Length 45:31 | Never Let Me Go(1963) Soul Shoutin'(1963) Release date 1963 | |
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Released Late November/early December 1963 Similar Stanley Turrentine albums, Jazz albums |
Never Let Me Go is the eighth album by jazz saxophonist Stanley Turrentine recorded for the Blue Note label and performed by Turrentine with Shirley Scott, Major Holley, Ray Barretto and Al Harewood, with Sam Jones and Clarence Johnston replacing Holley, Barretto and Harewood on two tracks.
Contents
Reception
The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4 stars and calls it "massive and bright, saturated in deep soul and blues... It's a stunner".
Track listing
All compositions by Stanley Turrentine except as indicated.- "Trouble" (Harold Logan, Lloyd Price) - 5:58
- "God Bless the Child" (Arthur Herzog, Billie Holiday) - 3:56
- "Sara's Dance" - 6:14
- "Without a Song" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) - 5:28
- "Major's Minor" (Shirley Scott, Turrentine) - 6:21
- "Never Let Me Go" (Scott) - 4:55
- "You'll Never Get Away from Me" (Stephen Sondheim, Jule Styne) - 6:08
- "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 6:31 Bonus track on CD
Personnel
Production
Songs
1Trouble5:58
2God Bless the Child3:56
3Sara's Dance6:15
References
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