Turrentine and a star-studded band groove through some soul/pop/jazz tunes (mostly covers) with top-notch arrangements; however, I ultimately agree with what is written in The Penguin Guide to Jazz: "Very enjoyable, if scarcely any kind of classic." But sometimes "enjoyable" is just what I'm after.
Original liner notes by Ira Gitler.
Turrentine - tenor saxophone
Blue Mitchell - trumpet
James Spaulding - alto saxophone
Pepper Adams - baritone saxophone
Grant Green - guitar
McCoy Tyner - piano
Bob Cranshaw - bass
Mickey Roker - drums
Duke Pearson - arrangements
Reviews/ratings:
- Record World: "beautiful sound on six groovy, commercially appealing tracks"
- CashBox: "A powerhouse package"
- DownBeat (★★): "not recommended for serious listening"
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz (5th ed., 2000): ★★★
- The Virgin Encyclopedia of Jazz (1999): ★★★
Album chart peaks:
- US Billboard 200: #149
- Billboard R&B: #20
- Billboard Jazz: #12
- Record World Jazz: #1
Tracks:
- And Satisfy - originally recorded by Nancy Wilson in 1964. Wilson's single release in 1964 "bubbled under" Billboard's Hot 100 at #106.
- What Could I Do Without You - written and recorded by Ray Charles in 1956. His single peaked at #5 on Billboard's R&B chart.
- Feeling Good - written by for the 1964 musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd. While the musical wasn't a big hit, this song has become a standard.
- Shake - written by Sam Cooke and recorded by him at the last recording session before his death. Posthumously, the song reached #7 on the Hot 100 and #2 on the R&B chart.
- Walk On By - most famously recorded by Dionne Warwick (#6 pop, #1 R&B, #7 AC). I was previously familiar with this cut from its inclusion on the stellar Blue Note compilation, Blue Bacharach.
- Baptismal - the premiere recording of this piece, written in the 1950s by trumpeter John Hines.
Personal Memory Associated with this CD: None
Previously revisited for the blog:
T Time (1995)
Ballads (1993)
The Best of Stanley Turrentine (1990)
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