Stanley Turrentine

Stanley Turrentine
Born: Apr 5, 1934 in Pittsburgh, PA
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Died: Sep 12, 2000 in New York, NY
Genre: Jazz
Styles: Soul-Jazz, Fusion, Hard Bop
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
That's Where It's At
Released: 1962
Label: Blue Note
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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 review
Up at Minton's, Vol. 1
Released: 1961
Label: Blue Note Japan
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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
More Stanley Turrentine albums: Main Albums (68), Compilations (21), DVD/Video (1)
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