5:31)  4. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)
(5:21)  5. Good Lookin Out
(4:44)  6. Sure As You're Born
(4:49)  7. Deep Purple
(9:20)  8. Time After Time
(5:42)  9. Sent for You Yesterday (And Here You Come Today)
(8:07) 10. The Lamp Is Low
(3:56) 11. The Feeling of Jazz

For fans ready to graduate from Stanley Turrentine's many fine Blue Note sets, this excellent mid-'60s date on Impulse should be the perfect option. Joined by then-wife Shirley Scott on organ, Turrentine revels in a fine array of medium cookers, three of which came from his own pen. The covers are just as impressive, including a clutch of late-night blues and ballads from the standards canon ("Time After Time") and the Ellington ("The Feeling of Jazz") and Basie catalogs ("Sent for You Yesterday"). And making it all swing in the pocket, Turrentine and Scott get top-drawer support from bassists Ron Carter and Bob Cranshaw and drummers Mack Simpkins and Otis Finch. Enjoy. ~ Stephen Cook  http://www.allmusic.com/album/let-it-go-mw0000263512

Personnel: Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone; Shirley Scott – organ; Ron Carter - bass (tracks 1-7); Mack Simpkins - drums (tracks 1-7); Bob Cranshaw - bass (tracks 8-11); Otis Finch - drums (tracks 8-11)

Let It Go

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Kenny Burrell - The Artist Selects

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 2005
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 75:14
Size: 173,1 MB
Art: Front

(4:59) 1. This Time The Dream's On Me - Remastered 2000
(6:05) 2. Delilah - Remastered 2000
(3:49) 3. But Not For Me - Remastered
(4:42) 4. Phinupi - Remastered
(4:46) 5. Love, Your Spell Is Everywhere
(7:59) 6. Scotch Blues - Remastered
(4:43) 7. Weaver Of Dreams - Remastered 2000
(9:35) 8. Swingin' - Remastered 1987
(5:25) 9. Chitlins Con Carne
(2:43) 10. Soul Lament - Remastered 1999/Rudy Van Gelder Edition
(4:01) 11. Midnight Blue - Remastered
(5:30) 12. These Foolish Things - 20 Bit Mastering; 1998 Digital Remaster
(6:02) 13. Hackensack - Remastered
(4:49) 14. Freedom

Taking a cue from ECM’s: rarum series, Blue Note has initiated their own The Artist Selects series, allowing living legends to hand-pick their own “best-of” compilations and even sequence them. The inaugural portion of the series, launched Oct. 4, features albums from guitarist Kenny Burrell (pictured), also saxophonist Lou Donaldson, trumpeter Freddie Hubbard and composer/arranger Gerald Wilson. The musicians cull their Blue Note releases, while Wilson selects from his Pacific Jazz recordings. Emphasizing the “artist selects” title, the liner notes contain first-person testimony from the artist of how the recordings came to be and how the process developed. By Katherine Silkaitis https://jazztimes.com/archives/blue-note-begins-artist-selects-series

Personnel: Guitar – Kenny Burrell (tracks: 1-14); Bass - Ben Tucker (tracks: 5,8,14), Major Holley (tracks: 9,11), Oscar Pettiford (tracks: 4), Paul Chambers (tracks: 1,2,7), Sam Jones (tracks: 6); Congas – Candido Camero (tracks: 1,2), Ray Barretto (tracks: 5,8,11,14); Drums – "Philly" Joe Jones (tracks: 12,13), Art Blakey (tracks: 6,8), Bill English (tracks: 5,9,11,14), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 1,2,7), Shadow Wilson (tracks: 4); Organ – Jimmy Smith (tracks: 13); Piano – Bobby Timmons (tracks: 8), Duke Jordan (tracks: 5), Herbie Hancock (tracks: 5,14), Tommy Flanagan (tracks: 1,2,4,7); Tenor Saxophone – Frank Foster (tracks: 4), Junior Cook (tracks: 5), Stanley Turrentine (tracks: 9,14), Tina Brooks (tracks: 5,8); Trumpet – Louis Smith (tracks: 6)

The Artist Selects

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Ike Quebec - Easy Living

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 56:54
Size: 131,2 MB
Art: Front

