[hnthere]

Brief articles about musicians have been appearing on Yahoo! This one is especially relevant here:

‘Hustlin’’: Proof That Stanley Turrentine Was One Of Jazz’s Greats

He is one of the greats whose music I don't know well.

 

[whaler]

I don’t think you need to read an article to know how great he played.
The only thing worse than reading about jazz is hearing someone talk about it.

 

[tuppertn]

Brief articles about musicians have been appearing on Yahoo! This one is especially relevant here:

‘Hustlin’’: Proof That Stanley Turrentine Was One Of Jazz’s Greats

He is one of the greats whose music I don't know well.

Check out the Blue Note Stanley album. Great stuff. I've been listening to Stanley Turentine ever since the vote-for-the-best-tenor-tone thread several months ago.

His intro to Little Girl Blue is what a tenor should sound like.

 

[tuppertn]

The only thing worse than reading about jazz is hearing someone talk about it.

While sipping on a glass of 2-year-old cabernet at a jazz festival...pretending they're enjoying the music and the wine.

 

[frozen fingers]

His "Up at Minton's" albums are on constant rotation in this house. Blue Hour for when I'm sipping wine out of a bag.

 

[Watsonp143]

Up At Minton’s!!!!

 

[Frank D]

Duplicate post, deleted.

 

[Tryptykon]

JOYRIDE.

Those Oliver Nelson charts.

 

[SteveS]

Don't need to convince ME! Turrentine is one of my very favorite tenor players. Love his sound! Love his technique, and love his artistry,

 

[Aquarian]

His later work was excellent as well - Sugar and Salt Song both hit it out of the park.

 

[Nefertiti]

What a great album. Just listened to it all the way through.

 

[MLucky]

I never really checked out Turrentine until a couple of years ago, and even then I only did it because Michael Brecker always mentioned him as a major influence. Since then, he's become a favorite. There's a 2-CD compilation of the sessions he did with Grant Green that regularly gets played at our house when it's time to relax and pretend to enjoy our wine.

 

[Aquarian]

I think this thread is evidence that Stanley Turrentine was one of the most consistently great players ever, because everyone is pointing to different albums and I can’t argue with any of them. Being able to pick up the horn and play something solid every time is an extremely rare trait.

 

[Dr G]

JOYRIDE.

Those Oliver Nelson charts.

This is why I keep coming back to SotW. Despite my deep appreciation of Stanley Turrentine, I have never heard this album.

Loving it.

Thank you.

P.S. He always kept good company too.

Personnel

• Stanley Turrentine – tenor saxophone
• Herbie Hancock – piano
• Kenny Burrell – guitar
• Bob Cranshaw – bass
• Grady Tate – drums

Orchestra

• Clark Terry, Ernie Royal, Snooky Young – trumpet
• Henry Coker, J.J. Johnson, Jimmy Cleveland – trombone
• Phil Woods – alto saxophone, clarinet
• Jerry Dodgion – alto saxophone, flute, alto flute, clarinet, piccolo flute
• Danny Bank – baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet, flute, alto flute
• Robert Ashton – tenor saxophone, clarinet
• Albert J. Johnson – tenor saxophone, soprano saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet
• Oliver Nelson – arranger, conductor

 

[Mgmarcus]

Look Out! Stanley Turrentine is coming your way…

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1SK0O9FkE6WskguWMTWEFvrz0UZiJOU

Thus was his first Blue Note session as leader. It’s in some ways more adventurous than anything after. Above all, though, I love his work with Jimmy Smith. Amazing musical synergy.

 

[Dr G]

Look Out! Stanley Turrentine is coming your way…

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLE1SK0O9FkE6WskguWMTWEFvrz0UZiJOU

Thus was his first Blue Note session as leader. It’s in some ways more adventurous than anything after. Above all, though, I love his work with Jimmy Smith. Amazing musical synergy.

... and Shirley Scott.

Those magical groups with a B3 had a heavy influence on me.

 

[Tryptykon]

... and Shirley Scott.

Those magical groups with a B3 had a heavy influence on me.

JOYRIDE and Shirley's album Everybody Loves a Lover were the only two remaining
albums in my Dad's collection, but I grew up with those two.

He was in the service in the mid 60s - stationed in Korea with Anthony Braxton,
drummers Gaylord Birch and David Lee and played in the Army band with them.
Also in the Army band..
There was a tenor player named Ron Finck that according to my dad could really
play funky like Stanley T. I think Ron was from the New England area and continued
playing there until he passed away awhile ago. Maybe someone here's heard of him.

Anyway, my dad's older sister confiscated a lot of his Jazz albums while he was away
but he still a small collection and these were among them. He stopped serious playing
when he got out in' 65 and married my mom in '66. I came along in '67 .

Yeah,, Shirley Scott !

 

[JL]

Oh man, one of my all time favorites. I'll never forget the first time I saw him live back in the late '70s at Mandrakes, a small club near the foot of University Ave in Berkley. The place was packed, and he was up there on the bandstand with his brother Tommy on trumpet. Just dripping with soul & the blues. His tone on the tenor was something to behold. You can get a good feel for it on the recordings, but hearing it live added another dimension. One of the true greats!

 

[dexdex]

Another total fan of Stanley here. Like the other famous Stan, his playing helped to bring the saxophone back to the general public.
One of my own sadnesses: I never heard him live. He somehow escaped the european summer festivals tours.
Check Michael Brecker's solo on Midnight Voyage, album Tales of the Hudson. The influence of Mr. T is obvious. MB in laid back mode.

 

[danasgoodstuff]

I'm a big fan of Mr. T, although I don't try to sound like him at all. I have many favorites by him, both as a leader and a sideman, including this one with Shirley:
(45) Think - YouTube
Think, the 5 Royales tune, not to be confused with the Aretha Franklin hit