The Sugar Man (Remastered) Stanley Turrentine

• 1 Pieces Of Dreams 06:52
• 2 The Stretch 05:56
• 3 Vera Cruz 05:14
• 4 More (Theme from "Mondo Cane") 06:11
• 5 Make Me Rainbows (From the Film "Fitzwilly") 06:05
• 6 Just As I Am 05:31
• Total Runtime 35:49

Info for The Sugar Man (Remastered)

The Sugar Man is an album by Stanley Turrentine. The recording is a compilation of four separate dates, each with different conductors, arrangers and other personnel. The album was recorded in 1971 after his successful debut, Sugar for the CTI label, but not released until 1975 after Turrentine had left for Fantasy Records.

"The fifth and final Stanley Turrentine CTI recording actually predates all but the first album (Sugar). This LP has five selections from Feb.-Apr. 1971, including three with larger bands arranged by either Deodato or Chico O'Farrill, and two with a sextet also including guitarist Kenny Burrell and organist Butch Cornell. The best-known selection is the tenor's first rendition of Michel Legrand's "Pieces of Dreams" from June 1973; his July 1974 rendition for Fantasy would become quite popular. Although one could consider this album to consist of leftovers, Turrentine's playing is excellent, and the overall results certainly top most of the tenor's upcoming Fantasy releases." (Scott Yanow, AMG)

Stanley Turrentine, tenor saxophone (all tracks)
Harold Mabern, piano (track 1)
Eumir Deodato, electric piano (track 3)
Butch Cornell, organ (tracks 2,4,5 & 6)
Ron Carter, bass (all tracks)
Russell George, additional bass (track 3)
Idris Muhammad, drums (track 1)
Billy Cobham, drums (tracks 2,4,5 & 6)
Joao Palma, drums (track 3)
Airto Moreira, percussion (track 3)
Dom Um Romão, percussion (track 3)
Eric Gale, guitar (track 1)
Kenny Burrell, guitar (tracks 2 & 5)
Sivuca, acoustic guitar (track 3)
George Benson, guitar (tracks 4 & 6)
Rubens Bassini, conga (track 1)
Ray Barretto, conga (tracks 2,4,5 & 6)
Dave Friedman, vibraphone (tracks 4 & 6)
Blue Mitchell, trumpet (tracks 4 & 6)
Curtis Fuller, trombone (tracks 4 & 6)
Jerome Richardson, tenor saxophone, flute (tracks 4 & 6)
Hubert Laws, flute (track 3)
George Marge, flute (track 3)
Romeo Penque, flute (track 3)
Jerome Richardson, flute (track 3)

Recorded February - June 1971 at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Produced by Creed Taylor

Digitally remastered

Please Note: we do not offer the 192 kHz version of this album, because there is no considerable or audible difference to the 96 kHz version!

Stanley Turrentine
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)

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