(9:01)  1. See See Rider
(6:51)  2. Congo Lament
(5:40)  3. Que's Pills
(6:15)  4. B.G.'s Groove Two
(9:48)  5. I.Q. Shuffle
(6:51)  6. I've Got A Crush On You
(7:24)  7. Nancy (With The Laughing Face)
(5:01)  8. Easy Living

Ike Quebec is one of those funny figures in Blue Note Records' history. By the late fifties, after he'd been out of recording for a number of years, he was too old to really be at the hard-bop vanguard (he was born in 1918) but not old enough to be a senior statesman like Coleman Hawkins or Duke Ellington. Much of his involvement with the record label in those years was as an A&R man, scouting for new talent for the label's owner Alfred Lion. Considered in the context of musical fashion it might be fair to say that, at the dawn of the 1960s, his own musical style was a little dated, even passé. But to hell with fashion; Quebec was a terrific musician and wonderful, big blue tenor saxophone (and occasionally piano) player. His chops might have been rooted in the swing of the late 1930s and '40s but, as the saying goes, good taste never goes out of style. Music Matters has re-mastered Quebec's last outing for Blue Note, Easy Living, on two 45RPM vinyl records. Recorded in 1961 but released posthumously in 1987, the date features classic Rudy Van Gelder recording sound, recaptured from the original master tapes on state of the art equipment. As with all of the Music Matters Blue Note reissues, the goal is to create an all  analog record with the best possible sonics. The first disk adds Stanley Turrentine on a second tenor, and Bennie Green on trombone. These tracks are tight and well-written, with excellent solos from both Quebec and with a more 1960s modern playing style Turrentine. The opening "See See Rider" is a greasy slow chitlin circuit blues that sets the tone for the whole record. It's hard to go wrong with Mr. T on anything, and Sonny Clark's comping and occasional fills are shear perfection. But the real meat of the album is on the last three tunes. Turrentine and Green bow out, leaving Quebec in the sole spotlight. 

His tone is warm, smooth and full, and his balladeering is second to none. "Nancy" possesses the kind of playing that never grows old: tender and emotive, but powerful too. It doesn't hurt that the recording captures the saxophone with exceptional realism, even if the overall recording retains that period Blue Note sound. The title track closes the date with more brilliant slow play, with Quebec showing his period roots. It's clear that he came from the school that began with Coleman Hawkins and later begat Lester Young and, especially, Ben Webster. That's a favorable comparison and Quebec plays as well as any of them.  It's sad to note that within a year of recording Easy Living, both Quebec and Clark would be dead (Quebec from lung cancer and Clark from fast living). But the record is testament to the shear quality of their talent. Some recordings are timeless, and this is one of them. Easy Living is a record always worth hearing and appreciating. ~ Greg Simmons https://www.allaboutjazz.com/easy-living-ike-quebec-blue-note-records-review-by-greg-simmons.php

Personnel: Ike Quebec: tenor saxophone; Stanley Turrentine: tenor saxophone; Bennie Greene: trombone; Sonny Clark: piano; Milt Hinton: bass; Art Blakey: drums.

Easy Living

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Jimmy McGriff - Electric Funk

Styles: Soul Jazz
Year: 1970
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 32:22
Size: 75,1 MB
Art: Front

(3:18)  1. Back On The Track
(3:46)  2. Chris Cross
(3:19)  3. Miss Poopie
(4:02)  4. The Bird Wave
(3:29)  5. Spear For Moondog, Part 1
(3:05)  6. Spear For Moondog, Part 2
(3:59)  7. Tight Times
(3:35)  8. Spinning Wheel
(3:45)  9. Funky Junk

This 1969 Sonny Lester production was one nearly hopelessly lost slab of solid funk. It often popped up in cut-out bins when records were still waxed. When used-record stores started disappearing, beauties like this started vanishing too. But Blue Note's blessed Rare Groove series has exhumed all 32 minutes of this hard-hitting fon-kee gem (and, to its credit, retained the original but dated cover art too). Acid jazzers are probably already familiar with "The Bird Wave," which appeared on the Blue Note Rare Grooves compilation issued in 1996. The great news is that the rest of Electric Funk goes like this too. No sap, no frills. Just good true groove. In 1997, nay-sayers accuse this street soul (which prevailed in the early 70s) of being nothing more than TV cop-show music and Blaxploitation soundtrack stuff. Lovers will say that's the point. But in 1969, this was the next step for soul jazz; a genre Jimmy McGriff has always ruled. From his early Sue classics (all of which were recently released on CD by the Collectibles label) to his Solid State records in the 60s and on to his Sonny Lester productions on Groove Merchant and LRC in the 70s, this man has always known how to rock a groove. Unfortunately, credits are limited here to the organ grinder and his arranger (Horace Ott - a staple of the orchestrated groove in the 70s). 

