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| Born: Apr 5, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA | Avg.User Rating: 42 Ratings |
| Died: Sep 12, 2000 in New York, NY |
| Genre: Jazz |
| Styles: Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Hard Bop |
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| Biography: 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 ...Read full biography |
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Released: 1962 Label: Blue Note Critics' Rating:  A Blue Note release with Les McCann on piano, Herbie Lewis on bass, and Otis Finch on drums. Small group format. Excellent (and exciting) soul-jazz session with Turrentine blowing hot. ~ Ron Wynn & Michael ...Read full reviewReleased: 1961 Label: Blue Note Japan Critics' Rating:  Here is Turrentine with the groove master Grant Green on guitar together at New York's Minton's Playhouse for a live recording. This is very early Green, not long after he relocated to New York from St. ...Read full review
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