The Best of Stanley Turrentine [Blue Note]

Performer: Stanley Turrentine
Artist: Kenny Burrell; Jimmy Smith; Herbie Hancock; George Benson; Les McCann; McCoy Tyner; Pepper Adams; Blue Mitchell
Distributor: EMI Music Distribution

Notes: Based in blues and bebop, the late tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine was one of the prominent figures in soul-jazz, his big, assertive tone swinging both hot and cool. This BEST OF collection covers the man's Blue Note years (1960-64 and a selection from 1984) in the context of cooking trios with organist Shirley Scott and the Three Sounds to a big band directed by Oliver Nelson. Like most Best Of collections, this is for the casual and/or new fan who wants a crash course in Turrentine, and if for nothing else, it delivers the goods.

Tenor saxophonist Stanley Turrentine possesses a big, slightly raw tone, and a powerful sense of swing, but is also quite at home with subtle expressions of tenderness. He achieved considerable success in the '60s working live and recording with Jimmy Smith and later, Shirley Scott. Together, they provided some of the finest examples of the tenor/organ soul-funk-jazz approach.

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