Some sources indicate Stanley Turrentine and Blue Mitchell sit in the orchestra pit (very brief tenor and trumpet features indicate it's certainly possible). It'd be nice, however, to know the identities of the fuzz guitarist heard here and the funky drummer (who has the rhythmic familiarity of Bernard Purdie). Ott's arrangements are riff-oriented and stay out of McGriff's way. They often launch McGriff into one clever line after another and, fortunately, never tempt him to out-modulate the horn section as was so often the case on McGriff's earlier big-band tribute to Count Basie. Here's hoping Blue Note has room left in the budget to bring back the long-lost grooves of McGriff's The Worm (1968) and Black Pearl (1971) too. ~ Douglas Payne https://www.allaboutjazz.com/electric-funk-jimmy-mcgriff-blue-note-records-review-by-douglas-payne.php

Personnel:  Jimmy McGriff – electronic organ; Blue Mitchell – trumpet; Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone; Horace Ott – electric piano, arranger; Chuck Rainey – electric bass; Bernard Purdie – drums

Electric Funk

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Stanley Turrentine - Everybody Come On Out

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1976
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:56
Size: 88,5 MB
Art: Front

(4:17)  1. Everybody Come On Out
(3:56)  2. Stairway To Heaven
(6:14)  3. There Is A Place (Rita's Theme)
(4:17)  4. Many Rivers To Cross
(5:51)  5. Hope That We Can Be Together Soon
(3:39)  6. All By Myself
(5:35)  7. Airport Love Theme
(4:03)  8. I'm Not In Love

A very large group session recorded in March 1976 for Fantasy, Everybody Come on Out features Turrentine with Joe Sample, Lee Ritenour, Craig McMullen, Paul Jackson, Harvey Mason, Bill Summers, and Dawilli Gonga. ~ Rovi Staff https://www.allmusic.com/album/everybody-come-on-out-mw0000087309

Personnel: Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone, producer; Joe Sample - electric piano, piano; Lee Ritenour - guitar;  Craig McMullen - guitar;  Paul Jackson - bass;  Harvey Mason - drums

Everybody Come On Out

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Stanley Turrentine, Milt Jackson - Cherry

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 1972
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 37:50
Size: 87,3 MB
Art: Front

(6:38)  1. Speedball
(5:10)  2. I Remember You
(7:46)  3. The Revs
(6:04)  4. Sister Sanctified
(5:10)  5. Cherry
(7:00)  6. Introspective

One of the best CTI albums from the early 70s and one of Stanley Turrentine's funkiest records as well! The album's got a sharper edge than most other Turrentine albums of the time a quality that goes beyond Stan's already soulful approach to the tenor, and which brings in some tight changes and more pronounced rhythms that really give the best cuts a great groove! The group's a sextet with Bob James on electric piano, Milt Jackson on vibes, Cornell Dupree on guitar, Ron Carter on bass, and Billy Cobham on drums and titles include a monster version of Weldon Irvine's "Sister Sanctified" a great funk tune that's probably best known as the sample for "My Philosophy" by BDP! Other tracks include "Speedball", "Cherry", and "The Revs".  © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc. https://www.dustygroove.com/item/1522/Stanley-Turrentine:Cherry

Personnel:  Stanley Turrentine - Tenor Sax; Milt Jackson - Vibes; Bob James - Electric Piano, Piano; Cornell Dupree - Guitar; Ron Carter - Bass; Billy Cobham - Drums

Cherry

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Dizzy Reece - Comin' On

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1999
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 66:53
Size: 153,8 MB
Art: Front

( 6:42)  1. Ye Olde Blues
( 5:44)  2. The Case Of The Frightened Lover
( 9:05)  3. Tenderly
( 8:30)  4. Achmet
(10:11)  5. The Story Of Love
( 6:42)  6. Sands
( 6:47)  7. Comin' On
( 6:50)  8. Goose Dance
( 6:17)  9. The Things We Did Last Summer

