Album · 1998

Easy! Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits

Released: 1998
Label: Blue Note
Catalogue no.: 7243 4 93991 2 9
Tracklist: 15 tracks
Length: 1:14:22

“Easy! Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits” is an album by Stanley Turrentine, released in 1998 on Blue Note. The original release has 15 tracks with a running time of 1:14:22. Jazz standards on the record include “The Look Of Love”, “Sunny” and “Wave”. The line-up features Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), Bob Cranshaw (double bass, bass), Brooks Tillotson (French horn), Burt Collins (flugelhorn) and Jerome Richardson (clarinet, flute).

Who played on Easy! Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits

Stanley Turrentine tenor saxophone on 7 tracks
Bob Cranshaw double bass, bass, electric bass guitar on 6 tracks
Brooks Tillotson French horn on 3 tracks
Burt Collins flugelhorn on 3 tracks
Jerome Richardson clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone on 3 tracks
Jerry Dodgion alto saxophone, clarinet, flute on 3 tracks
Jim Buffington French horn on 3 tracks
Jimmy Cleveland trombone on 3 tracks
McCoy Tyner piano on 3 tracks
Mickey Roker drums (drum set) on 3 tracks
Thad Jones arranger, trumpet on 3 tracks
Hank Jones piano on 2 tracks
Barry Galbraith bass on 1 track
Billy Cobham drums (drum set) on 1 track
Blue Mitchell trumpet on 1 track
Elvin Jones drums (drum set) on 1 track
Gene Taylor double bass on 1 track
Idris Muhammad drums (drum set) on 1 track
James Spaulding alto saxophone, flute on 1 track
Jimmy Ponder electric guitar on 1 track
Julian Priester trombone on 1 track
Lee Morgan trumpet on 1 track
Mel Lewis drums (drum set) on 1 track
Pepper Adams baritone saxophone on 1 track
Ray Barretto congas on 1 track
Shirley Scott organ on 1 track

Tracklist

1 Can't Buy Me Love 6:48
2 Spooky 2:59
3 Return of the Prodigal Son 6:37
4 Sunny standard — Bobby Hebb 7:22
5 Light My Fire 3:12
6 The Look of Love standard — Burt Bacharach 4:26
7 Ain't No Mountain High Enough 4:36
8 MacArthur Park 4:39
9 Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan 5:53
10 Elusive Butterfly — Bob Lind 2:54
11 Hey Jude 5:05
12 Stoned Soul Picnic 3:53
13 Wave standard — Antônio Carlos Jobim 8:12
14 Fool on the Hill 3:29
15 Little Green Apples 4:17

Production

Duke Pearson producer, arranger
Rudy van Gelder recording
Alfred Lion producer
Francis Wolff producer

More albums by Stanley Turrentine

The Look Of Love · Creative Sounds Ltd. Love's Finally Found Me · Unidisc Blue Hour 1960 · Blue Note Look Out! 1960 · Blue Note Stan “The Man” Turrentine 1960 · Time Records Up at "Minton's", Vol. 1 1961 · Live · Blue Note Up at Minton's, Volume 2 1961 · Live · Blue Note That’s Where It’s At 1962 · Blue Note Never Let Me Go 1963 · Blue Note A Chip off the Old Block 1964 · Blue Note Joyride 1965 · Blue Note Hustlin’ 1965 · Blue Note

Frequently asked questions

Who played on Easy! Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits?

The line-up of Easy! Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits includes Stanley Turrentine (tenor saxophone), Bob Cranshaw (double bass, bass), Brooks Tillotson (French horn), Burt Collins (flugelhorn), Jerome Richardson (clarinet, flute), Jerry Dodgion (alto saxophone, clarinet), Jim Buffington (French horn) and Jimmy Cleveland (trombone).

Which label released Easy! Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits?

Easy! Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits was released in 1998 on Blue Note (7243 4 93991 2 9).

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