I first heard about Stanley Turrentine when I was in high school. A friend of mine had started collecting CTI records, which were truly amazing discs. Creed Taylor wrote checks to what seemed like everybody to produce these lavish jazz sessions. Joe Farrell, Freddie Hubbard, Airto, Deodato, Ron Carter, and dozens of other great artists ended up recording for CTI. My favorite was Stanley Turrentine. When I entered Tufts University in the fall of 1975, I met a guy who was a huge Turrentine fan. One day he told me that Stanley was going to play at the University on a double bill with Larry Coryell. We snagged tickets in the balcony and well, it was elegant! Since then, I've made a point to collect Stanley Turrentine recordings. I guess he's my favorite sax player. I own more of his stuff than just about any saxophonist, although I only got to hear him play live one other time, at Iridium in New York City in 1999. Enjoy these two clips!Friday, November 18, 2011
STANLEY TURRENTINE
I first heard about Stanley Turrentine when I was in high school. A friend of mine had started collecting CTI records, which were truly amazing discs. Creed Taylor wrote checks to what seemed like everybody to produce these lavish jazz sessions. Joe Farrell, Freddie Hubbard, Airto, Deodato, Ron Carter, and dozens of other great artists ended up recording for CTI. My favorite was Stanley Turrentine. When I entered Tufts University in the fall of 1975, I met a guy who was a huge Turrentine fan. One day he told me that Stanley was going to play at the University on a double bill with Larry Coryell. We snagged tickets in the balcony and well, it was elegant! Since then, I've made a point to collect Stanley Turrentine recordings. I guess he's my favorite sax player. I own more of his stuff than just about any saxophonist, although I only got to hear him play live one other time, at Iridium in New York City in 1999. Enjoy these two clips!
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