For a short time in the late '50s trumpeter Dizzy Reece was an up-and-coming jazz artist. However, success eluded him and he quietly faded into obscurity, only occasionally releasing material after the early '60s. As a matter of fact, the sessions that became Comin' On! languished in the Blue Note vaults for almost four decades. Rediscovered in 1999, these dates feature six well-rounded hard bop compositions by Reece along with three standards. The tracks from April 3, 1960, not only document the Blue Note debut of tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine but also employ the talents of the Jazz Messengers' rhythm section of the time, pianist Bobby Timmons, bassist Jymie Merritt, and drummer Art Blakey. By July 17, 1960, the only musician remaining from the previous date was Turrentine, sharing tenor duties with Musa Kaleem, who is also heard on flute. (The later session's rhythm section had changed to pianist Duke Jordan, bassist Sam Jones, and drummer Al Harewood.) Neglected, although spirited, sessions from an underrated trumpeter and composer. ~ Al Campbell https://www.allmusic.com/album/comin-on%21-mw0000257295

Personnel:  Dizzy Reece - trumpet, conga;  Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone; Musa Kaleem - tenor saxophone, flute;  Bobby Timmons, Duke Jordan - piano; Jymie Merritt, Sam Jones - bass;  Art Blakey, Al Harewood - drums.

Comin' On

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Stanley Turrentine - The Sugar Man

Styles: Saxophone Jazz
Year: 2015
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 78:10
Size: 180,0 MB
Art: Front

(5:02)  1. Tiny Capers
(4:50)  2. Return Engagement
(7:12)  3. Look Out
(6:13)  4. Minor Chant
(7:51)  5. Little Sheri
(6:18)  6. Tin Tin Deo
(6:58)  7. Yesterdays
(6:19)  8. Blue Riff
(4:58)  9. Journey into Melody
(9:56) 10. Willow Weep for Me
(5:23) 11. Baby, Ain't I Good to You
(7:04) 12. I Want a Little Girl

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&B/jazz 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 https://www.allmusic.com/artist/stanley-turrentine-mn0000012644/biography

The Sugar Man

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Freddie Hubbard - Life Flight

Styles: Trumpet Jazz
Year: 1987
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 41:47
Size: 97,1 MB
Art: Front

( 8:10)  1. Battlescar Galorica
(11:17)  2. A Saint's Homecoming Song
( 9:11)  3. The Melting Pot
(13:08)  4. Life Flight

This CD captures the great trumpeter Freddie Hubbard at the age of 48 just before he began to decline. Hubbard is heard in excellent shape on two selections apiece with two separate bands. One group, a sextet with tenor-saxophonist Stanley Turrentine and guitarist George Benson, recalls the trumpeter's glory days on CTI although the material ("Battlescar Galorica" and "A Saint's Homecoming Song") was of recent vintage. The other band, a quintet with tenor-saxophonist Ralph Moore, looks back toward his earlier Blue Note and Atlantic days; they perform two Hubbard originals ("The Melting Pot" and "Life Flight"). Overall this set (from an era when the veteran trumpeter was being overshadowed by Wynton Marsalis) gives listeners one of the last opportunities to hear Freddie Hubbard in peak form. ~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/life-flight-mw0000649572

Personnel:  Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard;  Bass – Rufus Reid;  Drums – Carl Allen;  Drums, Tambourine – Idris Muhammad;  Electric Bass – Wayne Braithwaite;  Electric Piano, Synthesizer – Larry Willis;  Guitar – George Benson;  Piano – Larry Willis;  Tenor Saxophone – Ralph Moore, Stanley Turrentine 

Life Flight    

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Les McCann - Les McCann Ltd. In New York

Styles: Piano Jazz 
Year: 1961
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 58:55
Size: 137,8 MB
Art: Front

(7:45)  1. Chip Monck
(6:10)  2. Fayth, You're...
(7:38)  3. Cha-Cha Twist
(9:24)  4. A Little 3/4 For God & Co.
(8:51)  5. Maxie's Changes
(5:10)  6. Someone Stole My Chitlins
(8:56)  7. One More Hamhock Please
(4:57)  8. Oatmeal

A thoroughly satisfying live date. The good-time pianist forgets singing on this Village Gate outing, and the band just cooks. Silky saxman Stanley Turrentine and trumpeter Blue Mitchell play as one on some cool McCann originals. It's almost inconceivable that the sextet had only one rehearsal.~ Mark Allan https://www.allmusic.com/album/les-mccann-ltd-in-new-york-mw0000073426

