I recently rescued this CD from the $1 clearance bin. It's an enjoyable effort from the veteran saxophonist in which he mostly re-records some tunes from earlier releases, including a take on his signature tune, Sugar, re-titled A Little Sweetness. My only complaint concerns the choice of using synth pads instead of bringing in a real string section, but that's a minor quibble.
Peak on the US Billboard Top 200 chart: Did not chart
Tracks:
- Don't Mess With Mr. T (original Turrentine version on the 1973 album, Don't Mess With Mr. T)
- A Little Sweetness (1970 album, Sugar)
- I Haven't Got Anything Better To Do (1971 album, Salt Song)
- Impressions (1970 album, Sugar)
- Terrible T. (1989 album, La Place)
- The Island (cover of an Ivan Lins tune)
- Touching (1989 album, La Place)
- Side Steppin' (original composed by guitarist Dave Stryker)
The previous owner of this disc had indicated their favorite tracks by writing on the disc itself in red pen: "1, 2, 7, 8" and while I prefer track 5 to track 8, I'm pretty much in agreement with that opinion (except the writing on the disc. Don't do that, folks.). However, there's nothing to skip here - while the album concept/theme of re-recordings gets a bit redundant, the performances here are first-rate and everything swings.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
The Best of Stanley Turrentine (1990)
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