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Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine album)

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Released
  
1980

Mr. Natural (1964)
  
Joyride (1965)

Release date
  
1980

Label
  
Blue Note Records

Length
  
39:41

Artist
  
Stanley Turrentine

Producer
  
Alfred Lion

Genre
  
Jazz

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Recorded
  
September 4, 1964 Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs

Similar
  
In Memory Of, Comin' Your Way, A Chip Off the Old Block, Joyride, Jubilee Shout!!!

Mr. Natural is the twelfth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine, recorded for the Blue Note label in 1964 but not released until 1980 as LT 1075, and performed by Turrentine with Lee Morgan, McCoy Tyner, Bob Cranshaw, Elvin Jones and Ray Barretto.

Contents

Reception

The Allmusic review by Ken Dryden awarded the album 3 stars and states "Although long out of print and an unlikely candidate to be reissued on CD, this rewarding session is well worth seeking, even if Blue Note founder Alfred Lion had second thoughts about it and set it aside".

Track listing

  1. "Wahoo" [aka "Stanley's Blues"] (Duke Pearson) - 9:02
  2. "Shirley" (Stanley Turrentine) - 10:46
  3. "Tacos" (Lee Morgan) - 6:32
  4. "My Girl Is Just Enough Woman For Me" (Dorothy Fields, Albert Hague) - 6:33
  5. "Can't Buy Me Love" (John Lennon, Paul McCartney) - 6:48

Personnel

  • Stanley Turrentine - tenor saxophone
  • Lee Morgan - trumpet (1-3 & 5)
  • McCoy Tyner - piano
  • Bob Cranshaw - bass
  • Elvin Jones - drums
  • Ray Barretto - conga (1-3)

    • Production

  • Alfred Lion - producer
  • Rudy Van Gelder - engineer

    • References

    Mr. Natural (Stanley Turrentine album) Wikipedia
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