Personnel:  Les McCann - piano;  Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone;  Blue Mitchell - trumpet;  Frank Haynes - tenor saxophone ( note: Haynes' name is mis-spelled on the album cover);  Herbie Lewis - bass;  Ron Jefferson - drums;  Curtis Amy - tenor saxophone;  Bobby Hutcherson - vibraphone

Les McCann Ltd. In New York

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Gene Harris - The Gene Harris Trio Plus One

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 48:06
Size: 110.1 MB
Styles: Soul-jazz, Piano jazz
Year: 1986/2003
Art: Front

[9:32] 1. Gene's Lament
[5:43] 2. Misty
[8:45] 3. Uptown Sop
[8:13] 4. Things Ain't What They Used To Be
[7:27] 5. Yours Is My Heart Alone
[8:25] 6. The Battle Hymn Of The Republic

Bass – Ray Brown; Drums – Mickey Roker; Piano – Gene Harris; Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine. Recorded live at the Blue Note, New York City November / December 1985.

This superb album (reissued on CD) solidified pianist Gene Harris' return to the jazz major leagues. Teamed up with bassist Ray Brown, drummer Mickey Roker, and tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, Harris stretches out on such songs as Ray Brown's blues "Gene's Lament," "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," "Yours Is My Heart Alone," and "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Harris and Turrentine work together so well on this soulful blues/bop date that one wishes they had teamed up much more often. ~Scott Yanow

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Stanley Turrentine - Sugar

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 59:04
Size: 135.2 MB
Styles: Soul-Jazz, Post Bop, Modal
Year: 1971/2001
Art: Front

[10:03] 1. Sugar
[10:45] 2. Sunshine Alley
[14:10] 3. Impressions
[ 9:36] 4. Gibraltar
[14:28] 5. Sugar (Live)

Bass – Ron Carter; Congas – Richard "Pablo" Landrum; Drums – Billy Kaye; Electric Piano – Lonnie L. Smith, Jr.; Guitar – George Benson; Organ – Butch Cornell; Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine; Trumpet – Freddie Hubbard. Recorded at Van Gelder Studios November, 1970.

If ever there were a record that both fit perfectly and stood outside the CTI Records' stable sound, it is Sugar by Stanley Turrentine. Recorded in 1970, only three tracks appear on the original album (on the reissue there's a bonus live version of the title track, which nearly outshines the original and is 50 percent longer). Turrentine, a veteran of the soul-jazz scene since the '50s, was accompanied by a who's who of groove players, including guitarist George Benson, Lonnie Liston Smith on electric piano, Freddie Hubbard on trumpet, bassist Ron Carter, organist Butch Cornell, and drummer Billy Kaye, among others. (The live version adds Airto, flutist Hubert Laws, drummer Billy Cobham, and organist Johnny Hammond.) The title track is a deep soul blues workout with a swinging backbeat and the rhythm section fluidly streaming through fours and eights as Benson, Hubbard, and Turrentine begin slowly and crank up the heat, making the pace and stride of the cut simmer then pop -- especially in Hubbard's solo. This is truly midnight blue, and the party's at the point of getting really serious or about to break up. By the time Benson picks up his break, full of slick, shiny, warm arpeggios, the seams are bursting and couples are edging into corners. Butch Cornell's "Sunshine Alley" is a solid, funky groover, paced by organ and double fours by Kaye. Turrentine and Hubbard stride into the melody and keep the vamp in the pocket, riding out past the blues line into a tag that just revs the thing up even further. But the big surprise is in the final track, one of the most solidly swinging, from-the-gut emotional rides of John Coltrane's "Impressions" ever taken. Turrentine is deep inside his horn, ringing out in legato with everything he has -- and it is considerable. Ron Carter's bass playing flows through the modal interludes, creating a basis for some beautifully intervallic invention by Benson and Smith by building a series of harmonic bridges through the mode to solos. It's hard to believe this is Turrentine, yet is could be no one else. If jazz fans are interested in Turrentine beyond the Blue Note period -- and they should be -- this is a heck of a place to listen for satisfaction. ~Thom Jurek

Sugar 

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Billy Taylor - It's A Matter Of Pride

