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Stanley Turrentine
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Saxophonists · 1934–2000

Stanley Turrentine

American jazz saxophonist and record producer (1934–2000)

Born
5 April 1934
Pittsburgh
Died
12 September 2000
New York City
Country
United States
Active
1959–
Record labels
Blue Note, Fantasy, CTI Records
Discography
62 albums

Biography

Stanley Turrentine was a jazz musician who played saxophone. Stanley Turrentine was born on 5 April 1934 in Pittsburgh and died on 12 September 2000 in New York City. The music is usually filed under jazz. Record labels: Blue Note, Fantasy and CTI Records. The discography here lists 62 albums, from “Blue Hour” (1960) to “Up at "Minton's", Vol. 2” (2019).

Stanley William Turrentine (April 5, 1934 – September 12, 2000), nicknamed Mr. T, was an American Grammy nominated jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note label from 1960, touching on jazz fusion during a stint on CTI in the 1970s. He was described by critic Steve Huey as "renowned for his distinctively thick, rippling tone [and] earthy grounding in the blues." In the 1960s Turrentine was married to organist Shirley Scott, with whom he frequently recorded, and he was the younger brother of trumpeter Tommy Turrentine, with whom he also recorded.

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Discography

Studio and live albums

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 Hustlin’ 1965 · Blue Note Joyride 1965 · Blue Note Let It Go 1966 · impulse! Rough ’n’ Tumble 1966 · Blue Note The Spoiler 1966 · Blue Note Easy Walker 1967 · Blue Note Common Touch 1968 · Blue Note Serenade to a Soul Sister 1968 · Blue Note Always Something There 1969 · Blue Note Another Story 1970 · Blue Note Salt Song 1971 · CTI Sugar 1971 · CTI Don’t Mess With Mister T. 1973 · CTI Have You Ever Seen The Rain 1975 In the Pocket 1975 · Fantasy The Sugar Man 1975 · CTI Everybody Come On Out 1976 · Fantasy The Man With the Sad Face 1976 · Fantasy Nightwings 1977 · Fantasy What About You! 1978 · Fantasy Betcha 1979 · Elektra In Memory Of 1979 · Blue Note Inflation 1980 · Elektra Mr. Natural 1980 · Blue Note Classic Tender Togetherness 1981 · Elektra Home Again 1982 · Elektra Straight Ahead 1985 · Blue Note Z.T.’s Blues 1985 · Blue Note Jubilee Shout!!! 1986 · Blue Note Comin’ Your Way 1987 · Blue Note Wonderland 1987 · Blue Note Cherry 1988 · Columbia La Place 1989 · Blue Note
Live! at Blues Alley 1991 · Live
More Than a Mood 1992 · Limelight Dearly Beloved 1993 · Blue Note If I Could 1993 · Music Masters Jazz Pieces of Dreams 1994 · Fantasy
Up at “Minton’s” 1994 · Live
T Time 1995 · MusicMasters Jazz Masters 1997 · Music for Pleasure Easy! Stanley Turrentine Plays the Pop Hits 1998 · Blue Note West Side Highway 1998 · Fantasy Do You Have Any Sugar? 1999 · Concord Vista Blue Hour: The Complete Sessions 2000 · Blue Note A Bluish Bag 2007 · Blue Note Dearly Beloved 2008 · Blue Note Return of the Prodigal Son 2008 · Blue Note Ain't No Way 2012 · Blue Note New Time Shuffle 2012 · Blue Note Blue Hour The Complete Sessions - Master Takes 2013 · Blue Note
Up at "Minton's", Vol. 2 2019 · Live
Love's Finally Found Me · Unidisc The Look Of Love · Creative Sounds Ltd.

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Albums where Stanley Turrentine is credited as a sideman

1959 Quiet as It's Kept — Max Roach tenor saxophone
1959 Rich Versus Roach — Buddy Rich & Max Roach tenor saxophone
1959 Abbey Is Blue — Abbey Lincoln tenor saxophone
1960 A.T.’s Delight — Art Taylor tenor saxophone
1961 Midnight Special — Jimmy Smith tenor saxophone
1961 Hip Soul — Shirley Scott tenor saxophone
1963 Back at the Chicken Shack — Jimmy Smith tenor saxophone
1963 Midnight Blue — Kenny Burrell tenor saxophone
1964 Up With Donald Byrd — Donald Byrd tenor saxophone
1964 Prayer Meetin’ — Jimmy Smith with Stanley Turrentine tenor saxophone
1965 I’m Tryin’ to Get Home — Donald Byrd tenor saxophone
1965 Everybody Loves a Lover — Shirley Scott tenor saxophone
1967 The Right Touch — Duke Pearson tenor saxophone
1968 Stay Loose — Jimmy Smith saxophone
1969 Soul Song — Shirley Scott tenor saxophone
1971 Gilberto with Turrentine — Gilberto with Turrentine alto saxophone
1974 In Concert, Volume Two — Herbie Hancock / Freddie Hubbard / Stanley Turrentine / Ron Carter / Jack DeJohnette / Eric Gale tenor saxophone
1974 In Concert, Volume One — Freddie Hubbard / Stanley Turrentine tenor saxophone
1979 Freedom — Kenny Burrell tenor saxophone
1981 On the Sunny Side — Jimmy Smith tenor saxophone
1981 Congo Lament — Ike Quebec tenor saxophone
1982 Off the Top — Jimmy Smith saxophone
1985 European Tour — Thelonious Monk and Max Roach tenor saxophone
1986 Go for Whatcha Know — Jimmy Smith tenor saxophone
1987 Life Flight — Freddie Hubbard tenor saxophone
1989 At Last — Lou Rawls tenor saxophone
1991 Fourmost - Recorded Live at Fat Tuesday's NYC — Jimmy Smith tenor saxophone
1992 Devil’s Got Your Tongue — Abbey Lincoln tenor saxophone
1995 Only Trust Your Heart — Diana Krall saxophone
1995 Blue Flames — Shirley Scott and Stanley Turrentine tenor saxophone

Standards written by Stanley Turrentine

TitleKeyFormGroove
Sugar C minor A · 16 Medium swing

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Frequently asked questions

What instrument did Stanley Turrentine play?

Stanley Turrentine is known for playing saxophone.

When and where was Stanley Turrentine born?

Stanley Turrentine was born 5 April 1934 in Pittsburgh.

What are Stanley Turrentine's best-known albums?

Albums in our database include Blue Hour (1960), Look Out! (1960), Stan “The Man” Turrentine (1960), Up at "Minton's", Vol. 1 (1961) and Up at Minton's, Volume 2 (1961).

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