The Stanley Turrentine Project Brandon Allen

• 1 Can't Buy Me Love 04:47
• 2 You're Gonna Hear from Me 05:29
• 3 Love for Sale 05:46
• 4 Little Green Apples 04:44
• 5 What Could I Do Without You 06:42
• 6 And Satisfy 06:20
• 7 The Island 08:28
• 8 Let It Go 04:57
• 9 The Fool on The Hill 04:41
• 10 Evil 05:49
• 11 Mississippi City Strut 05:07
• Total Runtime 01:02:50

Info for The Stanley Turrentine Project

Brandon has established himself as one of the UK’s most in-demand saxophonists and bandleaders. He has performed extensively throughout the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia, both as a leader and sideman. Throughout his career he has worked with top international artists including Eric Clapton, Paloma Faith, Kyle Eastwood, Tony Lakatos, Adam Nussbaum, Gary Husband, Stefano Di Battista, US3, The Blockheads and many others. The Stanley Turrentine Project came about because of a deep admiration and respect for the late, great saxophonist’s musical approach and output. Brandon’s highly acclaimed Gene Ammons Project came into existence for the same reasons. Selections from Ammons’ entire catalogue were reinterpreted, seeking to capture the spirit of the music as well as exploring the stylistic changes that occurred throughout the tenor saxophonist’s 30-year career.

The repertoire of The Stanley Turrentine Project is slightly more specific, drawing from Turrentine’s releases on the Blue Note and CTI labels. In addition, some of Turrentine’s renditions of rock & pop hits of the 60s and 70s have been reimagined by Brandon and the quartet. Brandon explains: “When putting this project together I deliberated over the choice of tunes for some time. Listening to as many albums as I could, discovering some gems along the way, I slowly began to pick out some selections that resonated with me and that would work well with this line-up. I then began to arrange them for the quartet. “Some of the original versions were orchestral in nature and so I tried to capture the essence of that large ensemble feeling. With the other tracks I have taken all the main elements of the song but have made some small alterations, textural changes here and there and opened up certain sections for solos.”

Brandon shares his thoughts on the project, “This is very much a labour of love. My deep respect for Stanley Turrentine’s music has guided me in putting together these arrangements and in my selection of what I believe is my strongest band to date. I believe that we’ve captured some of the ‘spirit’ of the music and I can’t wait to share this album with the world.” For his band, Brandon carefully selected some of London’s finest to join him on the project.

“Brandon Allen is arguably the most exciting tenor player in Britain today. His phrasing is unashamedly emotional, soaked in the blues tradition” (Tony Hall, Jazzwise)

“His four-octave range and flawless command of the altissimo register was nicely offset by his full-bodied yet raucous tonal quality offering something for fans of the entire history of the instrument- from Hawkins to Brecker- he’s got em covered.” (London Jazz News)

Brandon Allen, saxophones
Will Barry, piano & keyboards
Conor Chaplin, acoustic & electric bass
Dave Ingamells, drums

Brandon Allen
Originally from Perth, Western Australia, Brandon relocated to London in 2000.

Since arriving in the UK, he has worked with many varied artists and groups/ensembles as a saxophonist, composer and arranger.

He has performed with Eric Clapton, Paloma Faith, Kyle Eastwood, Mica Paris, Jools Holland, Neil Diamond, Gary Husband, Antonio Forcione, Stefano Di Battista, Charlie Wood, Jason Rebello, Gwylim Simcock, Hamish Stuart, Liane Caroll, Gwyneth Herbert, Rumer, Keith Tippett, Tony Hadley, Candi Staton, US3, Carleen Anderson, James Torme, The BLOCKHEADS, Omar Kamal, Tony Christie, Soweto Kinch, Will Vinson, Natalie Williams, Claire Martin, The BBC Big Band, Jesse Van Ruller, Ronnie Cuber, Lew Soloff, Mark Nightingale, Richie Cole, Reel People, Benjamin Herman, Nigel Hitchcock, Sophie Ellis Bextor, Beverley Knight and others.

With numerous groups has toured throughout Australia, The Phillipines, Japan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Mexico, Hawaii, Spain, France, Luxembourg, Scotland, Portugal, Denmark, Switzerland, Hungary, Bulgaria, Poland, Slovenia, Lithuania, Croatia, Austria, Norway, Greece, Belgium, Italy, Bahrain, Holland, Germany, Czech Rebublic, Israel, Lebanon and the United Arab Emirates.

This album contains no booklet.