Styles: Piano Jazz
Year: 1993
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 64:11
Size: 148,5 MB
Art: Front

(5:56)  1. At La Caroussel
(4:50)  2. Picture This
(5:13)  3. It's A Matter Of Pride
(6:07)  4. His Name Was Martin
(5:04)  5. Titoro
(8:45)  6. Back Home
(6:05)  7. Lookin' Up
(7:30)  8. Paraphrase
(4:48)  9. I'm A Lover
(5:54) 10. If You Really Are Concerned
(3:55) 11. Mood For Mendes

This is a particularly well-constructed session by pianist Billy Taylor who is featured in a combo with bassist Christian McBride, drummer Marvin "Smitty" Smith, the congas of Ray Mantilla and, on three songs, tenor-saxophonist Stanley Turrentine; Grady Tate also contributes two warm ballad vocals. All nine songs were composed by Taylor (including three pieces taken from a more extended work in tribute to Martin Luther King) and the results are melodic, boppish and swinging.~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/its-a-matter-of-pride-mw0000110539   

Personnel: Billy Taylor (piano), Grady Tate (vocals), Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), Christian McBride (bass), Marvin "Smitty" Smith (drums), Ray Mantilla (congas)

It's A Matter Of Pride

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Stanley Turrentine & Grant Green Quintet - Complete Recordings (Bonus Tracks)

Size: 170,3 MB
Time: 73:35
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Released: 2017
Styles: Jazz
Label: Groove Hut Records
Art: Front

CD 1:
01. Z.T.'s Blues ( 6:45)
02. More Than You Know ( 6:10)
03. The Lamp Is Low ( 6:09)
04. The Way You Look Tonight ( 5:46)
05. For Heaven's Sake ( 4:41)
06. I Wish I Knew ( 5:36)
07. Be My Love ( 5:13)
08. But Not For Me (11:28)
09. Stanley's Time (11:04)
10. Broadway (10:38)

CD 2:
01. Yesterdays (11:37)
02. Later At Minton's (13:55)
03. Come Rain Or Come Shine ( 8:34)
04. Love For Sale (15:11)
05. Summertime ( 7:13)
06. Goose Dance (Bonus Track) ( 6:46)
07. Sands (Bonus Track) ( 6:39)
08. Comin' On (Bonus Track) ( 6:44)

Personnel:
Stanley Turrentine, Tenor Sax
Grant Green, Guitar
On All Tracks, Plus:

CD 1 [1-7]: Z.T.'S Blues:

Tommy Flanagan, Piano
Paul Chambers, Bass
Art Taylor, Drums
Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, September 13, 1961.

CD 1 [8-10] & CD 2 [1-5]: Up At Minton's

Horace Parlan, Piano
George Tucker, Bass
Al Harewood, Drums

Live At Minton's, New York, February 23, 1961

CD 2 [6-8] Bonus Tracks:

Stanley Turrentine, Tenor Sax
Dizzy Reece, Trumpet
Musa Kaleem, Tenor Sax & Flute
Duke Jordan, Piano
Sam Jones, Bass
Al Harewood, Drums

Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, July 17, 1960.

Stanley Turrentine and Grant Green only recorded together on four occasions, and the dates included here, originally issued on "Z.T.’s Blues", "Up at Minton’s Vol.1", and "Up at Minton’s Vol.2", marked their only preserved collaborations in a quintet format, with Turrentine as the only horn and with Green getting a lot of solo space. This release contains all three albums in their entireties, plus three rare tracks by Turrentine from an obscure session led by trumpeter Dizzy Reece, which are presented here as a bonus.

Complete Recordings CD 1
Complete Recordings CD 2

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Kenny Burrell - Midnight Blue

Styles: Guitar Jazz
Year: 1963
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 44:07
Size: 101,2 MB
Art: Front

(5:29)  1. Chitlins con Carne
(6:56)  2. Mule
(2:43)  3. Soul Lament
(4:01)  4. Midnight Blue
(5:48)  5. Wavy Gravy
(4:24)  6. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
(6:17)  7. Saturday Night Blues
(4:44)  8. Kenny's Sound
(3:40)  9. K Twist

This album is one of guitarist Kenny Burrell's best-known sessions for the Blue Note label. Burrell is matched with tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, bassist Major Holley, drummer Bill English, and Ray Barretto on conga for a blues-oriented date highlighted by "Chitlins Con Carne," "Midnight Blue," "Saturday Night Blues," and the lone standard "Gee Baby Ain't I Good to You."~ Scott Yanow https://www.allmusic.com/album/midnight-blue-mw0000187778

Personnel: Kenny Burrell (guitar); Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone); Major Holley, Jr. (bass); Bill English (drums); Ray Barretto (congas).

Midnight Blue

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Jimmy Smith, Stanley Turrentine - Prayer Meetin'

Bitrate: MP3@320K/s
Time: 55:04
Size: 126.1 MB
Styles: Soul jazz, B3 Organ jazz
Year: 1963/2004
Art: Front

[5:43] 1. Prayer Meetin'
[9:23] 2. I Almost Lost My Mind
[3:42] 3. Stone Cold Dead In The Market
[6:09] 4. When The Saints Go Marching In
[7:37] 5. Red Top
[6:27] 6. Picnickin'
[8:50] 7. Lonesome Road (Aka Lonesome Road Blues)
[7:11] 8. Smith Walk

Drums – Donald Bailey; Guitar – Quentin Warren; Organ [Hammond] – Jimmy Smith; Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine. Recorded on February 8, 1963 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey.

Playing piano-style single-note lines on his Hammond B-3 organ, Jimmy Smith revolutionized the use of the instrument in a jazz combo setting in the mid-'50s and early '60s, and arguably his best albums for Blue Note during this period were the ones he did with tenor sax player Stanley Turrentine. Recorded on February 8, 1963, at Van Gelder Studio in New Jersey, and featuring Quentin Warren on guitar and Donald Bailey on drums in addition to Smith and Turrentine, Prayer Meetin' is a delight from start to finish. Forming a perfect closure to Smith's trio of albums with Turrentine (Midnight Special and Back at the Chicken Shack were both released in 1960), Prayer Meetin' was the last of four albums Smith recorded in a week to finish off his Blue Note contract before leaving for Verve. The blues roots are obvious here, and the Smith-penned title track might even be called jazz-gospel, but the single most striking cut is a version of Ivory Joe Hunter's "I Almost Lost My Mind," with both Smith and Turrentine building wonderful solos, suggesting new pathways for organ and sax as complementary instruments. ~Steve Leggett

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Prayer Meetin' zippy

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Art Taylor - A.T.'s Delight

Styles: Bop, Hard Bop
Year: 1960
File: MP3@320K/s
Time: 36:54
Size: 86,5 MB
Art: Front

(6:34)  1. Syeeda's Song Flute
(6:51)  2. Epistrophy
(5:47)  3. Move
(6:47)  4. High Seas
(5:31)  5. Cookoo And Fungi
(5:20)  6. Blue Interlude

Although Art Taylor was one of the busiest modern second-generation jazz drummers, working in the studio with Coleman Hawkins, Donald Byrd, John Coltrane and many others, he only released five albums under his own name, of which A.T.'s Delight was the third. And a delight it is indeed, bright and percussive, and when conga player Carlos "Patato" Valdes joins Taylor and pianist Wynton Kelly and bassist Paul Chambers on three cuts (Thelonious Monk's "Epistrophy," "Move" and a Taylor calypso-inflected original called "Cookoo and Fungi"), the rhythm pocket opens into a deep blue sea for the horn men (Stanley Turrentine on tenor sax and Dave Burns on trumpet). "Move" does exactly that, it moves, and at a blistering pace. Monk's "Epistrophy," thanks in part to Valdes, reveals its rumba roots, and has never sounded brighter. 

The seldom-covered Coltrane composition "Syeeda's Song Flute" seems likewise refreshed and revived. The lone Taylor original, the driving "Cookoo and Fungi," is as sharp and alert is a kitten waking from a nap in the spring sun, and Taylor's drum solo is crisp, efficient and slides seamlessly into the calypso-informed main theme. A.T.'s Delight is a solid outing, with a wonderfully nervous but completely focused energy. ~ Steve Leggett http://www.allmusic.com/album/ats-delight-mw0000201263

Personnel:  Bass – Paul Chambers;  Congas – Carlos Valdes;  Drums – Art Taylor;  Piano – Wynton Kelly;  Tenor Saxophone – Stanley Turrentine;  Trumpet – Dave Burns.

A.T.'s Delight

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